Granicus - About the company
Granicus is an acquired company based in Denver (United States), founded in 1999 by Tom Spengler and Ulrik Binzer. It operates as a Cloud-based platform for transparency, process management, legislative efficiency, and citizen engagement. Granicus has raised $10.7M in funding from Vista Equity Partners and Harvest Partners, with last known valuation of $*****. The company has 176 active competitors, including 15 funded and 8 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like BLS E Services, Novoville and Colu.
Company Details
Granicus provides cloud-based solutions to foster government transparency, efficiency, and citizen participation. Solutions include agenda management, meeting efficiency, webcasting, citizen engagement, records & website management.
- Website
- www.granicus.com/
- Social
- Registered Address
- 2nd floor, IndiQube Helios Business Park, Tower-E, Kadubeesanahalli, Bellandur, Bangalore, Bangalore South, Karnataka, India, 560103
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1999
Location
Denver, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$10.7M in 7 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Last Known Valuation
$***** as on Apr 03, 2025
Investors
Ranked
1st among 176 active competitors
Employee Count
1,693 as on Jul 31, 2026
Similar Companies
Exit Details
Acquired by Vista Equity Partners (Aug 18, 2016)
Legal entities associated with Granicus
Granicus is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Reports |
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GRANICUS TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900KA2021FTC149009 , India, Active | Jul 01, 2021 | ₹100 - ₹500 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | - |
Granicus's acquisition details
Granicus got acquired by Vista Equity Partners on Aug 18, 2016.
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Granicus's funding and investors
Granicus has raised a total funding of $10.7M over 7 rounds. Its first funding round was on Dec 2007. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Jan 2021 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Granicus has 8 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Granicus:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Jan 2021 | 6147239 | Series B | 9857972 | 9595869 | 9732887 | 6758649 |
Dec 21, 2020 | 8076551 | Series B | 4265292 | 7744990 | 3598959 | 8266599 |
Mar 14, 2012 | 9111749 | Series A | 8217529 | 8441829 | 3447049 | 7399903 |
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Granicus' founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Granicus are Tom Spengler and Ulrik Binzer.
Here are the details of Granicus' key team members:
- Tom Spengler: Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO of Granicus.
- Ulrik Binzer: General Manager of Granicus.
- Lauren Silverman: CEO of Granicus. Contact Info: 2 email addresses
- Jason Fletcher: CEO of Granicus.
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Granicus' employee count trend
Granicus has 1,693 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Granicus's employee count trend over the years:
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Granicus's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Granicus include BLS E Services, Novoville and Colu. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Granicus, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Granicus 1999, Denver (United States), Acquired | Cloud-based platform for transparency, process management, legislative efficiency, and citizen engagement | $10.7M | 70/100 | |
2nd | BLS E Services 2016, Gurugram (India), Public | A technology enabled digital service provider, providing business correspondents services to banks | - | - | 55/100 |
3rd | Novoville 2014, London (United Kingdom), Seed | Civic engagement platform | $1.57M | 54/100 | |
4th | Developer of a platform for cities to engage with residents | $26.6M | 50/100 | ||
5th | Polco 2015, Mountain View (United States), Series B | Provider of community engagement platform, surveys, data dashboards, and AI solutions | $24.3M | 48/100 | |
6th | _1578302357759.png?devicePixelRatio=2&height=30&width=30){kind=logo} Boxfusion 2013, Centurion (South Africa), Unfunded | Provider of solutions to improve government service delivery | - | - | 46/100 |
7th |  Civic Roundtable 2022, Boston (United States), Seed | Cloud-based suite solutions for civic engagement | $5M | 44/100 | |
8th |  My Smart City 2018, Sandton (South Africa), Unfunded | Provider of citizen engagement solutions for smart governance | - | - | 42/100 |
9th | AI-based decision making software solutions for the government and institutions | $963K | 42/100 | ||
10th | Swachh City 2014, Delhi (India), Unfunded | Platform facilitating citizen complaints and grievance redressal for municipal corporations | - | - | 41/100 |
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Granicus's Investments and acquisitions
Granicus has made 1 investments in companies including WALO. Granicus has also acquired 17 companies including Indigov and Simpleview.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:Filter this list
Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Oct 22, 2025 | Acquisition | 2012 | Washington, DC (United States) | |
Sep 05, 2024 | Acquisition | 1991 | San Diego (United States) | |
Feb 01, 2024 | Acquisition | 2020 | Tripoli (Lebanon) |
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Reports related to Granicus
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News related to Granicus
Filter this listMedia has covered Granicus for a total of 4 events in the last 1 year, 3 of them have been about company updates and 1 about people movement.
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Granicus Enhances Government Experience Cloud with AI-Powered Analytics and IntelligencePR Newswire•Sep 16, 2026•Granicus
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Granicus Appoints Jonathan Usher as Managing Director APAC to Strengthen ANZ LeadershipPR Newswire•Jul 21, 2026•Granicus
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Simpleview rebrands to Granicus Destinations, enhancing tourism growth platformEuropa Press•Jun 04, 2026•Simpleview, Granicus
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Karthik Anbalagan Appointed as GM of Emerging Technologies at GranicusBenzinga•Sep 10, 2025•Granicus
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Granicus Launches Operations Cloud to Enhance Government EfficiencyExecutiveBiz•Apr 09, 2025•Granicus
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Granicus Launches Operations Cloud to Boost Government EfficiencyFinancial Post•Apr 07, 2025•Granicus
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Vista and Harvest weigh $4bn Sale of software firm GranicusPrivate Equity Wire•Mar 07, 2025•Granicus, Vista Equity Partners, Harvest Partners
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