Undebates

We create online tools that enable constructive cross-partisan democratic processes at scale. As cultural polarization and sensationalism continue to threaten civic discourse, we see a technological opportunity. Our tools provide an alternative or complement to traditional and social media, fostering person-to-person connection in a way that we believe can ultimately drive better decision making.

Our first offering, Undebates, was designed to help voters hear directly from candidates in their own words, in a neutral context. Undebates allows simple, scaled, asynchronous online recording and viewing, giving candidates a direct voice to voters, and voters easy, on-demand access to candidate perspectives.

Undebates was used in a pilot program at UCLA, and is currently in use at Ballotpedia.com under the brand “Candidate Conversations.” As a Ballotpedia feature, our technology is positioned to reach a potential 25.3 million voters nationwide in support of efficient, effective democratic engagement.