Gravity Acquires Cityspan to Add Grants Management to Its GovTech Platform

Gravity Acquires coUrbanize

September 2, 2025

Government & Public Sector

Gravity, a public-sector financial reporting platform, has acquired coUrbanize, a GovTech community engagement SaaS. The deal integrates coUrbanize’s multilingual, ADA-compliant engagement tools and AI-powered reporting into Gravity’s budgeting and compliance platform to help governments meet 2026 ADA mandates and improve citizen engagement.

Lead Edge Capital Acquires ClearGov and Merges It with Gravity

January 20, 2026

Cloud & SaaS

Lead Edge Capital has acquired ClearGov and merged it with its existing portfolio company Gravity to create a unified, end-to-end modern finance platform for local governments, school districts, and state agencies. The combined business will operate under the ClearGov brand, with Tyler Davey (former Gravity CEO) leading the organization and ClearGov co-founders remaining in leadership roles.

Granicus Acquires SmartGov from Brightly Software (a Siemens company)

January 30, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Granicus, a provider of government experience cloud solutions, has acquired SmartGov — the cloud-based permitting, compliance and licensing (PCL) solution — from Brightly Software, a Siemens company. The acquisition expands Granicus' Government Experience Cloud by adding cost-effective, cloud-based permitting and licensing capabilities to serve hundreds of U.S. cities, counties and state agencies.

Falfurrias Management Partners Invests in capSpire and Gravitate

July 16, 2024

Software

Falfurrias Management Partners has made growth investments in capSpire and Gravitate (the latter spun out from capSpire). The capital will be used to scale product offerings, expand geographic reach, and accelerate growth while existing leadership teams remain in place.

Nimble Gravity Acquires iGerencia

September 4, 2024

Data & Analytics

Nimble Gravity LLC has acquired iGerencia, a Colombian data consultancy specializing in AI, machine learning, data engineering and process automation. The deal adds roughly 60 data professionals to Nimble Gravity’s Data & AI group and expands the firm's presence across Colombia, Central America and the Caribbean; iGerencia’s founder Edward Canney will lead Nimble Gravity’s operations in the region.

TransDigm Acquires Calspan Corporation

March 14, 2023

Aerospace & Defense

TransDigm Group Incorporated has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Calspan Corporation, a Buffalo-based provider of aerospace and defense testing and technology development services. Calspan operates seven primary facilities, employs approximately 625 people, and is expected to generate about $200 million in revenue for calendar year 2023; TransDigm expects to finance the acquisition with cash on hand and close in fiscal 2023 subject to regulatory approvals.