The world doesn’t need another survey or polling tool. What it does need is a polling option that “transforms public opinion into real-time, transparent insights,” says entrepreneur Kush Akotia.
What that looks like in practice is the newly-launched Atlanta-based app startup Anketa, where Akotia serves as CEO. The startup describes itself as a social media polling platform that promotes freedom of speech and expression. The polling platform enables people to vote on key social, political, environmental, and cultural issues.
In its early stages, the app is targeting creators, community leaders, and campus organizations looking to better understand what group members think and those looking for a “fresh and engaging way to discover opinions.”
Polls can be created in 60 seconds and provides “privacy-by-choice voting,” meaning that answers are decoupled from a respondent’s identity.
“You don’t need to expose who you are to make your thoughts public,” said Akotia.
Responses are updated and available in real time. Anketa also provides “light gamification” options like Streaks, badges, and a rotating Top Contributor/Creator spotlights.
“We use on-chain verification not as a buzzword, but as a provable receipt that your vote was counted and the results aren’t fake. It’s a “truth anchor” that builds real trust,” Akotia said.
He added that Anketa creates a “less drama, more signal” feed, which gives creators and communities better clarity on their polls.
What’s In It For App Users?
Akotia added that Anketa gives app users a place to really share their opinions in an ever-saturated social media landscape.
“We want to make sharing an opinion feel less like yelling into the void, and more like sharing feedback with a friend,” he said.
“We are a generation raised to feel “disoriented” and “anxious” by the “collapse of predictable progress”. We’re told our opinions matter, but we spend hours doom-scrolling—passively “witnessing” life on platforms that profit from our “illusory belonging” in comment sections,” Akotia told Hypepotamus. “Anketa is designed to compete with social apps that suck our attention, not survey tools. We are in a “time-war for finite, fragmented human attention,” and we win by offering “validation and clarity” instead of just distraction. We’re not another utility; we are a “tool for reclaiming meaning”. Every poll is a “tiny act of agency”. Every result is “proof of community.”
What’s Next For The Anketa App
The Anketa team launched its MVP in late October and will be hosting a launch party in early December in Atlanta. Looking ahead, the team is looking at wallet integrations and joining a decentralized network on Base. In 2026, Anketa will look at rolling out a B2C tool and a social research intelligence platform.
Following the launch, the team is building up its creator pipeline and creating more partnerships.
As Anketa matures, Akotia said that the platform could help researchers, analysts, journalists, and brands who rely on real-time sentiment.
“Ultimately, our audience is anyone with a voice or a question to ask,” Akotia added. “Everyday users who want to engage, discover, and be heard in a transparent and rewarding way.”