Government Startups funded by Y Combinator (YC) 2025

Token Transit puts cities in the center of managing new mobility by providing a complete fare payment platform for public transportation. Token Transit launched our mobile ticketing app in 2016. We now provide payments for transportation in over 200 cities across the United States and Canada with integration into the major third party trip planning apps such as Transit, Moovit and Google Maps.

Cities are losing billions of dollars trying to price the curb for shared vehicles (Car2Go, Scoot, FedEx). Meter Feeder enables traditional and autonomous vehicles to pay for parking with no human interaction, so cities can make money, and fleets can remain compliant.

State and local governments buy $1.5TN worth of products and services from companies every year. However, the process of finding and winning government contracts is extremely fragmented, non-standardized, and time consuming today. Odo is the first AI-powered platform to help companies win state and local government contracts. Odo can find relevant contracts, draft proposals, and analyze why companies won or lost through public records sourcing. Our customers have saved up to 80% of time drafting proposals and increased their win rates.

Impactive, backed by YCombinator and Higher Ground Labs, was founded in 2017 as a get-out-the-vote tool for Democrats. The Impactive product has since expanded to become a full-service platform allowing any campaign or cause to engage in distributed organizing. In the 2018 midterms, volunteers contacted over 1 million voters using Impactive. In 2020, we scaled significantly to meet the demand of this unprecedented election cycle. We’ve worked with over 500 clients nationwide, and volunteers have sent over 100 million text messages on behalf of Planned Parenthood, the DCCC, SEIU, Community Change, When We All Vote, Greenpeace, and campaigns up and down the ballot. Our work has been featured in The New York Times, Washington Post, TechCrunch, Fast Company, and many more. In 2021, Impactive will expand its platform further into nonprofit, advocacy, and additional markets. This will be an exciting time to play a critical role in helping shape the direction for what’s coming next. We will continue to prioritize our progressive values while building a feature-rich platform that will broaden our reach across the impact space.

VotingWorks is a non-partisan non-profit founded on the powerful idea that the operating system of our democracy should be publicly owned. Every citizen’s vote is sacred, and every citizen deserves evidence that our elections are free and fair. Forty states use voting machines that are over ten years old. Their technology is outdated, their source code proprietary and their security vulnerabilities – described in detail by the security community over many years – are left unpatched. It’s not surprising that 76% of voters are concerned that our elections are vulnerable to hacking. And if voters lose trust in elections, then the very foundation of our democracy is at risk. We’re using open-source software, off-the-shelf hardware, and modern product engineering to make elections dramatically safer, more accessible, and more affordable. Affordability may sound pedestrian, but it is key. The front line of America’s election security rests in the hands of the 50% of US counties that struggle to afford basic services, let alone upgrade aging voting equipment.

Ravn is a DefenseTech company building a heads-up display for soldiers that will allow them to see around corners. In doing so, we allow them to see the enemy and react while they're still behind cover. Our lightweight heads-up display displays videos feeds from a camera on a gun, to drones, robots or other external platforms. Our heads-up display will become a soldier's most relied upon computer. We currently have four team members, all very experienced in their respective fields. Jake, the Founder, is a former Navy SEAL and understands the market and product. Our Chief Science Officer, Karl Guttag, is an industry leader in the optics and display space. Our VPs of Software and Hardware are both very experienced in their fields. Our primary technology focus is on peer-to-peer applications, near eye optics and displays, cameras/sensors/IoT, and UI/UX (hardware and software).

Candor helps defense, energy, and biotech startups win tens of billions of dollars in US government funding. Our AI software auto-drafts proposals and ensures full compliance. When we met at Stanford 4 years ago, it was rare for startups to work with the US Government. In the years that we’ve been involved in the burgeoning Defense Tech ecosystem, a lot has changed. Silicon Valley and the US Government are closer than they’ve been in decades. As fellows in Stanford’s Center for National Security Innovation, we’ve had the privilege of speaking with dozens of government officials who have come to Silicon Valley looking to fund and scale startups solving their most urgent problems. However, we’ve seen firsthand the struggles these startups face in securing gov funding. Marcus, having spoken with dozens of defense startups in his time helping lead the Stanford Defense Tech Club and trying to set up a national security startup accelerator has seen this especially. That’s why we’re making it easier to find and apply for opportunities, taking the application process from weeks to days. We’re only going to see more cooperation in the coming years. With that, there will be increasingly more funding going towards companies in defense, energy, biotech, quantum, etc. Candor lets you unlock that funding potential.

