GovTech Startups

DemandStar operates an online procurement marketplace connecting local government agencies with business suppliers, letting governments post bid solicitations and vendors get notified of and submit bids through eBidding tools. It serves government agencies such as cities, counties, school districts, and housing authorities alongside businesses seeking government contracts, primarily across the United States.

3 investors

Echo Labs builds an AI-powered platform that generates ADA-compliant closed captions and audio descriptions for educational institutions. The platform targets universities and colleges seeking affordable accessibility solutions.

3 investors

Ensis provides AI-powered tools for sales teams to evaluate opportunities, generate personalized messaging, and access company knowledge and web data for bid decisions and client outreach.

3 investors

First Due provides software for fire and EMS agencies, including data analytics tools that convert operational data into visual dashboards for evaluating performance and compliance. Its products serve fire and emergency medical services operations.

3 investors

Forerunner offers a software platform for local government floodplain management teams to map flood risk, centralize records like Elevation Certificates and permits, run AI-powered document validation, conduct mobile inspections, and track Substantial Improvement/Substantial Damage compliance. It also provides a resident-facing portal to share flood risk information with the public, serving U.S. municipalities, counties, and parishes.

3 investors

Fotokite makes actively tethered drone systems (Fotokite Sigma) with thermal and color cameras and native operating software that provide public safety teams with aerial situational awareness through automated, push-button launch and landing. The system integrates with vehicles and platforms like Axon for use in fire response, search and rescue, and other emergency missions.

3 investors

Frontline Education provides connected software for K-12 school districts, covering HR and people management (hiring, onboarding, payroll, absences, professional development), student services (special education and health documentation, compliance, reporting), and business operations (finance, purchasing, analytics, asset management). It also offers AI tools aimed at reducing administrative work in school operations.

3 investors

Givers enrolls, supports, and pays family caregivers through U.S. state programs, helping them determine eligibility, get enrolled, and receive ongoing payment, coaching, and training. The service targets individuals caring for a parent, spouse, or child, using an app to document daily care and manage the process.

3 investors

Granter is an AI platform that helps companies identify and apply for European government funding opportunities. The platform uses AI to streamline grant applications, reducing what traditionally took much longer to 30 minutes to 1 hour.

3 investors

GreenLite provides construction permitting services using AI and human expertise to accelerate the approval process for builders and developers. The company handles the full permitting lifecycle, from intake to final approval, serving the construction and real estate development industry.

3 investors

human.tech provides a privacy-preserving identity and control layer for people, institutions, and AI, using zero-knowledge proofs and client-side cryptography built on W3C Verifiable Credentials and eIDAS 2.0 standards. It powers sovereign digital public infrastructure and citizen-held credentials for civic services, and enables crypto-native identity, verification, and wallet custody across multiple blockchains, currently live for the Barbados–Guyana travel corridor.

3 investors

InEvent is a platform for organizing and conducting team meetings with features including video conferencing, interactive polls, note-taking, and calendar integration. It serves organizations seeking to improve meeting productivity and remote collaboration across virtual, hybrid, and in-person formats.

3 investors

Innovate UK is a government-backed community platform that connects investors, innovators, industries, institutes, and government bodies to fund and scale solutions in emerging technologies and innovation sectors. The platform focuses on financing the Future Economy with emphasis on Net Zero, Health, Agriculture, Digital Technologies, and Diversity and Inclusion across the UK and international markets.

3 investors

Intrado provides emergency communication technology and services for public safety agencies, enterprise organizations, schools, and service providers. The company operates critical infrastructure for 911 call handling, emergency response coordination, and next-generation emergency network services across North America.

3 investors

Just Appraised builds AI-powered software for local government agencies, helping tax assessors and county clerks modernize property tax processing, valuations, and administrative workflows. The company serves over 300 counties across 30 U.S. states.

3 investors

Kaizen builds modern government software to improve citizen interactions with public services. The company develops digital tools for government agencies to modernize websites, forms, and payment systems.

3 investors

Motmot develops robotic systems to modernize how cities and water utilities manage and monitor their water infrastructure. The company uses aquatic robots and AI-driven technology to address water asset management challenges.

3 investors

Multitude Insights builds software for law enforcement agencies that centralizes intelligence such as bulletins, emails, and PDFs so information can be created, shared, and tracked across units, departments, and jurisdictions. Its product replaces fragmented inbox and document workflows to help officers access shared context and casework information.

3 investors

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is a UK public body that invests over £9 billion of public money each year into research and innovation across disciplines including the arts, humanities, social sciences, biological and environmental sciences, physics and engineering.

3 investors

Naq is a multi-framework governance, risk and compliance (GRC) platform that helps companies obtain and maintain certifications such as ISO 27001, NHS DSPT, DTAC, DCB0129, Cyber Essentials and GDPR from a single dashboard, with shared controls mapping evidence across standards. It combines software for risk registers, document lifecycle, compliance training and asset registries with in-house experts including Clinical Safety Officers and virtual DPOs, serving organizations selling to procurement teams, the NHS and EU customers.

3 investors

NeedsList is a platform that matches community needs with offers of support to improve humanitarian assistance and disaster response. It enables real-time collection, tracking, and coordination of needs and donations across local and global partners to enhance crisis response and community resilience.

3 investors

Othram provides forensic DNA testing and analysis infrastructure for law enforcement agencies, medical examiners, and missing persons organizations to identify human remains and resolve cold cases. The company offers in-house DNA processing, genealogical analysis, and a DNA database (DNASolves) to match forensic evidence with potential relatives.

3 investors

Picogrid provides software and edge computing networks to integrate heterogeneous sensors, drones, and autonomous systems for real-time command and control across defense and wildfire detection applications. The vendor-neutral platform enables interoperability between government and commercial systems for coordinated operations and faster decision-making.

3 investors

Plural provides AI-driven regulatory intelligence tools that track and analyze legislative and regulatory text at scale, helping teams monitor and engage with the policymaking process. It serves mission-oriented organizations and public policy professionals seeking to participate in and influence policy.

3 investors