Company:Accela

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Accela
TypePrivate
IndustrySoftware development, GovTech
Founded1999
FounderRobert Ausherman
Headquarters
San Ramon, California
,
U.S.
Key people
  • Noam Reininger (CEO)
Services
  • Implementation services
  • Managed application services
  • Accela U
Number of employees
201-500
Websiteaccela.com

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]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sciacca, Annie (July 5, 2013). "Cutting red tape: There’s an app for that". https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/print-edition/2013/07/05/cutting-red-tape-theres-an-app-for.html. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kawamoto, Dawn (December 11, 2018). "East Bay tech company names former Mozilla CEO as its new top executive". https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2018/12/11/accela-names-former-mozilla-ceo-as-top-executive.html. 
  3. ↑ Wood, Collin (May 19, 2015). "Accela Acquisition of PublicStuff Signifies Maturation of Government Tech Market". https://www.govtech.com/products/accela-acquisition-of-publicstuff-signifies-maturation-of-government-tech-market.html. 
  4. ↑ Miller, Ben (September 28, 2017). "Private Equity Firm Acquires Accela in What May Be the Biggest Gov Tech Deal Ever" (in en). https://www.govtech.com/biz/private-equity-firm-acquires-accela-in-what-may-be-the-biggest-gov-tech-deal-ever.html. 
  5. ↑ Wood, Colin (December 10, 2018). "Five Questions with New Accela CEO Gary Kovacs". https://www.govtech.com/biz/five-questions-with-new-accela-ceo-gary-kovacs.html. 
  6. ↑ "Accela Advances Momentum with New Strategic Investment from Francisco Partners" (in en). September 6, 2023. https://www.franciscopartners.com/media/accela-advances-momentum-with-new-strategic-investment-from-francisco-partners. 
  7. ↑ "Accela Appoints Noam Reininger as New CEO to Drive Next Phase of Innovation" (in en). January 16, 2024. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/accela-appoints-noam-reininger-as-new-ceo-to-drive-next-phase-of-innovation-302034086.html. 
  8. ↑ Kanowitz, Stephanie (June 21, 2022). "Cloud integrates county’s splintered back-end workflows" (in en). https://gcn.com/cloud-infrastructure/2022/06/cloud-integrates-countys-splintered-back-end-workflows/368430/. 
  9. ↑ Westrope, Andrew (September 14, 2020). "Accela, OpenCities Partner on No-Code Digital Services Tool" (in en). https://www.govtech.com/biz/accela-opencities-partner-on-no-code-digital-services-tool.html. 
  10. ↑ "'Culture of Compliance': Supervisors Advance County Subcontractor Transparency Ordinance". March 17, 2021. https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2021/03/17/culture-of-compliance-supervisors-advance-county-subcontractor-transparency-ordinance/. 
  11. ↑ Meoili, John (March 13, 2014). "Baltimore County Code Enforcement goes mobile". https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-county/towson/ph-tt-code-enforcement-0319-20140313-story.html. 
  12. ↑ Rueter, Thad; Adams, Andrew (August 31, 2022). "Where Is Gov Tech Industry Headed in Final Stretch of 2022?". https://www.govtech.com/biz/where-is-gov-tech-industry-headed-in-final-stretch-of-2022. 
  13. ↑ Stone, Adam (July 9, 2019). "Digital Counties 2019: Winners Push Shared, Citizen Services" (in en). https://www.govtech.com/dc/articles/digital-counties-survey-2019-results.html. 
  14. ↑ Kanowitz, Stephanie (October 25, 2022). "Cloud-based property assessments speed hurricane recovery" (in en). https://www.gcn.com/cloud-infrastructure/2022/10/cloud-based-property-assessments-speed-hurricane-recovery/378900/. 
  15. ↑ "Abu Dhabi selects Accela Automation to support economic diversification". October 23, 2008. https://techmonitor.ai/technology/abu_dhabi_selects_accela_automation_to_support_economic_diversification_241008. 
  16. ↑ White, Angela (September 7, 2021). "County permit, zoning, license system going online". https://times-herald.com/news/2021/09/county-permit-zoning-license-system-going-online. 
  17. ↑ Miller, Ben (May 6, 2023). "Accela Launches Planning and Building Apps, Hoping to Streamline Development" (in en). https://www.govtech.com/biz/accela-launches-planning-and-building-apps-hoping-to-streamline-development.html. 
  18. ↑ White, Angela (September 7, 2021). "County permit, zoning, license system going online" (in en). https://times-herald.com/news/2021/09/county-permit-zoning-license-system-going-online. 
  19. ↑ "Accela Recognized as 2020 Microsoft Us Partner Award Winner". July 17, 2020. https://aithority.com/saas/accela-recognized-as-2020-microsoft-us-partner-award-winner-for-community-response-during-covid-19/. 
  20. ↑ "Accela to Roll Out Free Solar Permitting App to Customers" (in en). April 29, 2021. https://www.govtech.com/biz/accela-to-roll-out-free-solar-permitting-app-to-customers. 
  21. ↑ Kanowitz, Stephanie (October 25, 2022). "Cloud-based property assessments speed hurricane recovery". https://www.gcn.com/cloud-infrastructure/2022/10/cloud-based-property-assessments-speed-hurricane-recovery/378900/. 




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