Accela

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Accela
Type Private
Industry Software 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
Website accela.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]

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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; 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]

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  15. ↑ "Abu Dhabi selects Accela Automation to support economic diversification". Tech Monitor. October 23, 2008.
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