Usul is the all-in-one platform to win defense contracts. We help governments adopt defense technologies faster than ever before. Get started at https://www.usul.com/

Zenysis builds data integration software that helps governments view and analyze all their data in one place. When governments face pandemic emergencies, humanitarian crises, or natural disasters, they turn to their data for actionable insights. Zenysis puts this information at their fingertips.

SpruceID lets users control their data across the web. Instead of people signing into platforms, we imagine platforms should sign into people’s data vaults. We implement this pattern into digital wallet ecosystems for governments, enterprises, and blockchains. We believe that architectures that enable individual autonomy in the digital world are necessary for free societies and dynamic economies to thrive.

Paradome delivers rapid prototyping, deployment, and optimization of AI automations for government agencies. Government AI procurement mirrors outdated IT practices—pay millions, wait years. The high cost and long timelines stem from (1) building data integrations, labeling operations, and compliance mechanisms from scratch, (2) lack of AI expertise among traditional contractors, (3) minimal input from end-users during development, and (4) the ongoing expense of monitoring, maintaining, and updating bespoke systems. Paradome brings the time and cost of deploying compliant AI to near-zero, enabling agencies to spend time and money on iteration rather than development. Agencies need a single, versatile environment that combines agile low-code tools with full-code extensibility. Paradome’s NOVA modularizes data integration, pipeline optimization, accuracy testing, federal compliance, and real-time monitoring, eliminating bottlenecks and accelerating AI deployment. Sam's ex-girlfriend introduced him to Greg back at Carnegie Mellon in 2017, and while that relationship didn't last, their friendship has. After college, Greg went to Harvard Law School, while Sam worked for three years at Jane Street, building & leading a satellite dev team. Agencies provide public services and enforce the law. With AI, their work can be consistent, impartial, and efficient. Making government work is not a political choice—it’s a civic duty.

Our goal is to empower local government employees with the tools, technology, and support they need so they can deliver exceptional service to their taxpayers and feel proud of the work they do for their communities. We contribute by building software to streamline local government tax assessors’ workflows using AI. Specifically, we streamline the change of ownership process for real estate and create more seamless ways for tax offices to communicate digitally with their taxpayers. For instance, when properties get bought and sold, local governments have to process reams of paper in order to update their systems and perform the analyses necessary to update the tax roll. Our software makes this process 10x faster and much more enjoyable for employees in the tax office to complete, and creates trust and goodwill in the minds of taxpayers.

Hazel sells AI-powered procurement software to the 19,000+ local, state, and federal government entities which procure $2.7T a year. We use AI to write solicitations 10x faster and find 10x as many vendors, saving time and money

DeepNight is building the next generation of night vision with AI.

Biobot Analytics develops cutting-edge technology to transform sewers into public health observatories. Wastewater contains valuable information about the health of communities. We collect it. We analyze it. We tell you how to leverage it to make your city better. Our first product is to measure opioids and other drug metabolites in sewage to estimate consumption in cities. With this data, those working on harm reduction can assess the scope of the epidemic, allocate resources, and gauge the effectiveness of programming over time.

We run background checks on businesses using data from public records in Panama. Trusted locally by largest banks, law firms, banking regulators, ports, foreign embassies, law enforcement. Our main use cases are due diligence, commercial intelligence and compliance.

🏛 Govly makes it easier to sell to the government We... 🗄 Centralize government opportunities Govly starts out with sam.gov opportunities then allows you to ingest any other contract feed. You can create targeted searches to find what you're looking and get notified immediately when a new opportunity matches any of your saved searches. 🤝 Facilitate internal and external collaboration You can easily track what you're working on and see what your team is working on. You can also partner with other organizations in the Govly network to securely share data back and forth and collaborate on bids. 🤖 Automate repetitive tasks You can automate repetitive task related to specific contracting workflows saving users an average of 10 hours per week. 📊 Provide market analytics You can use our advanced searching alongside our analytics dashboard to identify trends and new business opportunities.

Waypoint Transit is an AI transportation planning consultant that generates technical studies and reports for municipal agencies. With Waypoint, cities can generate higher-quality reports faster, and at lower cost, reducing timelines from years to months. Varun and Ryan met at Stanford, where they graduated with degrees in CS and EE respectively. Before founding Waypoint, Varun worked on AI at Microsoft and Ryan worked on chip design at Apple. US cities are facing three major crises: congestion, budget deficits, and climate change. At the same time, city governments are understaffed and frequently need to contract work out to expensive consultants. Leveraging recent advancements in AI, we empower cities to reduce their costs, build infrastructure, and respond to problems quickly. In the United States, state and local governments spend $170B on transportation capital projects, with an estimated 10-15% of that cost going to planning and consultants. This represents an ~$20B market opportunity in the US alone. Through automation, we can redefine the existing transportation and urban planning consulting markets. For more information, visit waypointtransit.com or contact us at contact@waypointtransit.com.

