About Permiso

We think permitting is a software problem.
So we're building software.

Permiso AI is a permitting platform built for the agencies and operators who actually run the system.

What we believe

Five things we won't budge on.

01

Backlogs are coordination problems, not staffing problems.

Throwing reviewers at a broken pipeline gets you a faster broken pipeline.

02

The cheapest capable model is the right model.

Burning flagship-LLM tokens on yes/no eligibility checks is a way to set money on fire.

03

Audit isn't a feature. It's the foundation.

If a decision can't be explained, it shouldn't have been made.

04

The agency has to be able to run the software when we leave.

Anything else is contractor lock-in dressed up in modernization language.

05

AI doesn't decide. People decide.

AI assembles evidence, runs checks, drafts recommendations. The human in the loop is non-negotiable.

Team & company

Built by people who've shipped federal software.

Permiso AI is an independent product brand. The team has spent the last decade shipping software for federal agencies — through ATOs, through agile transitions, through three administrations. We've seen what works and what gets quietly retired after the press release.

Permiso is what we'd build if we were starting from the question, “what would a permitting platform look like if it were designed in 2026 instead of 1996?”

Tell us about your backlog.

A 45-minute briefing tailored to your agency, your authorization types, and your compliance environment. No generic deck.