# Troy LeCaire

> Troy LeCaire is the co-founder and CEO of GovWell, a New York startup building an AI operating system for local government - the permits, licenses, and inspections that quietly run a town. Before writing a line of code, he and CTO Ben Cohen cold-called hundreds of municipalities and lined up five paying customers. By 2026 GovWell served 130+ municipalities across 34 states and raised a $25M Series A led by Insight Partners, with zero churn on live customers and processing times cut by up to 95%.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at GovWell
- **Organizations:** GovWell, RippleMatch, Fractal Software
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. in Government (magna cum laude), Cornell University, Graduate coursework in politics / political philosophy (left to start GovWell), New York University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads GovWell, serving 130+ municipalities and counties across 34 states, Closed five government customers before any software existed, Raised $34.5M total funding ($4.5M seed, $25M Series A)

## Career timeline

- **2017** — Graduates Cornell University with a B.A. in Government, magna cum laude
- **2017** — Joins RippleMatch as an Enterprise Account Executive
- **2020** — Becomes Senior Product Marketing Manager at RippleMatch
- **2021** — Promoted to Chief of Staff to the CEO and Founder at RippleMatch
- **2023** — Co-founds GovWell with Ben Cohen after meeting at Fractal Software; launches product in April
- **2024** — GovWell raises a $4.5M seed round led by Work-Bench
- **2026** — GovWell raises a $25M Series A led by Insight Partners; 130+ municipalities across 34 states

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads GovWell, serving 130+ municipalities and counties across 34 states
- Closed five government customers before any software existed
- Raised $34.5M total funding ($4.5M seed, $25M Series A)
- Cut government processing times by up to 95% for permits, licenses, and inspections
- Zero churn on live customers; median sales cycle of three months
- 80% of GovWell sales directly replace incumbent legacy vendors

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — GovWell raised a $25M Series A led by Insight Partners with participation from Work-Bench and Bienville Capital, plus strategic angels from OpenGov, First Due, and ClearGov.
- **2026-05** — GovWell reported 130+ municipalities and counties across 34 states, zero churn on live customers, and up to 95% faster processing times.

## Links

- Website: https://govwell.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/troylecaire/

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Last updated: 2026-06-04