We are super excited to share that NationGraph has raised $18M USD in our Series A led by @MenloVentures Ventures, with participation from @perplexity_ai, @xyz_vc , @reachfund, and amazing angel investors who have built iconic companies.
Full announcement below π
@h_woopark Woo is one of the people making the public sector legible and accessible for all types of businesses.
Stay tuned as we share more of our team every Thursday!
Woo's team processes thousands of government records a week so our customers never have to wonder if the data is right.
This week on the team: @h_woopark Head of Data Ops and employee number one.
We're launching a weekly recap to show you the top stories covered by NationGraph News.
This week:
π§ Milwaukee issued 11 lead pipe RFPs in 96 hours after a $94M EPA award landed. They're racing a proposed 90% federal budget cut.
π 62 Florida governments started hunting housing contractors in a single month. HUD disaster deadlines collided with the Live Local Act.
π‘ Washington unlocked three years of frozen broadband procurement after NTIA approved the state's $1B BEAD plan.
π Dozens of California transit agencies are hiring consultants at once, chasing overlapping federal deadlines.
β£οΈ Nashua, NH is moving to stop PFAS from leaking out of its own landfill.
Read more articles in the comments below ποΈ
The opportunity to sell to government is bigger than most people realize.
State and local governments spend about $160 billion a year on IT alone. That does not include construction, vehicles, public safety, schools, or health and human services. ποΈ
Spent this week during @totechweek meeting some very ambitious founders.
The recurring objection I get about building in Canada is "The market is too small."
Only if you exclusively sell into Canada. ποΈ
POV: you sell into government.
Most of your day isn't selling. It's tabbing between RFP portals, board minutes, local news, and LinkedIn trying to figure out who owns a budget.
We watched a sales rep cut that to a few minutes per account.
Hear more from @hkimia below ποΈ
Yesterday we pulled back the curtains at the @trynationgraph office with @projectatlasmvc to share more about how we're building the data intelligence layer for selling to public sector.
Stay tuned for more events π
Day 1 of Toronto Tech Week, in photos.
4 moments from 4 events across the city.
Founders, operators, investors, creators, students, and community leaders showing up, sharing ideas, and building whatβs next.
Built by Toronto, for the world.
@projectatlasmvc@h_woopark β McMaster Venture Capital Club event: @chrislevan24 will be sharing his experience running growth at a startup and his prior journey in venture capital.
Come say hi if you're in town π
@projectatlasmvc β Polarity x Microsoft event: @h_woopark will be running live interviews and will share potential opportunities to work/intern at NationGraph.
with @TOtechweek shamelessly plugging open roles weβre hiring for in toronto @trynationgraph
> head of product
> senior swe
> qa engineer
the hardest iβve ever worked but the most fun iβve had doing so!
if you deeply care about your work and want to have impact hit me up!