[ NEXT EVENT · AUGUST 12 · 7PM ET · ZOOM ]

The future is being written by the wrong people.

Tech for Democracy is a community of technologists, investors, and operators that is building a counterweight to the growing influence of tech oligarchs in politics.

01 / INVOLVE

We get the right tech people involved.

More of the right people in the rooms where policy is made.

02 / VALUES

We lead with our values, not a label.

Freedom, truth, accountability, and using technology for good.

03 / COUNTERWEIGHT

Not written by and for oligarchs.

Programs that serve the public interest and make everyone's lives better.

Pick a door.

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Run.

For office, local to federal.

Work.

On a campaign. Volunteer or take the job.

Build.

Tools, apps, and infrastructure for candidates and causes.

Advise.

Put your tech expertise in front of lawmakers, so the laws are not written by lobbyists.

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2026-08-12 · next event

Beyond "rigged." What it really means to protect our elections.

You've heard the lies and conspiracy theories about "rigged" elections. Now let's have a real conversation — with facts and data — about what it means to protect elections, from securing infrastructure to defending voting rights.

Join Tech for Democracy and partners Trestle Collaborative and Run for Something to explore what election integrity actually looks like.

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2026-06 · recap

June 11 Recap

Alex Bores on why technologists matter in policy, a live demo of Intension from Conor Sanchez-O'Shea, and Glenn Otis Brown on how movements are built.

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Mark Josephson
Jamie Barnett
Kara Weber
Jason Krebs
John McCarthy
Tim Dierks
Aziz Hasan
Richy Glassberg
Michelle Pae
Marc Goldberg

Step up, step in.

One of us doing this is noise. A thousand of us together is a force.

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