“The permitting process for developers, builders and governments is largely antiquated and manual,” he told TechCrunch. “For example, some governing bodies only accept or review permit plans on a specific day of the week during specific hours. Without adopting a solution to streamline this process, many cities would be stuck in a time-consuming and costly cycle for current permit processes.”

After leaving Gopuff, Allen was inspired to try his hand at a solution to the conundrum with James Gallagher, a former colleague at Gopuff. Two years ago, the two launched Greenlite, a platform that attempts to standardize the permitting process for customers across multiple jurisdictions.