We build portable, tactical, through-wall radar sensors to help first responders and soldiers detect and track people through walls.

Roundabout Technologies makes AI-powered traffic lights, allowing cities to reduce pedestrian deaths, improve traffic, and reduce resident complaints. Our founding team has experience building safety-critical embedded systems and AI at Waymo, Zoox, Google, and Verily.

Promise modernizes and humanizes government payments. We are a comprehensive payments platform that increases revenue and efficiency for government agencies. We help residents navigate payments with dignity and ease to avoid the negative consequences of non-payment. Promise’s win-win services strengthen the bond between government agencies and the communities which they serve.

Abel takes police body camera footage and turns it into completed police reports. Currently American patrol officers spend one third of their shift writing reports - turning that to zero would increase the effective police force by 50%, radically changing US cities.

GovEagle is building an AI RFP automation platform for medium to large government contractors. Using GovEagle, contractors have been able to submit more proposals without compromising quality.

GovDash is an AI platform that assists government contractors with capture, proposal development, contract management & more—in one place. Automate BD workflows across the Capture Cloud, Proposal Cloud, and Contract Cloud.

XTraffic is at the intersection of advancements in sensor technology and affordability. This means entire cities can affordably upgrade their infrastructure - and some already are. We are live in multiple cities, with both ongoing and successful pilots, corridors of multiple intersections, and soon to be entire cities. Our customers enjoy less traffic, better safety, and data on which to build their future.

Recidiviz is a non-profit technology company that drives meaningful changes in criminal justice systems and improved outcomes for justice-impacted individuals. Criminal justice data today is inefficient and ineffective: researchers, advocates, policymakers and practitioners each need funding and time for data collection and cleaning (for almost any data at all), and most data collected is too stale by the time it’s compiled to be useful. Recidiviz has built an open-source platform to ingest data from across data silos, link it, standardize it, and expose it in usable formats to the ecosystem. We provide products and analyses on top of this platform to help government agencies understand how their justice systems are functioning, set and track progress towards goals, drive evidence-based improvements to practice and policy, and ensure justice-impacted folks reenter their communities as safely and quickly as they can.

Law enforcement is drowning in data. Closure helps search it to solve crime. - Hiring: UX, Engineering; - Expanding: Local, state, and federal law enforcement.

DemocracyOS is an online space for deliberation and voting on political proposals. It is a platform for a more open and participatory government.The software aims to stimulate better arguments and come to better rulings, as peers.

Ontra Mobility is founded by two former Googler engineers with PhDs in operations research. Ontra helps cities and other transit agencies increase ridership through data-driven planning and real-time optimization. The founders developed the software that powered MARTA Reach in Atlanta, GA and CAT SMART in Savannah, GA.

Government IT purchases account for 20% of the U.S. software market. Archon helps software companies sell to the government by cutting the federal compliance timeline (called FedRAMP) down from 16 to 6 months and cuts costs by $1M per company. Our product improves government efficiency and increases competition in this traditionally restrictive market by making compliance cheaper and more accessible. We want to enable every small tech company to build a lasting government partnership, and bring real solutions to our federal agencies. Email us at inquiries@archon.inc

Every day, incredible government workers serve the public without the resources—and appreciation—their important work deserves. These hard-working teams have to deal with communications arriving from too many channels, maze-like processes for fulfilling constituent requests, and a dangerous lack of visibility into constituent opinions on major issues and the work teams perform. Software can help! But the vendor community has responded with hard-to-use, hard-to-implement, and hard-to-purchase private sector software rather than building something from the ground up. These outdated solutions fail to address government workers’ unique challenges. Seneca Systems was founded to address those challenges and strengthen the vital bond between government and people. Our Constituent Services Platform, Romulus, centralizes constituent communications, organizes service requests, and provides insights into constituent preferences and work performed. Built for governments by people who love government workers, Romulus enables government workers to get more done in less time, with less overhead, and to more constituent applause.

Elucd is a GovTech company that provides cities with near real-time understanding of how citizens feel about their government.

Remix’s mission is to help build more livable cities. Our software helps city planners understand their communities and design transportation systems that serve them. We’ve partnered with over 325 cities across 20 countries on 4 continents — and were continually seeking to grow our impact around the world. Urban planning impacts everything from economic mobility to CO2 emissions, and our platform empowers local governments to transform their transportation systems, design safer streets, and implement new mobility options to better serve their communities.

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