Investment Summary

BuildGroup Exits Calytera

On October 30, 2020, Granicus invested in software company Calytera from BuildGroup

Investment Highlights
  • This is Granicus’ 4th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Granicus’ 7th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Granicus’ 1st transaction in Texas.

Investment Summary

Date 2020-10-30
Target Calytera
Sector Software
Investor(s) Granicus
Sellers(s) BuildGroup
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Calytera

Austin, Texas, United States
Calytera helps governments build safe and prosperous communities by providing the best technology software. The company works with hundreds of government agencies to help them digitize and automate critical functions, optimize their mobile workforce, and deliver modern services to citizens. Its powerful, flexible, and scalable enterprise platform Amanda helps governments manage more than 50 types of regulatory functions. Governments can also turn to Amanda to more efficiently manage and respond to Freedom of Information requests while protecting the privacy and the security of sensitive data. Calytera is based in Austin, Texas.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Granicus

Denver, Colorado, United States

Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

Granicus is a provider of cloud-based government transparency, legislative management and digital marketing solutions for government agencies across North America and the United Kingdom. Granicus was founded in 1999 and is based in Denver, Colorado.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 15
Sector: Software M&A 4 of 6
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 7 of 13
State: Texas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 7 of 11
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-04 Firmstep

London, United Kingdom

Firmstep is a platform for Customer Service solutions within the Public Sector. Firmstep platform offers a complete set of solutions, developed specifically to accelerate channel shift and improve the customer experience. Firmstep was founded in 2001 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-17 OpenCities

Melbourne, Australia

OpenCities is an operator of the public sector’s digital customer journey platform that helps local governments transform their websites, digital forms, and service delivery experiences. OpenCities is based in Melbourne, Australia.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER
DESCRIPTION

BuildGroup is a venture investment firm focused on acquiring and building online marketplaces and SaaS companies. The Firm does not invest with a pre-determined time horizon and looks to be an active partner in working with investee companies. BuildGroup was formed in 2015 and is based in Austin, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Texas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-06-04 Benefitfocus

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Benefitfocus is a provider of cloud-based benefits management software for consumers, employers, insurance carriers and brokers. Benefitfocus was formed in 2000 and is based in Charleston, South Carolina.

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