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Betsy Hoover

Investor

Founder and Managing Partner at Higher Ground Labs

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Founded Higher Ground Labs in 2017 and has led the firm for roughly seven years. Previously a founding partner at 270 Strategies and National Digital Organizing Director on the Obama campaign.

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Experience

  1. Higher Ground LabsCo-Foundercurrent2017 — presentChicago
  2. 270 StrategiesPartnercurrent2013 — present
  3. Obama for AmericaOnline Organizing Director2011 — 2012
  4. Democratic National CommitteeRegional Director2009 — 2011
  5. Obama For AmericaDeputy Field Director2007 — 2008Detroit, MI
  6. SojournersDevelopment Associate2006 — 2007Washington DC

Education

  1. Xavier UniversityBachelor's degree, Philosophy2002 — 2006
  2. Dominican High School1998 — 2002

Skills & more

GOTV5Management12Strategic Planning11Public Speaking3Project Management8Writing and editing2Social Media Outreach13Program Management18Political Strategy7Social Media Marketing7Political Campaigns43Digital Strategy7
+12 moreGrassroots OrganizingCommunity OutreachPublic PolicyStrategic CommunicationsCoalitionsPolitical ConsultingCommunity OrganizingFundraisingVolunteer ManagementPublic RelationsGrassrootsEvent Planning

From Betsy's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Xavier University12

Brendon CullBoard Member at CincyTechCatherine Pearce, DHSc, MBAAdvisor at CincyTechKevin NovakFounder at Rackhouse Venture Management LpSaraPartner at Maven VenturesSean McCroskeyVice President at Vast VenturesDouglas FrenchFounding Managing Director at Sante Ventures

+ 6 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Obama for America22

Laurence PevsnerPartner, Research at Lux CapitalLuc Ryan-SchreiberPrincipal at AlleyCorpTommy StadlenCo-Founder and General Partner at Giant Ventures Global LlpKate BrandtFund II Chair, Chief Sustainability Officer, Google at Overture ClimateErtharin CousinFounder and CEO, Food Systems for the Future at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITALMela Louise NormanPartner at NEW VISTA CAPITAL

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Also worked at Democratic National Committee7

Jose CornejoAdvisor at Higher Ground LabsSaad AnsariInvestor at Dash VCLulu ChangPrincipal at Canapi VenturesPeter O'KeefeVenture Partner at Paladin Capital GroupJag SinghManaging Partner at Angel InvestLaura SantucciInvestor at Blue Haven Initiative

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Deals · 2

WarchestBoard seat

via Higher Ground Labs · filed May 2026 · $3.5M raise

BallotreadyBoard seat

via Higher Ground Labs · filed Nov 2019 · $3M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Higher Ground Labs

Addisu Demissie
Principal & Co-Founder, 50+1 Strategies at Higher Ground Labs
Aia Sarycheva
Vice President, Bessemer Venture Partners at Higher Ground Labs
Allen Kramer
Co-Founder, Mobilize at Higher Ground Labs
Andrew McLaughlin
Partner at Higher Ground Labs
Anthony Foxx
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation at Higher Ground Labs
Arthur Thompson
CTO, DNC at Higher Ground Labs
Aveek Majumdar
Founder, TSQ Advisors at Higher Ground Labs
Ben Brandzel
Founder, The OPEN Network at Higher Ground Labs