Online Petition Platform Change.org Raises $30 Million From Linkedin Co-founder, Bill gates & Others
Linkedin Co-founder Reid Hoffman along with Bill Gates & others lead latest funding round of more than $30 million in change.org. The news was first disclosed by Reid Hoffman on his Linkedin account.
Other existing Change.org investors include Richard Branson, Ashton Kutcher, and the rapper Nas.
Change.org performs functions that are key to a healthy democracy functions that were once mostly the domain of daily newspapers and other traditional news outlets. It informs its users about issues and developments that are of local, national, and even global relevance. It gives a megaphone to marginalized and disenfranchised communities. Its users and petition starters hold powerful interests accountable.
Founded by Ben Rattray in 2007, the platform has attracted nearly 200 million u...