A more perfect union, one contract a time
Procurement rules benefit the incumbents; Pursuit makes it easier for innovators to win.
Why start Pursuit?
Often, when there’s a perceived waste of public funds, rules get created. Public sector officials want to “make sure that never happens again”. These well-intentioned rules, from registrations, to procurement processes, to RFPs, to insurance requirements eventually form a massive barrier to entry, cementing an incumbent’s position. As time passes, without facing real competition, prices go up and quality goes down.
We started Pursuit to fix this — to make sure the best contractor wins, not just the most entrenched one. From federal agencies to local school districts, Pursuit transforms how trillions in public sector contracts are sought and awarded. Because when innovators have the tools and resources to compete fairly, the citizens win.
Cofounder, CEO
Created, built, and sold Wisely for $187M. Son of two public school teachers, and grandson of a B-24 pilot. Driven by a life’s mission: ensuring every American can contribute their talents to building a more perfect union.
Cofounder, CTO
Engineering leader who architected, built, and maintained mission-critical systems at Adobe and Olo. Built the core systems that powered Wisely’s acquisition. Inspired by the goal of democratizing access to trillions of dollars of government contracts through Pursuit.
Our Values
Our values define how we work, innovate, and connect with our customers and partners.
- Customer Focus
There is no daylight between our customers’ success and our own success.
- Run at Conflict
We're comfortable having uncomfortable conversations; we disagree with ideas while respecting the humans.
- Critical Thinking
Break issues down into their atomic units, focus on what's right not who's right, maintain intellectual honesty. We openly acknowledge when we're wrong, and improve.
- Accountability
We do what we say and give our maximum effort, and we expect that from everyone on our team. How we do one thing is how we do anything.
- Act with Urgency
Do it now. Shorten cycle times. If a decision is reversible, be 51% sure and pick one. Check out our seasonal releases to see how fast we ship.
- Think Long Term
Choose the best answer in the long run. Do not take shortcuts.
Backed By Long-Term Investors
We've hand-picked investors who are more than capital partners — they're proven operators who actively help us build, with the technical expertise and relationships to help us hire and scale.
Why join team Pursuit?
If you’re excited about the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, view our open positions and consider joining our team.
Build a better world
When you’re old and dying, make sure you worked on something that really mattered.
- Take on challenges others think are impossible
- Work with proven founders who’ve already sold their startup
- Ship products that affect millions of people and trillions of dollars
- Make it easier for innovative, smaller companies to win
- Join a team who refuses to accept “good enough”
Build a better self
Strong cash & equity comp, challenging environment where you’ll learn and grow; meet some great people along the way.
- Compensation matching your output, not your experience
- Benefits reflecting our long-term investment in top-talent
- Open to the best person for the job, no matter where they live
- Shape the company, not just your role
- Calling future founders who want ground floor experience
Latest product release
Check out our latest product release to see what we shipped and how it can help your business
Pursuit's Summer 2024 Release makes it 100x easier to build pipeline in the public sector.
Fast growing government contractors use Pursuit to find and win more contracts.