MCCi in Florida Secures Investment from Incline Equity Partners
Government tech does not move fast. It moves carefully, under fluorescent lights, buried in folders with names like Final Final V7. That is the terrain MCCi chose back in 2003, long before digital transformation was a conference theme. From Tallahassee, Florida, Donny Barstow built a company for agencies drowning in paper, risk, and legacy systems that never quite talked to each other. MCCi did not chase speed. It chased trust, compliance, and the unglamorous work of making government function without friction.
That patience compounded. Over 23 years, MCCi became the world’s largest Laserfiche solution provider, a title held since 2008 and defended through 1,300 plus deployments, 177,500 active users, and more than 2,300 organizations served. Ninety-nine percent client satisfaction. Ninety-four percent retention. When state and local governments bet their records, permits, and public accountability on a platform, they do not experiment. They stick with what works.
This week marked a shift without breaking the rhythm. Incline Equity Partners completed a growth investment and ownership transition, with Donny Barstow and the entire management team rolling equity alongside them. Century Park Capital Partners exited after a five-year run that turned MCCi into a true multi-product platform, including the 2023 acquisition of GovBuilt. Same company, sharper posture, longer runway.
Incline did not buy a story. They bought a system. David Chen saw a GovTech business with institutional muscle, deep client relationships, and a services engine that actually delivers. MCCi sits where automation meets accountability, running Laserfiche, JustFOIA, GovBuilt, permitting, licensing, and records management through a single operational spine. This is not software that lives in pitch decks. It lives in city halls, police departments, and agencies that cannot afford failure.
The leadership bench reflects that seriousness. Victor D’Aurio keeps operations tight. Emery Jones brings Granicus DNA to the financial core. Joseph Bennett has closed more than $1.5B in career sales without losing the room. Shawn Hermann, Stephanie Wood, Debbi Bodewin, and a 150 plus person team form the largest Laserfiche services group in the country. No drama. No heroics. Just execution.
Incline’s capital is aimed at acceleration, not reinvention. More research and development. Deeper cloud delivery. Faster integrations. Tighter deployments. Select acquisitions that actually fit. The mandate is simple. Help governments move from paper weight to processing power without breaking public trust.
MCCi has always been about incline, not spike. Slow, steady elevation built on credibility. With Incline Equity Partners now in the stack, the question is not whether government will digitize. It is who they trust when the stakes are real and the margin for error is zero.