Press Release - April 09, 2024

City Innovate Announces New Government Technology Solutions from Startup in Residence Program and Application Deadline for Next Cohort

San Francisco, CA — Today, City Innovate announced new technology solutions developed through the 5th Startup in Residence (STIR) cohort, highlighting the importance of civic innovation and leveraging technology to improve government services. City Innovate is now inviting governments to apply to join the 6th STIR program cohort. In the 5th cohort, 22 governments and […]
Press Release - April 09, 2024

City Innovate Announces 40 Startups Selected by 22 Governments to Participate in Ground-Breaking 16-week Program

San Francisco, CA — Today, City Innovate announced the 40 startups selected through a competitive process that will participate in its 2019 Startup in Residence (STIR) program.  Nearly 700 startups vied for a chance to work with 22 governments for the opportunity to secure a contract. The selected startups will volunteer their time with government […]
Press Release - April 02, 2024

It’s time for the ServiceNow California State Summit—and Document Process Automation

Kick off the two-day ServiceNow California State Summit with a panel discussion hosted by City Innovate Co-CEOs and Founders Jay Nath and Kamran Saddique, and EVP of Professional Services, Marlon Paulo. They’ll explain how City Innovate and ServiceNow have partnered to help CalRecycle and other state agencies streamline processes to solve some of the state’s most urgent challenges. They’ll be joined by Josh Wilkinson and Garrett Wells of CalRecycle to discuss[...]
Press Release - January 08, 2024

City Innovate selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase 1

SAN FRANCISCO, January 8, 2024 (Newswire) - City Innovate announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase 1, focused on automating the development of complex RFP packages to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF). The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) process by accelerating the small business experience through faster proposal to award timelines, changing the pool of potential applicants by expanding opportunities to small business and eliminating bureaucratic overhead by continually implementing process improvement changes in contract execution. The DAF began offering the Open Topic SBIR/STTR program in 2018 which expanded the range of innovations the DAF funded and now on December 14th, 2023, City Innovate will start its journey to create and provide innovative capabilities that will strengthen the national defense of the United States of America.[...]
Press Release - January 03, 2024

City Innovate Recognized By GovTech 100 as Top Government Agency Solution Provider

City Innovate Recognized on GovTech 100 List for Transforming State and Local Government By Accelerating the Time To Value of Complex Documents While Ensuring Compliance, Insight, and Oversight.San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- City Innovate, the pioneer of Document Process Automation (DPA) at the heart of government operations, announced its selection for Government Technology magazine's annual GovTech 100 list today.  The GovTech 100 recognizes the top government technology companies that enable state and local governments to serve their residents best. The annual list is developed by industry experts, government staff, investors, and the Government Technology magazine editorial team.
Press Release - August 15, 2023

City Innovate Ranks No. 1350 on the 2023 Inc. 5000

With Three-Year Revenue Growth of 430 Percent, City Innovate Ranks No. 1350 Among America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies NEW YORK, August 15, 2023 – Inc. revealed today that City Innovate ranks No. 1350 on the 2023 Inc. 5000, its annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The prestigious ranking provides a data-driven look […]
Press Release - May 13, 2023

City Innovate Announces Partnership with Service Now and Completion of Funding Round

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE City Innovate and ServiceNow announces new solutions built on ServiceNow enabling the public sector to automate procurement and accelerate document processing by 50-70 percent[...]
Press Release - January 12, 2021

City Innovate Announces STIR Labs 2020-2021 Cohort Matches

San Francisco, CA -- City Innovate enters the next phase of the STIR Labs framework with 17 partnerships between local government and universities. STIR Labs is a framework for government-academic applied research projects with direct community impact and is funded by the National Science Foundation.
Press Release - September 08, 2020

City Innovate Announces STIR Labs 2020-2021 Cohort

San Francisco, CA -- Today, City Innovate announced that nearly 20 governments from across the US were accepted into the inaugural cohort of STIR Labs, a ground-breaking program that transforms how government and researchers collaborate.STIR Labs curates local university-government partnerships so that local public funds are shared within the same space and reinvested in the community. STIR Labs focuses on localized government-university partnerships, leveraging academia’s expertise in civic engagement and community impact to improve government services.[...]
Press Release - August 04, 2020

City Innovate Launches New Localized Model for Government-Public University Partnerships that Accelerate Community Impact

