Maybe not solved, but improved. We have technology to give people a better way to express their democratic voice. Without innovation the democratic process becomes stale and broken. That is what we see today.
Probably some nontraditional nonprofits but they're likely to be classified as "Terrorist organizations" by those who disagree with their goals... Defnitely a higher risk investment.
If "startup" is defined as a for-profit company, then I'm not aware of any. There are non-profit organizations that work on alternative voting (Approval voting [0] and STAR voting [1] and Instant Run-off/Rank Choice), non-partisan primaries, non-partisan districting, proportional representation (no districts), electoral college reform.
They’re entirely remote and use Discord, which has been neat to see as a supporter.
(Disclosure: Although I’m not affiliated with the group, I’m a big fan and I’m co-leading the campaign to adopt approval voting in Seattle. In a sense, I’ve chosen to advocate for this change without pay, so I’m very biased!)
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[0] https://electionscience.org/
[1] https://www.starvoting.us/
They’re entirely remote and use Discord, which has been neat to see as a supporter.
(Disclosure: Although I’m not affiliated with the group, I’m a big fan and I’m co-leading the campaign to adopt approval voting in Seattle. In a sense, I’ve chosen to advocate for this change without pay, so I’m very biased!)