4x founder

Cliff van der Linden

Professor at McMaster University. Director of the Digital Society Lab. Founder and CEO of Vox Pop Labs, makers of Vote Compass.

Founder

Tilt (f.k.a. Delphia)· Winter 2018 🇨🇦 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

in LinkedIn 𝕏 @CliffvdLinden

2026Acting Director· McMaster University School of Integrated Social Sciences

Founder · since 2010

Company

McMaster University School of Integrated Social Sciences

Role

Acting Director

current

Stage

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Raised

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no public source

Based

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Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

Source: LinkedIn work history

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Tilt (f.k.a. Delphia)

GitHub for Investment Methodology

Winter 2018

Experience

Career

McMaster University
Associate Professor · Department of Political Science · 2023 – Present
2023
McMaster University
Assistant Professor · Department of Political Science · 2019 – 2023
2019
McMaster University School of Integrated Social Sciences
Acting Director · 2026 – Present
2026
Digital Society Lab
Founder
Founding Academic Director · McMaster University · 2020 – Present
2020
Vox Pop Labs
Founder
Founder and Chief Executive Officer · 2010 – Present
2010
McMaster University Master of Public Policy Program
Founder
Founding Academic Director · 2021 – 2026
2021
Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford
Visiting Research Fellow · Oxford, England, United Kingdom · 2025
2025
Delphia
Co-founder
Co-Founder · 2017 – 2023
2017
Delphia
Chief Scientist · 2018 – 2019
2018
Delphia
Chief Executive Officer · 2017 – 2018
2017

Bio

Cliff is a computational social science professor and serial entrepreneur, having founded and led numerous companies including non-profit organizations and venture-backed technology start-ups. He is founder and CEO of Vox Pop Labs, a social enterprise that empowers informed decisions through innovative digital products and advanced analytics.