The Center for Innovative Technology announced today a second round of investment to OhMyGov Inc., a technology firm based in Alexandria, Va., that provides software to help government agencies, associations, elected officials and political organizations monitor public dialogue and measure the influence of their strategic marketing and communications strategies. With this investment round, CIT's total investment is $150,000.

OhMyGov's software tracks and converts social media commentary into real-time business intelligence. By indexing entire sectors of the government, OhMyGov enables Congressional offices, federal agencies, political campaigns and lobbyists to better understand the impact of their strategic messaging and to evaluate how they compare to thousands of peers, agency components and competitors. Government contracting firms use the tool for lead generation; trade associations and lobbying shops benefit by obtaining a clearer picture of the legislative environment; and media companies, like CNN, have incorporated OhMyGov's political analyses into their political news coverage.

"In today's fast-paced world, communicators, lobbyists and corporations have a daily need to evaluate public sentiment and the impact of their marketing and communication efforts. OhMyGov monitors how messaging impacts both public and government dialogue, citizen response and the key influencers responsible for spreading information - or misinformation," said Andrew Einhorn, OhMyGov CEO. "This latest investment enables us to continue creating an open-source intelligence analysis platform geared exclusively towards the public sector and those wishing to gain insight into what's trending in the public sector."

Some data in the system is available for free. Full access and more detailed analytics requires a subscription or consulting service fee.

Tom Weithman, CIT Vice President and GAP Funds Managing Director, said, "In OhMyGov, we see an emerging company with high growth potential and a smart, focused and passionate team led by Andrew Einhorn. We helped them find scarce seed capital, which then generated more private equity investments that further their growth."

Since its 2005 launch, CIT GAP Funds has placed over 70 investments across the Commonwealth, deploying greater than $6 million of public funds and attracting over $80 million more in private funding. (For a list of portfolio companies, please visit the GAP Funds website.)

Learn more about OhMyGov Inc. by visiting their website and following them on Facebook and Twitter.

About the Center for Innovative Technology, http://www.cit.org

CIT is a nonprofit corporation that accelerates the next generation of technology and technology companies. CIT creates new technology companies through capital formation, market development and revenue generation services. To facilitate national innovation leadership and accelerate the rate of technology adoption, CIT creates partnerships between innovative technology startup companies and advanced technology consumers.

About the CIT GAP Funds, http://www.citgapfunds.org

CIT GAP Funds makes seed-stage equity investments in Virginia-based technology, clean tech and life science companies with a high potential for achieving rapid growth and generating significant economic return for entrepreneurs, co-investors and the Commonwealth of Virginia. CIT GAP Funds investments are overseen by the CIT GAP Funds Investment Advisory Board (IAB). This independent, third-party panel consists of leading regional entrepreneurs, angel and strategic investors, and venture capital firms such as: New Enterprise Associates, Grotech Ventures, Valhalla Partners, Harbert Venture Partners HIG Ventures, Edison Ventures, In-Q-Tel, Intersouth Partners, SJF Ventures, Carilion Clinic, Johnson & Johnson, General Electric and Alpha Natural Resources.

About OhMyGov Inc. http://www.ohmygov.com

OhMyGov Inc. is an award-winning media and technology firm that provides critical media intelligence, political analysis, and communication services via its proprietary open source intelligence analysis software. Congressional offices, lobbying firms, labor unions, media organizations and government agencies use OhMyGov's analytics platform and analyses. The company's research is partially supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and the state of Virginia, and was created in partnership with Georgetown University faculty.