Cities Today · Aug 2025
Cities Today covered Dallas's rollout of Hazel and highlighted the move from months-long procurement cycles to days, with emphasis on transparency and broader vendor access.
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Updated Jul 29, 2026
Hazel is a 2024 New York-based govtech startup that sells AI-powered procurement software to U.S. state, local, and federal agencies, automating solicitation drafting, vendor discovery, compliance review, and proposal evaluation.
Primary product
AI-powered government procurement software / RFP software
Founded
2024
Headquarters
New York City, New York, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Business Consulting and Services
Sub-industry
GovTech / AI-powered procurement software
Offices
17 jobs at Hazel
Business model
Leadership
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder & COO
Founding Engineer
Deployment Strategist
Software Engineer
Software Engineer
Advisor
Investors
Mission-driven, public-interest oriented, engineering-heavy, and customer-close; the team emphasizes solving hard government workflow problems, fast iteration, and direct collaboration with public-sector users.
Compensation
A public Full Stack Engineer (TS/SCI) posting advertised $150K-$200K base salary, 0.25%-0.75% equity, generous health and 401(k) benefits, relocation assistance, and unlimited PTO.
Benefits
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
≈$9.5M-$15M estimated ARR/revenue (public estimates vary)
Estimated monthly visits
4.3K
Traffic estimate as of Jan 2025
Cities Today · Aug 2025
Cities Today covered Dallas's rollout of Hazel and highlighted the move from months-long procurement cycles to days, with emphasis on transparency and broader vendor access.
Smart Cities Dive · Aug 2025
Smart Cities Dive reported that Dallas planned to use Hazel for solicitation drafting, vendor identification, and compliance, and noted the city expected budget savings from the initiative.
PR Newswire · Jul 2025
Dallas announced a partnership with Hazel to modernize procurement, automate solicitation drafting and vendor identification, and become the first major Texas city to adopt AI for procurement.
LinkedIn · Jul 2025
Hazel shared a podcast featuring Bradley Tusk and CEO August Sun Chen discussing how AI can modernize government procurement and help public servants work faster.
TechCrunch · Apr 2024
TechCrunch profiled Hazel in YC's Winter 2024 batch and described its use of AI to automate government contracting discovery, drafting, and compliance.