Wired UK – September 2019

Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron,

Boris Johnson and Stephen Yaxley-

Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson) all

have something in common – they have

used the online campaigning platform

NationBuilder to run for office. The Los

Angeles-based company’s technology

has become the go-to for politicians

hoping to start a grassroots movement.

Launched in 2009 by developer Jim

Gilliam, NationBuilder offers a simple

proposition. Starting at $29 (£23) a

month, it enables anyone to start a

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From Donald Trump to Tommy Robinson, campaign

platform NationBuilder is taking politics by storm

Right: Lea Endres,

CEO of NationBuilder,

photographed in

its downtown LA HQ

The insurgent

tech built to

win elections

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