Accela Explained

Accela
Type:Private
Industry:Software development, GovTech
Foundation:1999
Founder:Robert Ausherman
Location City:San Ramon, California
Location Country:U.S.
Key People:
  • Noam Reininger (CEO)
Num Employees:201-500

Accela is an American private government technology company.[1] It was established in 1999 as a result of a merger with Sierra Computer Systems and Open Data Systems.[1] Accela's platform is used by state and local government agencies in the United States and in other countries.[2]

History

Accela was founded in 1999 as a result of a merger with Sierra Computer Systems and Open Data Systems.[1]

Between 2014 and 2015, Accela acquired ten companies including PublicStuff, GeoTMS, IQM2, Envista, Kinsail, Government Outreach, Decade Software, Civic Insight, Springbrook Software, and SoftRight.[3] In 2017, Accela was acquired by Berkshire Partners.[4]

In September 2018, Accela partnered with Microsoft Azure to power its cloud-based services.[2] On December 10, 2018, Gary Kovacs was named Chief Executive Officer of Accela.[5]

On September 6, 2023, Francisco Partners announced a new investment in Accela. Berkshire Partners remains as a significant investor.[6]

On January 16, 2024, Accela welcomed new CEO Noam Reininger. [7]

Usage

Government agencies that use Accela's platform include those of San Joaquin County, California; Pima County, Arizona;[8] San Antonio, Texas;[9] San Diego, California;[10] Baltimore County, Maryland;[11] New York City's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; the city and county of Denver, Colorado; El Paso, Texas; Brownsville, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Salt Lake City, Utah; Culver City, California;[12] Cabarrus County, North Carolina;[13] several cities and counties across Florida;[14] and Abu Dhabi.[15] [2]

The Accela Civic Platform digitizes governmental processes.[16] Accela's Civic Applications aid governments in delivering various services, such as permitting, licensing, and code enforcement.[17] [18] Accela also has permitting applications for solar energy and natural disasters.[19] [20] [21]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sciacca . Annie . Cutting red tape: There’s an app for that . . July 5, 2013.
  2. Web site: Kawamoto . Dawn . East Bay tech company names former Mozilla CEO as its new top executive . . May 6, 2023 . December 11, 2018.
  3. Web site: Wood . Collin . Accela Acquisition of PublicStuff Signifies Maturation of Government Tech Market . GovTech . May 19, 2015.
  4. Web site: Miller . Ben . Private Equity Firm Acquires Accela in What May Be the Biggest Gov Tech Deal Ever . GovTech . en . September 28, 2017.
  5. Web site: Wood . Colin . Five Questions with New Accela CEO Gary Kovacs . GovTech . December 10, 2018.
  6. Web site: Accela Advances Momentum with New Strategic Investment from Francisco Partners . Francisco Partners Media . en . September 6, 2023.
  7. Web site: Accela Appoints Noam Reininger as New CEO to Drive Next Phase of Innovation . PR Newswire . en . January 16, 2024.
  8. Web site: Kanowitz . Stephanie . Cloud integrates county’s splintered back-end workflows . GCN . en . June 21, 2022.
  9. Web site: Westrope . Andrew . Accela, OpenCities Partner on No-Code Digital Services Tool . GovTech . en . September 14, 2020.
  10. Web site: 'Culture of Compliance': Supervisors Advance County Subcontractor Transparency Ordinance . Times of San Diego . March 17, 2021.
  11. Web site: Meoili . John . Baltimore County Code Enforcement goes mobile . . March 13, 2014.
  12. Web site: Rueter . Thad . Adams . Andrew . Where Is Gov Tech Industry Headed in Final Stretch of 2022? . GovTech . August 31, 2022.
  13. Web site: Stone . Adam . Digital Counties 2019: Winners Push Shared, Citizen Services . GovTech . en . July 9, 2019.
  14. Web site: Kanowitz . Stephanie . Cloud-based property assessments speed hurricane recovery . GCN . en . October 25, 2022.
  15. Web site: Abu Dhabi selects Accela Automation to support economic diversification . Tech Monitor . October 23, 2008.
  16. Web site: White . Angela . County permit, zoning, license system going online . . September 7, 2021.
  17. Web site: Miller . Ben . Accela Launches Planning and Building Apps, Hoping to Streamline Development . GovTech . en . May 6, 2023.
  18. Web site: White . Angela . County permit, zoning, license system going online . . en . September 7, 2021.
  19. Web site: Accela Recognized as 2020 Microsoft Us Partner Award Winner . AiThority . July 17, 2020.
  20. Web site: Accela to Roll Out Free Solar Permitting App to Customers . GovTech . en . April 29, 2021.
  21. Web site: Kanowitz . Stephanie . Cloud-based property assessments speed hurricane recovery . GCN . October 25, 2022.

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