Granicus (company)

Granicus is an American technology company and a subsidiary of Vista Equity Partners. It was founded in 1999 in San Francisco, before moving to Denver in 2014. Granicus creates websites for public organizations and US government entities, and works in legislation management.

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IndustryTechnology
Founded1999
HeadquartersDenver, Colorado
Key people
Mark Hynes (CEO)
Websitegranicus.com

History

Granicus is based in Denver, Colorado with offices in other US and foreign cities.[1] The company was founded by Tom Spengler, Javier Muniz and Emery Jones in 1999 in San Francisco as a video solution for streaming government meetings online. Granicus moved to Denver in 2014 following an acquisition by K1 Capital Partners. In 2016, Granicus was acquired by Vista Equity Partners and merged with GovDelivery.[2] The CEO of Granicus is Mark Hynes.[3][4] As of early 2020 it had about 700 employees.[5]

Company overview

As of 2019 Granicus was in use by about 4200 public sector organizations,[5] including the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and is used by approximately 200 million citizens.[4][6] Granicus also releases public reports on citizen engagement with government web presences.[7]

Acquisitions

In 2011 Granicus acquired Daystar Computer Systems.[8] In 2016 Granicus was acquired by Vista Equity Partners,[3] and that year Granicus then acquired and merged with the company GovDelivery.[1] The new company produced three lines of products: GovDelivery Communications Cloud, Granicus Digital Services and Granicus Meeting and Agenda Suite.[9] In 2017 Granicus acquired legislative management company Novusolutions.[10] In 2018 Granicus then acquired SouthTech Systems, a government software firm located in California,[11] in addition to website builder Vision Internet.[12] In 2019 Granicus acquired Firmstep, a London, UK based company that shifts government services from paper-based to online.[3] In 2019 it also acquired short term rental compliance monitoring company Host Compliance. [13]

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References
  1. "Granicus grows in St. Paul". St. Paul Star Tribune.
  2. Tamara Chuang (August 18, 2016). "Vista Equity buys another Denver tech firm, Granicus". Denver Post.
  3. "Granicus Moves Into Digital Services With U.K. Acquisition". Government Tech.
  4. https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2018/11/29/government-contractor-to-watch-meet-granicus.html
  5. "Unified by generosity, stronger through inclusivity: How Granicus functions like the governments they serve". Built In Colorado.
  6. "Granicus Acquires Records Management Co. SouthTech". Twin Cities Business.
  7. "Granicus Releases Report on Citizen Engagement across Top Digital Channels". August 30, 2018.
  8. David Hubler (May 12, 2011). "SF government media provider buys Chicago software maker". Washington Technology.
  9. "New CEO, name for GovDelivery -". Washington Technology.
  10. "Granicus Acquires Agenda Tech Company Novusolutions". Government Tech.
  11. "Granicus Acquires Record Management Firm SouthTech". Government Tech.
  12. "Looking for End-to-End Integration, Granicus Acquires Government Website Builder Vision Internet". Government Tech.
  13. "Granicus Buys Short-Term Rental Compliance Software Company". www.govtech.com. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
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