CitySourced
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| company_type = Private
| founder = Jason Kiesel
| area_served = Worldwide
| location_city = Los Angeles, California
| location_country = United States
| num_employees = 10
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| owner = Rock Solid Technologies, Inc
| foundation = {{Start date and age|2006|11}}
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| native_clients = iOS, Android, HTML5
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| language = English
| current_status = Acquired
| type = Civic Technology
| website = {{url|https://www.citysourced.com/}}
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CitySourced is a civic engagement SaaS (Software as a Service) platform that connects citizens to local government agencies and the services they provide. The platform provides HTML5 and iOS/Android citizen-facing client applications that connect with a CRM and Service Request Management application tailored specifically for use within the public sector.
History
In 2006, Jason Kiesel created FreedomSpeaks, a non-partisan political social network that enabled citizens to start grassroots activist campaigns targeting their publicly elected officials. In the spring of 2009, FreedomSpeaks began development on the CitySourced mobile application to help citizen report problems in their neighborhood directly to City Hall. CitySourced officially launched in September 2009 at the 2009 TechCrunch50{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/video/citysourced-presentation-at-tc50/|title=CitySourced Presentation at TC50|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-03}}{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10353364-36.html|title=Citizen complaint app finally fires up TechCrunch50|last=McCarthy|first=Caroline|date=Sep 15, 2009|publisher=CNET|accessdate=Oct 10, 2011|archive-date=September 19, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919141155/http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10353364-36.html|url-status=dead}} startup conference. During the Q&A portion of the presentation, Kevin Rose stated of the application:
"I’d like a stream for my neighborhood of things that need to take action on."{{cite web|last=Rao|first=Leena|title=TC50 CitySourced Lets You Report Pot Holes And Graffiti On The Go|url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/09/15/tc50-citysourced-lets-you-report-pot-holes-and-graffiti-on-the-go/|work=September 15, 2009|date=15 September 2009 |publisher=TechCrunch|accessdate=October 10, 2011}}
In December 2011, the company raised a $1.3 million Series A investment{{Cite web|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/12/prweb9044898.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111082232/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/12/prweb9044898.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 11, 2013|title=CitySourced Raises $1.33 Million in Series A Financing|website=PRWeb|access-date=2020-03-03}} and officially changed its name from FreedomSpeaks, Inc. to CitySourced, Inc.
In March 2013, the company launched ZenFunder,{{Cite web|url=https://informedinfrastructure.com/3685/tech-startup-citysourced-launches-zenfunder-a-civic-crowdfunding-platform/|title=Tech Startup, CitySourced, Launches ZenFunder, a Civic Crowdfunding Platform {{!}} Informed Infrastructure|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-03|archive-date=2020-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303011615/https://informedinfrastructure.com/3685/tech-startup-citysourced-launches-zenfunder-a-civic-crowdfunding-platform/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.citysourced.com/zenfunder|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430062223/http://www.citysourced.com/zenfunder|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-04-30|title=CITYSOURCED.COM - Report graffiti, potholes, trash and other civic blight with your smartphone to your public officials.|date=2013-04-30|access-date=2020-03-03}}{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@rodrigodavies/new-civic-crowdfunding-platform-zenfunder-targets-public-private-partnerships-starting-with-a-san-4e2df32a37e0|title=New civic crowdfunding platform Zenfunder targets public-private partnerships, starting with a San Jose councillor|last=Davies|first=Rodrigo|date=2017-03-21|website=Medium|language=en|access-date=2020-03-03}} a civic crowdfunding product that allows municipal governments and schools districts to raise funds for specific projects by crowdfunding the proposed projects directly from residents or citizens. The ZenFunder product was sunsetted approximately one year later due to a lack of customer demand.
In April 2019, the company merged with government CRM software provider [https://www.rocksolid.com/ Rock Solid Technologies, Inc.] through the backing of the Austin-based private equity firm [https://strattam.com/ Strattam Capital].{{Cite web|url=https://strattam.com/newsroom/rock-solid-technologies-to-merge-with-citysourced/|title=Rock Solid Technologies to Merge with CitySourced|date=2019-04-04|website=Strattam|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-03}}
Awards
- 2009: TechCrunch50 Finalist at the 2009 TechCrunch50 Conference{{cite web|last=|first=|title=TechCrunch50 Winners|url=http://www.techcrunch50.com/2009/winners/|publisher=TechCrunch|accessdate=Oct 10, 2011|date=Sep 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010162108/http://www.techcrunch50.com/2009/winners/|archive-date=October 10, 2011|url-status=dead}}
- 2013: IBM Beacon Award Finalist{{Cite web|url=https://one.rocksolid.com/blog/ibm-award/|title=2013 IBM Beacon Award Finalist|date=2013-02-27|website=Rock Solid {{!}} North America|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-03|archive-date=2020-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303011616/https://one.rocksolid.com/blog/ibm-award/|url-status=dead}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|1=https://citysourced.com/}}
Category:Mobile social software
Category:Companies based in Los Angeles
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