Democratic tech strategists distance themselves from secretive firm behind Iowa app fiasco by jonward11 & alexnazaryan
A WeWork front desk employee greeted a Yahoo News reporter with a knowing smile on Tuesday afternoon. A question about Shadow did not prove a surprise to him.
“ACRONYM is an investor in several for profit companies,” said Kyle Tharp, a spokesman for the digital nonprofit, in a statement. “One of those independent, for-profit companies is Shadow, Inc., which also has other private investors.”Tara McGowan, CEO of Acronym, said just a few days ago that her company was the “sole investor” in Shadow. She made the comment in an episode of FWIW, a podcast she hosts, that was posted January 30.
Now it appears to be downplaying that history. The Daily Beast reported Tuesday afternoon that Acronym had changed language on its website since the caucus debacle minimizing its relationship with Shadow.
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