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IdeaScale

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IdeaScale is a cloud-based software company that licenses innovation management software employing crowdsourcing. The company was founded by Vivek Bhaskaran and Rob Hoehn in Seattle. As of 2018, IdeaScale is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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IdeaScale is a cloud-based software company that licenses innovation management software employing crowdsourcing. The company was founded by Vivek Bhaskaran and Rob Hoehn in Seattle.2

How it started

History

In 2008, the IdeaScale service was first offered. It launched in tandem with President Barack Obama's Open Government Initiative. In its first year, IdeaScale was adopted by 23 federal agencies. It served many organizations, including the Executive Office of the President of the United States.

The company is privately held. It was bootstrapped without venture capital funding and has become profitable. In 2016, IdeaScale acquired Innovationmanagement.se

In 2022, the company hired a new executive, Nick Jain, to take over for retiring CEO Rob Hoehn.

From Wikipedia’s article on IdeaScale, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Timeline

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