Terms were not disclosed.
CivCheck, founded in 2023 and based in the Chicago suburbs, offers what Clariti calls “a guided AI platform” that can reduce permit approval times by at least 80 percent.
For its part, CivCheck bills itself as a “women and minority-founded team dedicated to empowering cities to build smarter and faster.”
The company says its platform is “currently being piloted” in the U.S. and Canada, in “regional capitals” that have populations of between 350,000 and 750,000 people.
“This acquisition underscores our commitment to helping communities of all sizes accelerate housing development,” said Clariti Co-CEO Cyrus Symoom in a statement. “By investing in CivCheck and other AI tools on our roadmap, we’re helping agencies make the biggest impact on turnaround times with AI that enhances staff productivity at every step of the permitting process.”
Clariti, founded in 2008 and based in Canada, says it will keep CivCheck as a standalone product available for integration into other permitting software or plan review tools.
Clariti expects to invest “millions” during the next few years to boost engineering, product and customer service for the CivCheck offering. Investment also will go toward building more AI capabilities for permitting.
“Demand for our technology has never been greater, and with this added investment, we’ll not only be able to meet it, but redefine what’s possible,” said CivCheck co-founder Dheekshita Kumar in the statement.
Back in 2023, Clariti bought Camino Technologies, another supplier of permitting and licensing technology.
