Plus, micromobility data dealer raises $10M, government innovation startup UrbanLeap raises $4M, SeamlessDocs adds payment feature, California considers mandatory cyber insurance for contractors and more...
GovTech Biz

TOP NEWS

GTY Pays OpenGov $5.8M to Settle Lawsuits Regarding Merger In 2018, OpenGov accused GTY of stealing information and then cutting it out of a merger deal, and the companies filed competing lawsuits against each other. Now the parties have settled out of court.

Ride Report, Dealer of Micromobility Data, Raises $10M Less than a year after its last cash infusion from investors, Ride Report is once again pulling in money. And in the intervening months, the company's customer count appears to have grown quickly.

UrbanLeap Raises $4.2M, Launches Tool to Find Pilot Projects The startup's new Discover tool is a way for public-sector employees to search for tests other governments have run on technology and policies, and to connect them with each other so as to share their knowledge.

SeamlessDocs Adds Payments to Digital Forms Software The gov tech startup, which helps governments create digital versions of forms, is now offering all customers the ability to put customizable payment fields into those forms, including popular gateways like PayPal.

California Considers Mandating Cyberinsurance for Contractors The bill, introduced in February, has the potential to create additional protections for sensitive state data, but there are still policy areas that might need fine tuning before the proposal goes further.

Geofencing Feature Could Give Lime a Competitive Advantage Upgrades to the company’s electric scooters will make the devices more responsive to travel restrictions set by local rules. Since coming to cities nationwide, governments have struggled to regulate them.

MARKET SPOTLIGHT

Deloitte Delivers New Data on Government Ransomware Attacks The sudden spike in ransomware attacks against the public sector has been well documented, but Deloitte has come out with a more in-depth report illustrating the trend, including data on ransom amounts, and suggested paths forward for government agencies.

WATCHLIST

GovTech companies on our radar this week:

MainStreet: An early-stag startup seeking to help people claim government incentives — the language on the company's website isn't entirely clear, but it appears to be focusing on hiring incentives.

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BIZ NOTES

>Tyler Technologies has signed an agreement with the city of Lawton, Okla., to use at least seven Tyler products.

>Drone navigation company AirMap announced business moves in France, Switzerland and several Latin American countries.

>Unisys has sold, its federal government business to Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC).

WHAT WE'RE READING

Even As It Resists Giving Government Data for Privacy Reasons, Uber Leaked User Data Unintentionally (Protocol)

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