INCUBATION LAB
INCUBATION LAB is a political services vendor. In the 2025-2026 cycle INCUBATION LAB was paid $7.71M across 6 client committees.
Part I Identity
Stable facts about this entity. These figures do not change as you adjust the timeframe in Part II.
- Activity span ALL TIME
- Oct 22, 2020 → May 21, 2026
- spans 5.6 years
- Disbursements ALL TIME
- 12
- Schedule B rows
- Client committees ALL TIME
- 6
- distinct payers
Part II Activity in selected window
One timeframe control governs all three panels below. Change it once and the trajectory, top buyers, and party breakdown all update together.
Spend trajectory
Monthly spend to this vendor over the last 12 months.
Top buyers
Two views of the same data — diagram and table share the time-window control and the same top-buyers slice. Click "View all buyers in research" to drill in with the matching date range.
Top buyers last 1 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$850,000 | 2 |
Top buyers last 3 months · top 1
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$850,000 | 2 |
Top buyers last 6 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$850,000 | 2 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$250,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 12 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$850,000 | 2 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$250,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 18 months · top 2
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$850,000 | 2 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$250,000 | 1 |
Top buyers last 24 months · top 5
| Filer | Total spend | Disbursements |
|---|---|---|
| DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE C00010603 |
$3,500,000 | 2 |
| BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR US · President DEM |
$1,100,000 | 1 |
| STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 1485077 |
$850,000 | 2 |
| NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR 1380675 |
$250,000 | 1 |
| 2024 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION COMMITTEE C00827022 |
$125,000 | 1 |
By party
Revenue by party
| Party | Amount | % |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | $6,615,000 | 85.74% |
| Republican | $0 | 0.00% |
| Non-partisan | $1,100,000 | 14.26% |
Part III Reference tables
Full all-time and cycle-to-date data.
Cycle-over-cycle trajectory
current cycle earlier election cycle off-cycle year quarterly · 4 years
| Year | Q | Cycle | Total | Txns | Top buyer · share | Top category · share | Cum. (cycle) | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Q4 | 2020 | $1.42M | 2 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 100% | Media 86% | $1.42M | — |
| 2022 | Q4 | 2022 | $475K | 3 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 58% | Media 100% | $475K | -66% |
| 2024 | Q3 | 2024 | $3.5M | 2 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 100% | Media 57% | $3.5M | — |
| 2024 | Q4 | 2024 | $1.23M | 2 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 90% | Media 100% | $4.72M | +158% |
| 2026 | Q1 | 2026 | $250K | 1 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COM… 100% | Media 100% | $250K | — |
| 2026 | Q2 | 2026 | $850K | 2 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | Digital 100% | $1.1M | — |
Revenue by service category
| Category | Total spend | Txns | Avg check | % of total | Top buyer · share | Last paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | $5,165,000 | 8 | $646K | 66.9% | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 45% | 4mo ago |
| Other / Unclassified | $1,500,000 | 1 | $1.5M | 19.4% | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRA… 100% | 22mo ago |
| Digital | $850,000 | 2 | $425K | 11.0% | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 100% | 2w ago |
| Strategy & Research | $200,000 | 1 | $200K | 2.6% | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR 100% | 5y ago |
Client retention
Sticky-relationship signal: how many clients keep coming back across cycles vs one-time buyers.
Geographic concentration
Where this vendor's clients are based — federal committees by state, plus implicit jurisdiction for CA and TX state filers.
| State | Total spend | % of revenue | Clients | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | $3,900,000 | 50.6% | 2 | |
| PA | $2,515,000 | 32.6% | 1 | |
| CA | $1,100,000 | 14.3% | 2 | |
| GA | $200,000 | 2.6% | 1 |
Notable disbursements
5 largest all-time · 5 largest in the current cycle · 5 most recent. Each row earns its place.
| Reason | Date | Filer | Category | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largest all-time | 2024-07-16 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE | Media | MEDIA BUY & PRODUCTION | $2,000,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-08-02 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE | Other / Unclassified | PAID MEDIA & PRODUCTION | $1,500,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2020-10-22 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR | Media | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $1,215,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2024-10-21 | BIDEN, JOSEPH R JR | Media | MEDIA BUY | $1,100,000 |
| Largest all-time | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Digital | Digital production | $650,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-02-02 | NEWSOM'S BALLOT MEASURE COMMITTEE; THE ELECTION RIGGING RESPONSE ACT, GOVERNOR | Media | Media Services | $250,000 |
| Largest this cycle | 2026-05-21 | STEYER FOR GOVERNOR 2026 | Digital | Digital Production | $200,000 |
| Recent | 2024-10-04 | 2024 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION COMMITTEE | Media | MEDIA PRODUCTION | $125,000 |