San Francisco, CA — Today, City Innovate announced the launch of STIR Labs, a ground-breaking program for government entities and researchers to collaborate with the community. City Innovate brings innovators to government through procurement automation to accelerate sustainable impact. STIR Labs is an awardee of the NSF EAGER grant, which awards proposals with potentially transformative […]
Press Release - October 16, 2019

City Innovate announces 50 startup-friendly government contract opportunities for entrepreneurs looking to help improve cities

City Innovate is welcoming startups and small businesses to apply for contract opportunities with governments across the country. Governments are seeking assistance with data, information technology, predictive analytics, SaaS, process improvement, efficiency, communication, and more. San Francisco, CA — Today, City Innovate announced over 50 civic challenges for the next round of Startup In Residence […]
Press Release - June 06, 2019

City Innovate Announces New Government Technology Solutions from Startup in Residence Program and Application Deadline for Next Cohort

San Francisco, CA — Today, City Innovate announced new technology solutions developed through the 5th Startup in Residence (STIR) cohort, highlighting the importance of civic innovation and leveraging technology to improve government services. City Innovate is now inviting governments to apply to join the 6th STIR program cohort. In the 5th cohort, 22 governments and […]
Press Release - January 10, 2019

City Innovate Announces 40 Startups Selected by 22 Governments to Participate in Ground-Breaking 16-week Program

San Francisco, CA — Today, City Innovate announced the 40 startups selected through a competitive process that will participate in its 2019 Startup in Residence (STIR) program.  Nearly 700 startups vied for a chance to work with 22 governments for the opportunity to secure a contract. The selected startups will volunteer their time with government […]
In The News - April 09, 2024

What’s New in Civic Tech: STiR Now Accepting Applications

STiR, for the unfamiliar, is a program aimed at fostering better working relationships between government and startup companies. In addition to opening this year’s applications, STiR is also hosting webinars for interested government agencies.
In The News - April 09, 2024

What’s New in Civic Tech: Gov2Go Expands to Colorado

Plus, Barbara Bush Foundation sponsors adult learning app competition; Sacramento’s Civic Lab celebrates its inaugural graduating class; City Innovate looks to hire a program director for its Startup in Residence Program; and civic tech continues to go to the dogs.
In The News - April 09, 2024

STiR Talks 2019 Successes, Next Round of Gov Tech Partnerships

The program, which has consistently created public-private partnerships to develop tech-oriented solutions to government hurdles, announced some of its latest partnership results this week.
In The News - April 09, 2024

STiR Program Announces 40 Participating Startups for 2019

Using what is quite possibly the fastest RFP process in the gov tech space, a list of 700 applicant companies has been pared down in preparation for this year’s four-month program.
In The News - April 09, 2024

Startup-in-Residence Grows to 31 Agencies, Welcomes Its First State

The San Francisco program, which embeds startup companies in local government to help them tap into tech expertise, is growing nationally and internationally.
In The News - April 09, 2024

Startup in Residence Aims to Expand to 100 Cities, Announces Newest Local Government Projects

The program's latest projects range from improving 311 efficiency to rounding up a city's list of buildings for hurricane damage assessment.
In The News - April 09, 2024

San Francisco’s Superpublic: Cross-Discipline Working Space to Target City Challenges

San Francisco's new lab brings partners from academia, state and federal government, and the private sector to tackle such challenges as performance-based procurement and transportation.
In The News - April 09, 2024

San Francisco’s Startup in Residence Program Seeks to Expand Across North America

If the program continues its successes, it could change how startups and government work together, leading to an increase in civic innovations. All interested cities must RSVP before Aug. 4 to be eligible to apply.
In The News - April 09, 2024

San Francisco’s Jay Nath Leaves City Hall to Focus on Startup in Residence

Nath has joined nonprofit City Innovate Foundation as its co-executive director. His former deputy Krista Canellakis has replaced him as chief innovation officer.
In The News - April 09, 2024

Mayors Report Innovation Challenges at City Innovate Summit

Innovators will gather June 17-18 in San Francisco to collaborate and look at co-creation — where the city is a platform.
In The News - April 09, 2024

Bay Area Public-Private Partners Explore Transit Data Mashup

Interline and the Bay Area’s Metropolitan Transportation Commission are working to create a single platform where people can find all the information they need to travel seamlessly using multiple transit operators.
In The News - April 09, 2024

Bay Area Startup in Residence Program: A Potential Pipeline for Regional Innovation?

