Streamline government pilot approvals to bypass bureaucracy and launch faster.
Government enterprise teams are paralyzed by massive bureaucracy in approvals, causing pilots to stall indefinitely due to internal politics and budget freezes.
PilotApprove automates multi-stage approval workflows tailored for government processes, routing requests to the right stakeholders with built-in compliance templates. Teams track progress in real-time dashboards, receive automated nudges for stalled items, and generate audit-ready reports. This cuts approval times from months to weeks without changing existing hierarchies.
Government enterprise teams managing pilots and tech initiatives
Pre-built government-specific approval templates compliant with FISMA and FedRAMP standards.
professional
Drag-and-drop interface to create custom approval chains with roles and conditions.
Overview of all pilots with status, bottlenecks, and assignee tasks.
Email/Slack alerts for approvals, reminders, and escalations.
One-click gov-compliant templates for budgets, risks, and security.
Immutable history of all actions for FOIA compliance.
Granular permissions for teams and approvers.
PDF/CSV exports of pilot status reports.
Connect to Google Workspace or Microsoft 365.
AI-powered next-step recommendations.
Approve on-the-go via responsive PWA.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| name | text | Yes |
| role | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| plan | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| org_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| status | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| pilot_id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| status | text | No |
| comments | text | Yes |
Relationships:
/api/pilotsCreate new pilot
/api/pilots/:idGet pilot details
/api/pilotsList org pilots
/api/approvals/:id/approveApprove/reject step
/api/orgs/:id/dashboardDashboard metrics
No teams, 30-day history
Email support
None
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 25 | 4% | $25 | $300 |
| Month 6 | 150 | 12% | $450 | $5,400 |
Automate bureaucracy with compliant workflows that get your tech initiatives approved in weeks, not months.
Reach out to 50 contacts on LinkedIn in gov tech groups like 'Government IT Leaders' and 'Fed Innovation', offering free Enterprise access for feedback. Attend virtual GovTech webinars to demo. Cold email procurement leads from sam.gov pilots.
Flexible workflows
No gov compliance templates
Built-in FISMA/FedRAMP starters
Custom databases
Lacks approval automation
End-to-end approval engine
Proprietary gov approval templates and data moat from anonymized workflow benchmarks.
Gov digital transformation budgets surging post-2023 executive orders on AI pilots.
Compliance certification delays
Start with self-attested templates, partner with compliance firm later
Slow gov sales cycles
Freemium to build usage proof
Real-time sync bugs
Supabase realtime from day 1
Success: 3+ confirm pain >$25/mo willingness
Success: 2 approvals completed
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