Whistlestop aggregates social media data from platforms including Twitter and Facebook to let voters track and compare political candidates. It scores candidates weekly based on interactions such as new followers and likes, and displays metrics like Twitter followers, Facebook likes, fundraising, and latest updates on each candidate's homepage. Users can access candidates' social pages and donate through the site. Power users can follow candidates and earn custom badges for activism actions such as sharing and donating. Initially the site features presidential, congressional and senate candidates, with plans to expand to state and local politics and add other platforms including YouTube. Alexander Benard is the co-founder and CEO, and the company says its goal is to make digital politics more transparent. Whistlestop raised $400,000 in seed funding from angel investors and counts politicos from both parties among its backers.

Total raised

$0M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Feb 2012