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ClearGov provides cloud-based software for local governments to manage budgets and performance. It offers modules for budgeting, capital planning, personnel planning, and transparency, enabling agencies to streamline financial processes, improve decision-making, and communicate with residents. The platform is accessible via subscriptions and can be tailored to municipalities, counties, and school districts across the United States. The product works as a multi-module SaaS suite in the cloud, with contract-based pricing, allowing agencies to implement and customize tools to their specific needs. ClearGov differentiates itself by focusing on the public sector, offering an integrated suite that supports budget and performance management along with transparent reporting and community engagement. The goal is to make government operations more efficient and transparent while improving how decisions are made and how the public is informed.
About ClearGov
Industries
Data & Analytics
Government & Public Sector
Enterprise Software
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Growth Equity (Venture Capital)
Total Funding
$27.5M
Headquarters
Hopkinton, Iowa
Founded
2015
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What believers are saying
- ClearGov says it passed 2,000 customers in 2026, up from 1,700 pre-merger.
- May 20, 2026 early adopters included Rochester Hills, Cleveland, Placer County, and Minneapolis.
- Lead Edge backed expansion and 41 2026 hires signal aggressive go-to-market investment.
What critics are saying
- Late-2026 platform unification can disrupt customers still running ClearGov and Gravity products.
- Tyler Technologies and legacy ERP vendors can bundle budgeting, reporting, and engagement against ClearGov.
- If AI budgeting and engagement fail municipal procurement scrutiny, ClearGov loses enterprise credibility fast.
What makes ClearGov unique
- Jan. 20, 2026 merger with Gravity creates end-to-end public-sector finance workflow.
- ClearGov spans budgeting, reporting, disclosures, grants, and community engagement in one platform.
- May 20, 2026 Financial Engagement adds AI narratives and resident feedback for GFOA awards.
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↑ 0%ClearGov, a public-sector finance software provider, has surpassed 2,000 customers five months after a private equity-backed merger. The company added 102 customers this year and now serves local governments and school districts managing budgets totalling over $540 billion. Founded in 2015, ClearGov was acquired by Lead Edge Capital in early 2026 and merged with Gravity. The company recently launched an AI-powered municipal budgeting tool and plans to release a grant management platform in coming weeks. ClearGov has hired 41 employees this year, with 20 more expected by year-end. The milestone reflects continued health in the government technology sector, where publicly-traded peers like Tyler Technologies reported 8.6% year-over-year revenue growth to $613.5 million, whilst Via Transportation posted 29% revenue growth to $127 million.
ClearGov launches Financial Engagement platform to build community trust through budget transparency. LEARN MORE. | ClearGov Launches Financial Engagement Platform to Build Community Trust Through Budget Transparency Financial Engagement is a new AI-powered platform that helps local governments build community alignment before budgets, tax votes, overrides, and capital plans move forward. BOSTON, May 20, 2026 - ClearGov today announced the launch of Financial Engagement, a community trust and budget alignment platform that gives government leaders and constituents a platform to align on spending priorities before budgets go to a vote, overrides go to the ballot, or capital plans go to council. Five governments participated in ClearGov's Early Adopter Program including Rochester Hills, Michigan; Cleveland, Ohio; Placer County, California; Southwest Public Libraries, Ohio and Minneapolis, Minnesota. As municipalities face tightening budgets and increasing costs, transparent communication is more important than ever to maintain healthy communities and constructive dialogue. Financial Engagement is an end-to-end solution for municipal leaders to publish, communicate, and engage constituents around financial priorities and planning. "Today's constituents are online sharing opinions, commenting, and having conversations about municipal spending. The key is to turn those conversations into constructive, actionable dialog that builds alignment and better decisions. That's what ClearGov makes possible." - Tyler Davey, CEO of ClearGov. Financial Engagement is purpose-built to help finance teams meet the Government Finance Officers Association's (GFOA) updated Distinguished Budget Award criteria, where points are now awarded for digital engagement, community participation, and transparent decision-making. AI-powered plain-language summaries, sentiment data, and two-way feedback channels map directly to the Communications Device category of the award. Financial Engagement turns financial communication into an active, two-way, year-round channel between local government and the residents it serves. Core capabilities include: * AI-powered financial storytelling that converts budget data into interactive narratives residents can understand * AI Insights that give finance teams data on what their community understands, values, and wants funded * Two-way engagement tools including polls, surveys, and open questions delivered via web and SMS * Activation support to drive constituent engagement year-round What Early Adopters Say "The data behind Financial Engagement is gold. It helps us connect community input directly to our decisions and invest resources where they matter most." - Bryan Barnett, Mayor of Rochester Hills, Michigan "We recognized an engagement gap where residents might want to know more, but don't know where to start. The Financial Engagement platform closes that gap by turning hundreds of pages of data into an interactive, visual experience giving any resident or business owner a seat at the table." - Joe Snyder, Chief Financial Officer of Rochester Hills, Michigan ClearGov's Financial Engagement solution