Quorum is acquiring policy tech company Capitol Canary
Summary
DC-based Quorum, a public affairs software platform, announced that it has acquired Arlington, Virginia-based Capitol Canary (formerly Phone2Action). “What we’re doing is we’re putting the combined businesses together to form the leader in the public affairs space for being able to provide best-in-class, integrated software to our customers,” Wirth told Technical.ly. “What’s really exciting about this is the just size and scale.” Capitol Canary’s cofounder and President Jeb Ory will become part of Quorum’s board following the acquisition. Wirth believes that this next step of combining a leading public affairs platform, specializing in grassroots advocacy, with a legislative tracking company makes a lot of sense. According to Wirth, the two businesses began around the same time (Capitol Canary in 2013 and Quorum in 2014), and he’s always admired the work of Ory and cofounder Ximena Hartsock.