Parla.

"The only platform where politicians can't dodge the question — and citizens can prove they were heard."

SEED ROUND — 2026
PROBLEM

Two sides. Zero tools.

Citizens want in
85%say elected officials don't care what people like them think
9%have contacted a public official in the past year
They want clear, direct answers — no spin, no middlemen.
Politicians want out
9%of under-30s follow political news closely
<1%of constituents are reached by town halls
They want to reach voters directly — no journalists filtering their message.

No platform serves both. Until now.

SOLUTION

Live. Unscripted. Scored.

1
They go live
A politician opens a session on a topic. No script. No PR team.
2
Citizens rank the questions
KYC-verified citizens submit questions — AI reformats them: no trash, no drama, no swearing. The crowd upvotes. The top question must be answered.
3
The Verdict
After every answer, verified citizens vote: Satisfied or Not Satisfied. Score is public, permanent, and archived forever.
WHY POLITICIANS JOIN

One session. More reach than a full campaign.

Reach — Direct access to thousands of constituents, no media filter
Trust score — A public accountability rating that proves transparency
Legitimacy — Showing up signals courage. Not showing up becomes the story.
Youth — Only 9% of under-30s follow political news closely. They live on streams.
The politician who joins first owns the narrative.
The one who doesn't becomes the headline.
COMPETITORS

What no one else does.

Parla ASP X Town Halls
Citizens choose the questions Yes No No No
Real-time accountability score Yes No No No
Verified identity, zero bots Yes No No Partial
AI-moderated, zero trash Yes No No No
Permanent scored archive Yes No No No
No algorithm, no ads — ever Yes No No N/A

$5.6B civic engagement market growing at 12.8% CAGR. Nobody in it does live accountability.

TRACTION

40,000 citizens. 6 politicians. Zero dollars spent.

40K
citizens on the waitlist
6
elected officials onboarding
US + France
100%
of product built
7/7 sprints complete
GO-TO-MARKET + BUSINESS MODEL

Start local. Prove it. Scale.

Now — Local politicians (mayors, councillors). Lower stakes, willing to experiment.
Year 2 — National. Phase 1 data as proof. MPs, senators, governors.
Year 3 — International. Low-trust countries first: Latin America, Eastern Europe, France.
Citizen premium — Free to watch + vote. Paid: anonymous questions, full replay archive, session analytics.
B2G licensing — Sell to city halls and parliaments as official civic engagement tool.
Politician tier — Free during growth. Paid later: advanced citizen sentiment analytics, session promotion, reach tools.
Media licensing — News outlets pay to embed or rebroadcast sessions.

No political advertising. Ever. Trust is the product.

THE ASK
$5M seed
$10M post-money valuation
Launch + Marketing — Pilot cities, politician acquisition, community growth, brand campaigns
Team — Engineering, product, business development
Platform — Infrastructure scaling, Android expansion
Speak. Be heard.
hello@parlalive.com · parlalive.com
FOUNDER & CEO
DC
David Chikly
Sr. Software & AI Engineer
BSc @ Sorbonne Paris
Unit 8200 @ IDF Intelligence