What Exygy does

Exygy is a San Francisco-based civic technology firm founded in 2003 that designs, builds, and stewards open-source software for U.S. state and local governments. The company operates two core products: CiviForm, a no-code application and form builder used by governments to streamline public benefits administration (with deployments enabling outcomes such as a reported up to 85% reduction in application time and $68M in government services made available), and Bloom Housing, a centralized platform for listing, applying to, and managing affordable housing opportunities across more than 100 cities. Both products are built as open-source, WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliant, multi-language platforms under collaborative governance with member governments, emphasizing data sovereignty and accessibility.

The underlying technology stack centers on no-code configuration rather than custom development, with secure hosted deployment and government-owned data controls. CiviForm and Bloom Housing are positioned as human-centered, equity-focused alternatives to legacy government systems, and Exygy complements its software stewardship with professional services for implementation, configuration, and design support. Exygy is a California Benefit Corporation and B Corp (certified since 2010, the 250th globally), and CiviForm was named to TIME's Best Inventions of 2025.

Exygy generates revenue through government services contracts delivered via certified procurement vehicles, including the San Francisco Technology Marketplace, California Small Business, and San Francisco Local Business Enterprise certifications, with multi-year contracts negotiated directly with state, city, and regional government clients such as Seattle, San Francisco, Detroit, Charlotte, Arkansas, the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority, and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. The company operates a remote-first model and is founder-controlled, with no external funding rounds disclosed, distributing its products through direct government engagement and content-led thought leadership in civic-tech channels.

Name

Exygy

Legal name

Exygy, Inc.

Website

https://exygy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Exygy designs and stewards open-source civic technology platforms — CiviForm for public benefits administration and Bloom Housing for affordable housing access — serving U.S. state, city, and regional government agencies through professional services and certified procurement contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civic Technology Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Administration of Housing Programs (925110)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Government Digital Service & eGovernment (Service Delivery, IDs, Portals) (BPAIAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Communications, Transparency & Open Government (BPAIAAAH), Process & Case Management Low-Code Platforms (HDAEAKAE)

Keywords

• Civic technology software
• Government benefits platform
• Affordable housing software
• Open-source government tools
• Public sector modernization

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Services Contracts: Exygy offers services to government clients through a range of contract vehicles and certifications, including the San Francisco Technology Marketplace. Revenue is generated through professional services and potentially product licensing/support for their CiviForm and Bloom Housing platforms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Exygy designs, builds, and stewards open-source software products for government agencies to modernize public service delivery. Its two core products are CiviForm, a no-code application and form builder that enables governments to create and manage public benefits programs, and Bloom Housing, a centralized platform for listing, applying to, and managing affordable housing opportunities across jurisdictions. The company also provides professional services and product stewardship through multi-year contracts with state and local government clients.

Product overview

Exygy offers two core open-source products for government modernization: CiviForm and Bloom Housing. CiviForm is a no-code application and form builder for public benefits programs that helps governments streamline eligibility screening and benefit distribution. Bloom Housing is a centralized platform for affordable housing listing and application management that supports 100+ cities nationwide. Both products are built as open-source software and are designed to be human-centered, accessible, and community-owned.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CiviForm: A no-code application and form builder that makes it easier to access and administer government services.
• Bloom Housing

Products and services

• CiviForm A no-code application and form builder that enables government agencies to create, update, and manage public benefits programs. Governments can build benefits applications quickly using easy-to-edit components instead of custom code, with multi-language support and human-centered workflows. Governments maintain full data control with secure, hosted deployments.
• Bloom Housing A centralized, open-source platform for listing, applying to, and managing affordable housing opportunities. Enables housing staff to manage listings in a unified interface, configure workflows to local policies, and generate insights from aggregated application data, supporting cross-jurisdictional collaboration and regional data sharing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 85% reduction in application time through CiviForm
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered notable and core.

• NYC Opportunity (New York City)notableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 February 2025Exygy collaborated with NYC Opportunity and New America's Digital Impact and Governance Initiative (DIGI) on the My File platform - a mobile-first, open-source platform for secure storage and sharing of vital personal documents. The platform was deployed at New York City's PATH intake center for families experiencing homelessness.
• Digital Services CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Exygy helped found the Digital Services Coalition in 2021. The coalition brings together civic tech practitioners to advance government technology and share best practices across the public sector technology ecosystem.
• CiviForm Member Organizations (Governments)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCiviForm is built by and for governments with collaborative stewardship involving a network of contributing member organizations. Governments using CiviForm maintain full control of their own systems while contributing to shared platform development through open, collaborative committees.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• NIC Inc. (Tyler): NIC (now part of Tyler Technologies) operates government portal services for state agencies, providing digital access to public services and benefits. It directly overlaps with Exygy's benefits and housing application portals but at much broader scale across dozens of states.
• Accela: Accela is a larger, established government technology platform providing SaaS for permitting, licensing, and civic services to state and local agencies. It overlaps with Exygy's government digital service delivery mission but operates at much broader scale across many civic workflows.
• Tyler Technologies: Tyler Technologies is a large public-sector software provider offering ERP, payments, and citizen services to state and local governments. Through its NIC division it operates government portals, broadly overlapping with Exygy's e-government service delivery focus.
• Upland Software: Upland Software provides a portfolio of enterprise applications including public sector-focused solutions. While broader than Exygy, it serves state and local governments with workflow and document management tools that overlap with benefits and housing administration.

Direct peers

• Code for America: Code for America is a non-profit civic technology organization that builds open-source tools (e.g., benefits access, safety net programs) for state and local governments. It pursues the same mission of human-centered government tech with overlapping product categories to CiviForm and Bloom Housing, often competing for the same government partnerships.
• Coforma: Coforma is a civic tech design and engineering firm that builds digital products for federal, state, and local government agencies. Exygy's own marketing materials reference Coforma as a peer in the civic tech space, and both firms compete for similar government modernization engagements.
• Granicus: Granicus is a leading government technology company providing digital service delivery, citizen engagement, and workflow automation to state and local agencies. It directly competes with Exygy in the government digital services space, particularly around benefits and permitting modernization, serving similar municipal customers.
• Civilla: Civilla is a non-profit design and technology studio focused on improving public services for state agencies. Like Exygy, it combines human-centered design with software delivery for government benefits and social services, targeting similar state and local customers.
• Civic Actions: Civic Actions is a civic technology consultancy that partners with governments to deliver digital services. Exygy's own event materials reference Civic Actions as a peer in civic tech, and both serve state and local governments with custom digital service delivery.

Emerging players

• PayIt: PayIt is a government-focused digital payments and services platform that enables residents to transact with state and local governments. It overlaps with Exygy's benefits/housing delivery motion, particularly around digital service modernization for government agencies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/exygy
• Facebookfacebook.com/Exygy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/exygy-design-and-build

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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