Company Profile (AI Text)
Name: Shire
Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/getshire
Updated at: 2026-06-11T23:52:55Z

Tagline: We're building the first digital office for political campaigns & nonprofits
Elevator pitch: We're building a web app that will make it easy for people to volunteer for their favorite political campaigns, nonprofits, and advocacy organizations - from home. Just like school and work have become accessible from anywhere, we believe volunteering should be, too. It has a communications tool that's as easy to use as social media to bring volunteers and organizers together, no matter where they are; and an onboarding system to get new volunteers set up as quickly and easily as possible.

Key claims:
- Total raised on Wefunder: 75240 | citation: https://wefunder.com/getshire#claim-total-raised
- Total investors: 75 | citation: https://wefunder.com/getshire#claim-total-investors

Verified facts:
- Total raised on Wefunder: 75240 | observed_at: 2026-06-11T23:52:55Z | expires_at: 2026-06-12T23:52:55Z
- Total investors: 75 | observed_at: 2026-06-11T23:52:55Z | expires_at: 2026-06-12T23:52:55Z

Computed metrics:
- total_amount_raised: 75240
- total_investors: 75
- team_size: 5
- featured_investor_count: 1
- faq_count: 3
- recent_post_count: 1

Quick facts:
- Enabling millions to volunteer remotely, from anywhere, for campaigns & causes they support | citation: https://wefunder.com/getshire#claim-fact-1
- 📈 Early Traction: 75+ campaigns & huge nonprofits on the waitlist, including sitting federal reps | citation: https://wefunder.com/getshire#claim-fact-2
- 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ founder with extensive experience in politics, nonprofits & tech startups | citation: https://wefunder.com/getshire#claim-fact-3
- 🏗 Built atop open-source technology, Shire already has feature parity with systems like Slack | citation: https://wefunder.com/getshire#claim-fact-4
- 💙 Shire is dedicated to supporting only progressive campaigns and causes aligned with our values | citation: https://wefunder.com/getshire#claim-fact-5
- 📵 Existing tools don't scale and aren't priced right for political campaigns or nonprofits | citation: https://wefunder.com/getshire#claim-fact-6
- 🤑 Progressive political campaigns spent $400 million in 2020 alone on volunteer mobilization tools | citation: https://wefunder.com/getshire#claim-fact-7
- 🌱 Once established in the political market, the nonprofit market has huge potential for expansion | citation: https://wefunder.com/getshire#claim-fact-8

FAQ:
- Q: are there competitor products already out in market?
  A: Hi Rachel! There's no competition (and nobody else is working on this) that actually solves the problem: - Specifically aimed at/priced for volunteer-heavy organizations like campaigns - Has the features we're building for effectively onboarding volunteers - Is easy, secure, and reliable enough for political campaigns Here's a thread from the engineering director on Biden 2020 discussing this problem that might interest you: twitter.com/hodgesmr…1572969587766956034 Currently, campaigns are fo...
- Q: Hi there! Is there any update on the product? Noticing the site is currently down but would love to learn more
  A: Hi there! You caught us in some site maintenance today; check it out now :) We'll be sending out an email update to everyone (as well as posting it here) later this week/next week.
- Q: With 75+ campaigns & huge nonprofits on the waitlist, have any of them been able to go through a demo? I'd love to hear from folks interested in your product how they see the impact.
  A: Hi Liz! We're currently in talks with a few campaigns/orgs to join a closed alpha in April-May and are actively demoing. We are hoping to work closely with them to get things more refined before going to a public alpha. If you're interested we can chat! Send an email to samantha@shire.blue.

Recent posts:
- Hear from our lead investor, Josh Nelson at the Juggernaut Project (2023-04-29T07:20:09Z) https://wefunder.com/feed/158168