Hazel

AI-enabled procurement for government

hazelai.com

HQ: New York, NY, USA

1-10

Government

Company research

Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals

Updated Jul 29, 2026

Overview

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

New York City, New York

Boston, Massachusetts

Washington, DC

Salt Lake City, Utah

Business model

B2G SaaS

enterprise government software contracts

direct public-sector sales

channel distribution via public-sector procurement partners

Funding

Stage

Seed

Total raised

$2M

Latest round

Seed · May 2024

Latest amount

$1.5M

Seed

May 2024

$1.5M

Pre-Seed

Feb 2024 · Y Combinator

$500K

People & investors

Leadership

Co-Founder & CEO

Co-Founder & COO

Founding Engineer

Deployment Strategist

Yaowuang Saechao

Software Engineer

Decker Bristow

Software Engineer

Bradley Tusk

Advisor

Investors

Phoenix Investment Club

Rebel Fund

Tusk Ventures

Y Combinator

Work & culture

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

health benefits

401(k)

relocation assistance

unlimited PTO

equity

Product & market

Differentiators

—AI-native end-to-end procurement workflow
—Drafts RFP/RFQ/RFB documents from agency templates and past awards
—Compliance-aware solicitation generation and evaluation
—Public-sector-first B2G focus
—Real-time collaboration and export to Word
—Helps agencies expand vendor discovery and competition

Technology

PostgreSQL

Vercel

TypeScript

React

Angular

Docker

Git

Python

GitHub

Helm

HTML

JavaScript

Customers

City of Dallas

Tempe Union High School District

Naval Air Warfare Center

U.S. Navy

K-12 public school districts

U.S. state agencies

U.S. local agencies

U.S. federal agencies

Competitors

GovDash

Govly

Bonfire

Procoto

Sweetspot

CobbleStone Software

Periscope Holdings

Stotles

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

≈$9.5M-$15M estimated ARR/revenue (public estimates vary)

Estimated monthly visits

4.3K

Traffic estimate as of Jan 2025

contact@hazelai.com (202) 318-8248

Latest news

Dallas accelerates public services with AI-powered procurement

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.

Dallas says it's the first major Texas city to use AI for procurement

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.

City of Dallas Partners with Hazel AI to Modernize Procurement and Accelerate Public Service Delivery

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.

Hazel's AI for Gov Procurement: A Podcast with Bradley Tusk

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.

These AI startups stood out the most in Y Combinator's Winter 2024 batch

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.

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