Promise
-82%
est. 2Y upside i
Promise provides a modern payment platform built for government. We transformed the inconvenient and time-consuming process of paying down government debt into something that any resident can use. Promise is easy to use on mobile devices, offering all payment methods, in the languages residents speak, and broken down into easier payment plans.
Rank
#4227
Sector
GovTech / Fintech
Est. Liquidity
~4Y
Data Quality
Data: MediumStale $520M valuation at 18.8x ARR in GovTech where comps trade at 8-10x. 4-year funding gap.
Last updated: March 22, 2026
Tyler or strategic acquirer pays ~$750-850M.
Steady growth, exit $350-420M below Series B price.
Tyler bundles; growth stalls; distressed sale $150-200M.
Preference Stack Risk
moderateFunding Intensity
9%$48M on $520M (9.2%).
Dilution Risk
moderateDown round possible if raising.
Secondary Liquidity
limitedGovTech companies have thin secondary.
Engineering — 15 roles
- Data Scientist - AI · Oakland
- Data Scientist - AI · Washington, D.C.
- Forward Deployed Engineering Lead · San Francisco
- +12 more →
Sales — 7 roles
- Account Executive · Oakland
- Account Executive · Washington, D.C.
- Account Executive, Public Sector · US - Remote
- +4 more →
Product — 6 roles
- Delivery Lead · Oakland
- Delivery Lead · Washington, D.C.
- Deployment Strategist · Oakland
- +3 more →
Data & Operations — 5 roles
- Business Operations Associate (Special Projects) · Oakland
- Data Engineer · Oakland
- General Manager - Federal Government · Washington, D.C.
- +2 more →
IT/Sec — 2 roles
- Founding Security Engineer · Oakland
- Founding Security Engineer · Washington, D.C.
OCEO — 2 roles
- Executive Assistant I, CEO · Fairfield
- Executive Assistant III, CEO · Fairfield
Client Success (Call Center) — 1 role
- Bilingual Call Center Associate · Fairfield
Recruiting — 1 role
- Senior GTM Recruiter · San Francisco
Last updated: March 10, 2026
Questions to Ask at the Interview
Strategic questions based on Promise's data — designed to show you've done your homework.
- 1
“Tyler competitive differentiation?”
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“Operating near breakeven?”
- 3
“Pipeline conversion rate?”
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