Our Mission

We're building AI-native systems with our government partners, so they can serve their people fundamentally better.

When government moves at the speed communities need, more gets built, costs come down, and sustainable growth becomes something to plan together.

Built for the public sector

Founded

2024

Headquartered

Florida

Recognition

APA/NACP Award of Excellence in Best Practices, 2026

Florida Planning & Zoning Outstanding Innovation · 2025-26

Future of the Region Award, Tampa Bay · 2026

Focus

Public Sector

What we believe

Why we built this.

Principle I

Communities deserve to be built faster, and built well.

The work of building modern communities, from the homes families live in to the infrastructure that keeps them running, depends on government processes that move too slowly. Every week of delay is a home that costs more, a business that opens later, infrastructure that breaks ground next year. We accelerate this work without compromising the judgment that protects neighborhoods, the environment, and the public interest. Speed and stewardship are not opposites.

Principle II

Modern government deserves modern infrastructure.

Local government runs on software designed for a different century. Public servants navigate rising demand and growing complexity with tools that have not kept up. We build the foundational technology public agencies have always deserved. Designed for the work. Configured to local rules. In service of the people who do it.

Principle III

Every jurisdiction is different. We learn each one.

There is no generic local government. A coastal county protecting dune lakes operates differently than a launch-corridor city processing rapid growth. A rural commission balancing fairness for small landowners faces different priorities than a major metro. We don't deploy off-the-shelf tools. We learn each community's codes, workflows, and people. That is the only way technology earns its place in public service.

Principle IV

AI should serve the people who serve the public.

Public servants make the decisions that shape communities. Their judgment, expertise, and accountability are what make government legitimate. We build AI that strengthens that work, so the staff who keep communities running can focus on what only they can do. We don't automate judgment. We don't displace careers. We support the people who serve the public.

For the people, places, and possibilities of public service.

Leadership

Built by planners, attorneys, and technologists.

Sabrina Dugan

Co-Founder

“One of the most influential women in civic technology.”
— News4JAX

Sabrina is a technology entrepreneur and inventor bringing AI into government practice.

Her background spans local government planning, applied research, and technology implementation. She has worked on AI-assisted land development review since 2021 and is a named inventor on U.S. patents relating to automated land development review and accessibility mapping.

She holds a B.S. in Sustainability and the Built Environment from the University of Florida’s College of Design, Construction and Planning.

Sabrina speaks at government and industry conferences on AI adoption and the modernization of public services.

UF · Design, Construction & PlanningU.S. Patent InventorPlanning, GIS & Development ServicesAI Implementation

John Mirkin

Co-Founder · J.D., LL.M.

John is a technology entrepreneur building AI systems for government. He applies his experience in law and public service to the legal, regulatory, and operational challenges of AI adoption, with a focus on governance, accountability, and professional oversight.

He previously worked with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Florida Attorney General’s Office. In private legal practice, he advised businesses and major real estate developers on corporate, intellectual property, real estate, and tax matters.

He holds a J.D. and an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he attended law school on a full-tuition scholarship, and a business degree from UMass Amherst’s Isenberg School of Management.

His expertise spans AI implementation in government, AI regulation and policy, and AI governance. He regularly speaks on these topics.

UF Levin · J.D., LL.M TaxationIsenberg · University of MassachusettsAI Regulatory PolicyApplied AI

César Castro

Director of Planning & Sustainability · AICP, ENV SP

César is an urban planner and community development executive whose work spans land development regulation, disaster recovery, and public investment. At SwiftGov, he works directly with jurisdictions on applying AI to Land Development Code modernization, planning implementation workflows, and grant alignment.

He served as Chief Policy and Planning Officer for the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency, where he directed planning and policy for more than $2 billion in federal disaster recovery funding and helped create Back@Home, North Carolina's Balance of State housing stability program. He later served as Director of Sustainability and Resiliency at Vanderbilt University, setting direction for institutional infrastructure projects and aligning long-term physical development with environmental reporting frameworks. Earlier in his career, he worked on resilience and hazard mitigation planning in support of state and local recovery programs.

César holds a Master in Urban Planning and a Master in Design Studies in Risk and Resilience from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from North Carolina State University and bachelor's degrees in English and Spanish from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is an AICP-certified planner, an Envision Sustainability Professional, and is fluent in Spanish. He speaks on code modernization, resilience, and the use of AI in planning.

Harvard GSD · Urban Planning, Risk & ResilienceAICP · ENV SPFederal Disaster RecoveryEnglish & Spanish

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