With the second iteration of the Startup in Residence Program, four Northern California cities are gaining valuable tools and resources for citizens while chosen startups are earning persuasive use cases to help them scale into the gov tech market.
In The News - April 09, 2024

City Innovate unveils 81 government contracting opportunities for startups

STIR began as a pilot in the San Francisco Mayor's Office of Innovation in 2014, but quickly spun off as a separate nonprofit and expanded to include all of North America. The nonprofit has a goal of expanding to 100 city, county and state partners, which it says it can do within five years.
In The News - April 09, 2024

Google, Accela, Esri Among New Mentors to STiR Startups

Accela, Esri, Google, Microsoft and five others will be giving marketing advice, business development resources and mentorship to the 22 startups currently involved with STiR’s 16-week cohort, which concludes in May.
In The News - April 09, 2024

Govtech Fund Announces Second Fund, Reveals Where Boston and OpenGov Leaders Went

The firm has a pool of about $50 million total to draw from now.
In The News - April 09, 2024

Inaugural City Innovate Summit to Tackle ‘SmartCity 2.0’

Innovators will gather June 17-18 in San Francisco to collaborate and look at co-creation — where the city is a platform.
In The News - April 09, 2024

Miami-Dade County Demonstrates How to Overhaul Urban Mobility Through Integration

Miami-Dade County, along with the City Innovate Foundation, is releasing a playbook for local governments that adds ride-hailing and bike-sharing to the mix in the quest for truly multi-modal mobility.
In The News - April 09, 2024

New CA Governor Creates Iterative Approach to Technology

One of California Gov. Gavin Newsom's first acts after inauguration was to sign an executive order creating a new path for state agencies to buy technology, pushing procurement in a more modern direction.
In The News - August 01, 2023

The Two Procurement Concepts That Will Enable California to Make the Most of Taxpayer Dollars

This article emphasizes the importance of government procurement in California, constituting approximately 10% of the state's GDP. As tax revenues are expected to decline, the article underscores the need to enhance procurement practices through innovation and digital transformation, aiming to do more with limited resources while tackling intricate issues and benefiting the lives of millions of residents.[...]
In The News - May 13, 2023

City Innovate Raises $12.4M, Announces Gov Tech Partnership

The company, whose tools help agencies automate workflows, will work with ServiceNow to get such technology into the hands of more public agencies. City Innovate has also raised a Series A funding round. City Innovate, which sells documentation, analytics and related technology to state and local agencies, has raised $12.4 million in a Series A funding round and struck a new workflow automation deal.
In The News - September 08, 2020

17 local governments join inaugural STIR Labs cohort

The civic-technology corporation CityInnovate on Tuesday announced the first government members of a new program that will bring research universities and local government agencies together to solve community economic and environmental challenges[...]
In The News - August 06, 2020

What’s New in Civic Tech: STiR Launches Academic Component

Plus, Philadelphia launches a new contracts hub aimed at simplifying vendor procurement processes, and Philadelphia also announces a new PHLConnectED program to foster remote learning for the fall.
In The News - August 04, 2020

For pandemic recovery, STIR Labs to match universities with state and local agencies

CityInnovate, the San Francisco-based civic technology corporation behind the Startup in Residence program, is looking to connect at least 10 state and local government agencies with their local universities to research economic recovery this fall.CityInnovate, the San Francisco-based civic technology corporation behind the Startup in Residence program, is looking to connect at least 10 state and local government agencies with their local universities to research economic recovery this fall.
In The News - April 01, 2020

A new website matches cities with pandemic help, but many aren’t ready for partnerships

Jay Nath, co-CEO of the San Francisco-based civic technology corporation CityInnovate, was one of many last week to lend his services to local governments dealing with the spread of the novel coronavirus.
In The News - November 08, 2019

Carlsbad, Calif.’s New Approach to an Old Government Problem

Cities frequently use RFPs and other traditional procurement methods when looking for technological solutions. But Carlsbad, Calif., has struck out on a new path with its recent request for qualifications.
In The News - October 16, 2019

Here Are All of the Current Startup in Residence Challenges

City Innovate published more than 50 challenges from state and local governments across the country. Tech companies will now have the opportunity to propose solutions for the governments to try out.
In The News - June 06, 2019

STiR Talks 2019 Successes, Next Round of Gov Tech Partnerships

The program, which has consistently created public-private partnerships to develop tech-oriented solutions to government hurdles, announced some of its latest partnership results this week.
In The News - May 06, 2019

