FastDemocracy has acquired Hello Citizen.
Hello Citizen helps organizations stay ahead of costly policy changes at the local level. Using AI to monitor and summarize local government meetings, Hello Citizen delivers tailored reports and searchable policy backlogs across jurisdictions, giving businesses, lobbyists, and public affairs teams the context they need before a change in regulations, a new fee, or a local mandate affects their bottom line.
This acquisition expands FastDemocracy’s product offering into a new vertical. Our data infrastructure and AI tools will enhance Hello Citizen’s bespoke cross-jurisdictional analysis, enabling deeper coverage across significantly more jurisdictions than before.
Hello Citizen founder John Stamm, whose background spans political campaigns, municipal government, startups, and nonprofits, will be joining FastDemocracy to continue growing Hello Citizen’s custom services.
Both companies are St. Louis-grown. We’re proud of what’s being built here.
Read the full press release below, or reach out if municipal government intelligence is relevant to your work.
Read more about the acquisition in Government Technology, the St. Louis Business Journal, Startland News, bizblip, or the German-language IT Boltwise.