About Nexus Politics

We are a Civic-/GovTech startup based in Germany. Together we are building an operating system for digital democracy — for citizens, politicians, and municipalities.

Our Mission

Our mission is to counter the growing political dissatisfaction with a digital democracy platform for more participation, transparency, and accountability.

Our platform enables citizens to directly contact politicians, report local issues, and participate in political discussions. At the same time, we provide politicians with the tools to be closer to their voters and better understand their concerns.

Our Goals

Participation

We enable active involvement in political processes and give citizens a voice.

Transparency

We make political decisions and processes traceable and understandable.

Accountability

We strengthen responsibility by making political actions verifiable and explainable.

The Team

Behind Nexus Politics is an interdisciplinary team from economics, computer science, and product development — united by the goal of making democratic processes more accessible.

Dr. Magnus Strobel
Dr. Magnus Strobel

Co-Founder & CEO

Behavioral economist with a PhD from TU Munich and broad experience at the intersection of policy, research, and finance.

  • Co-Founder & CEO at Nexus Politics
  • PhD (Dr. rer. pol.) in Behavioral Economics, TU Munich
  • Research stays at Stanford, MIT, and Caltech
  • Equity Sales at Credit Suisse (NYC), Macro Research at MEAG (Munich)
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Christoph Waffler
Christoph Waffler

Co-Founder & CTO

Computer scientist with full-stack and blockchain experience, leading the technical development of our platform.

  • Co-Founder & CTO at Nexus Politics
  • B.Sc. Computer Science, TU Munich
  • Founder of Stargazer (DeFi application on Cardano)
  • Full-stack development for the Toni Kroos Academy
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Thomas D'Astolto
Thomas D'Astolto

Frontend Engineer

Frontend engineer with a background in communication studies and an eye for clear, user-friendly interfaces.

  • Full-Stack Engineer at Nexus Politics
  • Full-Stack Web Development, Code Academy Berlin
  • Software Engineering Intern at revel8
  • Content & Localisation at N26 (Berlin)
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Nexus Politics is a non-partisan project for a more participatory, transparent, and accountable democracy. Your support helps us achieve this goal.

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