According to published reports, ElectNext has raised a seed round of $1.3M led by Brooklyn Bridge Ventures along with other strategic investors like Liberty City Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Digital News Ventures, Gabriel Investments, The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Investor's Circle.

ElectNext is building the platform for open political data, so that anyone, anywhere can easily get politically informed and engaged. The firm is opening up key data on every politician, group, issue, and event.