PermitPal
PermitPal connects the developers building America’s future with the communities who stand to benefit. From clean energy and transmission to data centers, housing and transport, we make sure the projects the world needs actually get built.
Today, siting and permitting is the biggest bottleneck in infrastructure. Projects worth hundreds of billions stall or die because developers can’t anticipate or address community concerns early enough. PermitPal fixes this. Our platform gives developers instant intelligence on local politics, zoning and community sentiment, making permitting faster, cheaper and more predictable.
Our innovation rests on three pillars:
- Community-first algorithms: Mapping the real influencers and decision-makers in every community.
- Unlocking hidden data: Turning fragmented, offline and hard-to-use local information into usable intelligence.
- Novel datasets: Creating proprietary data by combining public records, permitting outcomes and community signals at scale.
Team Members: Camila Sanchez (Stanford MS in Data Science and Statistics), Emily Tench (Stanford MBA and Harvard MPA)