What’s New in Civic Tech: STiR Now Accepting Applications

STiR, for the unfamiliar, is a program aimed at fostering better working relationships between government and startup companies. In addition to opening this year’s applications, STiR is also hosting webinars for interested government agencies.
In The News - April 02, 2019

Google, Accela, Esri Among New Mentors to STiR Startups

Accela, Esri, Google, Microsoft and five others will be giving marketing advice, business development resources and mentorship to the 22 startups currently involved with STiR’s 16-week cohort, which concludes in May.
In The News - February 25, 2019

Bay Area Public-Private Partners Explore Transit Data Mashup

Interline and the Bay Area’s Metropolitan Transportation Commission are working to create a single platform where people can find all the information they need to travel seamlessly using multiple transit operators.
In The News - January 11, 2019

STiR Program Announces 40 Participating Startups for 2019

Using what is quite possibly the fastest RFP process in the gov tech space, a list of 700 applicant companies has been pared down in preparation for this year’s four-month program.
In The News - January 09, 2019

New CA Governor Creates Iterative Approach to Technology

One of California Gov. Gavin Newsom's first acts after inauguration was to sign an executive order creating a new path for state agencies to buy technology, pushing procurement in a more modern direction.
In The News - October 12, 2018

City Innovate unveils 81 government contracting opportunities for startups

STIR began as a pilot in the San Francisco Mayor's Office of Innovation in 2014, but quickly spun off as a separate nonprofit and expanded to include all of North America. The nonprofit has a goal of expanding to 100 city, county and state partners, which it says it can do within five years.
In The News - August 22, 2018

Startup-in-Residence Grows to 31 Agencies, Welcomes Its First State

The San Francisco program, which embeds startup companies in local government to help them tap into tech expertise, is growing nationally and internationally.
In The News - June 21, 2018

What’s New in Civic Tech: Gov2Go Expands to Colorado

Plus, Barbara Bush Foundation sponsors adult learning app competition; Sacramento’s Civic Lab celebrates its inaugural graduating class; City Innovate looks to hire a program director for its Startup in Residence Program; and civic tech continues to go to the dogs.
In The News - June 11, 2018

Govtech Fund Announces Second Fund, Reveals Where Boston and OpenGov Leaders Went

The firm has a pool of about $50 million total to draw from now.
In The News - May 22, 2018

Startup in Residence Aims to Expand to 100 Cities, Announces Newest Local Government Projects

The program's latest projects range from improving 311 efficiency to rounding up a city's list of buildings for hurricane damage assessment.
In The News - March 19, 2018

San Francisco’s Jay Nath Leaves City Hall to Focus on Startup in Residence

Nath has joined nonprofit City Innovate Foundation as its co-executive director. His former deputy Krista Canellakis has replaced him as chief innovation officer.
In The News - July 27, 2017

San Francisco’s Startup in Residence Program Seeks to Expand Across North America

If the program continues its successes, it could change how startups and government work together, leading to an increase in civic innovations. All interested cities must RSVP before Aug. 4 to be eligible to apply.
In The News - June 01, 2017

Miami-Dade County Demonstrates How to Overhaul Urban Mobility Through Integration

Miami-Dade County, along with the City Innovate Foundation, is releasing a playbook for local governments that adds ride-hailing and bike-sharing to the mix in the quest for truly multi-modal mobility.
In The News - August 15, 2016

Bay Area Startup in Residence Program: A Potential Pipeline for Regional Innovation?

With the second iteration of the Startup in Residence Program, four Northern California cities are gaining valuable tools and resources for citizens while chosen startups are earning persuasive use cases to help them scale into the gov tech market.
In The News - May 10, 2016

San Francisco’s Superpublic: Cross-Discipline Working Space to Target City Challenges

San Francisco's new lab brings partners from academia, state and federal government, and the private sector to tackle such challenges as performance-based procurement and transportation.
In The News - June 18, 2015

Mayors Report Innovation Challenges at City Innovate Summit

Innovators will gather June 17-18 in San Francisco to collaborate and look at co-creation — where the city is a platform.
In The News - June 05, 2015

Inaugural City Innovate Summit to Tackle ‘SmartCity 2.0’

Innovators will gather June 17-18 in San Francisco to collaborate and look at co-creation — where the city is a platform.