is available starting today here. Read the full Rochester Hills case study and join its upcoming live webinar. SHARE May 20, 2026 By The ClearGov Team Download a Copy (PDF) Resource Type News Related Audiences(s) MunicipalitiesCountiesSpecial DistrictsSchools More from resources View All Resources * In the News: ClearGov and Gravity Merger Announcement * ClearGov Merger Announcement * 60% of Local Government Finance Leaders Call Modernization Top Priority for Next Year, New Study Finds * ClearGov in the News: ClearGov AI | Government Technology * ClearGov Introduces New AI-Driven Capabilities to Make Public Sector Budgeting Easier * ClearGov in the News: Flower Mound, TX | Community Impact Newspaper * ClearGov Named New Mexico Counties NACo Partner * ClearGov in the News: Lackawanna County, PA | The Times-Tribune * Marketing Veteran David Karel Joins ClearGov as Chief Marketing Officer * ClearGov Named Illinois State Association of Counties Corporate Partner * ClearGov Wins 2024 ChurnZero ChurnHero Advocacy Hero Award * ClearGov Wins Gold in Brandon Hall Group's Excellence in Technology Awards See why ClearGov is the clear choice for 1700+ public sector agencies. Schedule a Demo | | / |
ClearGov has launched Financial Engagement, a budget transparency platform enabling government leaders and constituents to align on spending priorities before votes. The platform converts budget data into interactive narratives using AI-powered summaries and provides two-way engagement tools including polls and surveys. The solution helps finance teams meet the Government Finance Officers Association's Distinguished Budget Award criteria, which now awards points for digital engagement and transparent decision-making. Four organisations participated in the early adopter programme, including Rochester Hills, Michigan, and Cleveland, Ohio. ClearGov serves over 1,700 local governments, school districts and state agencies. The platform is designed to modernise public sector finance management whilst building community trust through transparent communication.
ClearGov merges with Gravity in private equity deal. The combined company is building an end-to-end toolkit for public-sector finance. The new CEO of ClearGov discusses the reasons behind the merger and what comes next. ClearGov and Gravity have merged in a deal that focuses on the technology powering public-sector finance. Lead Edge Capital, a private equity firm, has bought ClearGov and merged it with Gravity, the latest example of private equity's deep interest in the government technology sector. According to a statement, the "new" ClearGov "becomes the most comprehensive modern finance platform serving local governments, school districts and state agencies across the United States." Tyler Davey, CEO of Gravity, now leads the combined company as CEO of ClearGov. Its co-founders, Bryan Burdick and Chris Bullock, have leadership roles, too. Burdick joins the board and Bullock becomes chief innovation officer, a job that includes "guiding long-term product vision." A supplier of software to local governments and school districts, ClearGov debuted in 2015 and had raised more than $29 million, according to Crunchbase. Just a few months ago, the company launched three AI tools to assist in various budget processes. Gravity, founded in 2014 and backed by Lead Edge Capital, late last year bought coUrbanize, adding that company's community engagement tools to Gravity's budgeting and compliance technology, a move that could help public agency clients meet upcoming Americans with Disabilities Act requirements. "This combination has been building deliberately over time," Davey told Government Technology via an email interview. Lead Edge invested in Gravity about a year and a half ago, he said, and that led to moving from "a single product solution into a broader finance platform." As Gravity scaled, "it became clear that the two platforms were very complementary. This merger reflects a shared, long-term vision to solve the entire public-sector finance workflow, not just isolated pieces of it," Davey said. The deal comes as public-sector finance teams face a more complex world of tighter budgets, reduced staff, increased compliance requirements and other challenges. "Advances in automation and AI make it possible to meaningfully streamline workflows that used to take months, giving governments the clarity and speed they urgently need," Davey said. A combined platform under the new post-merger ClearGov will offer help via more automation, faster reporting, easier document preparation and other features, according to the company. "Together, ClearGov and Gravity represent the future of public-sector financial modernization," said Dan Lynn, partner at Lead Edge Capital, in the statement. Customers of the companies will keep using their ClearGov and Gravity products this year, with what the statement called "a unified platform experience" rolling out in late 2026. The combined company serves more than 1,700 clients, Davey said. "What they will start to notice over the next few months is tighter alignment across their planning, budgeting, disclosure and community engagement workflows," he said. "The immediate benefits are reclaimed time." He said he expects the coming year to "mark a shift toward performance-driven governance." That means connecting spending to measurable results, he said, leveraging AI to produce more insights and working to pull down data "silos" and crafting better ways to engage with residents to strengthen trust between communities and governments.
ClearGov and Gravity Announce Merger ClearGov and Gravity Announce Merger, Combining Forces to Create End-to-End Modern Finance Platform for Public Sector Boston, January 20, 2026 — Today, ClearGov and Gravity announced the completion of their merger, operating under the ClearGov brand. Together, the new ClearGov business form one team with a shared mission to make
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About ClearGov
Industries
Data & Analytics
Government & Public Sector
Enterprise Software
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Growth Equity (Venture Capital)
Total Funding
$27.5M
Headquarters
Hopkinton, Iowa
Founded
2015
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