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GovDash
YC W22New York City, US · Founded 2021 · 56 employees · Hiring · 11 known investors
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GovDash provides a CRM and proposal development platform for government contractors (GovCon), offering structured bid evaluation, competitor intelligence, pricing analysis, and win tracking features for capture managers.
Also known as Chula.ai · Inc. · Olli.ai · Pipebird · Realize
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W22)
GovDash was founded in 2021 by Sean Doherty, Timothy Goltser, and Curtis Mason.
Investors · 11
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How we know: Mucker Capital's portfolio page · a partner's Signal profile · funding news · pulse2.com · Not right? Tell us
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Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$30M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2024–2026
- $30MSeries BJan 2026 · 2 sources
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) (lead), Mucker Capital (lead), Northzone, Y Combinator
Source ↗ - Undisclosed amountSeries AJan 2024
Northzone (lead), Craft Ventures, Y Combinator
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
The YC application· Winter 2022 batch
Alumni Q&A
- What is your long-term vision? If you truly succeed, what will be different about the world?
- The founders aim to make it feasible for any capable business to work with the government. They intend for GovDash to automate the full government contracting lifecycle, from identifying opportunities to winning and delivering on contracts, with the goal of broadening competition and improving government outcomes.
Summarized from the founders' answers on their Y Combinator profile.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does GovDash do?
- GovDash provides a CRM and proposal development platform for government contractors (GovCon), offering structured bid evaluation, competitor intelligence, pricing analysis, and win tracking features for capture managers.
- Who founded GovDash?
- GovDash was founded by Sean Doherty, Timothy Goltser, Curtis Mason in 2021.
- Who are GovDash's investors?
- GovDash's investors include BCI, Mucker Capital, Northzone, Olive Tree Capital, Soma Capital, Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, Compound and 3 more.
- How much funding has GovDash raised?
- GovDash has disclosed $30M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
- Where is GovDash headquartered?
- GovDash is headquartered in New York City, US.