Founder

Arabia Simeon is a designer, technologist, and founder building platforms that make civic engagement more accessible for the next generation. With a background in Computer Science and Studio Art from Smith College, her work sits at the intersection of technology, design, and community.

She grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and later moved to Detroit through Venture For America to build startups in an emerging ecosystem and deepen her experience in product design, engineering, and product management.

Her interest in civic tech comes from lived experience. She has seen how policy shapes everyday life, how systems like the justice system impact her community, and how even engaged voters can feel overwhelmed by inaccessible ballot information. That gap led her to create POGO (Politics on the Go), a civic tech platform helping Gen Z and Millennials understand candidates, issues, and civic participation through clearer, more accessible voter information.

Before founding POGO, she started her career at The Huffington Post and AOL. She taught computer science through Girls Who Code and worked at multiple startups. Her work has been recognized by the Black Ambition Prize and the Detroit Startup Fund, and featured in CBS Detroit, BridgeDetroit, Michigan Chronicle, WDET (NPR Detroit), Technical.ly, and Spotlight on the News.

She is building technology and civic infrastructure that helps young people better understand, engage with, and shape the future of their communities.