What Rhombus Power does

Rhombus Power is a private defense technology company founded in 2011 by Dr. Anshu Roy and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with a government relations office in Washington, D.C. The company has built an AI-first decision intelligence platform that integrates multi-domain data (space, air, land, sea, cyber, and information domains) with proprietary foundational models to deliver predictive intelligence for defense and national security customers. Its two core products are Guardian, an AI-driven resourcing intelligence platform for defense budget optimization and force planning, and Ambient, an AI-powered predictive decision support platform for real-time intelligence and warfighting. Specialized sub-products include Artemis AI (narrative warfare), Nautilus AI (submarine cable threat monitoring), GeoPOP (space operations prediction), Haven AI (natural disaster monitoring), Trace AI (transnational crime), and Ambient Edge AI (on-premise deployment for classified environments).

The company generates revenue through government defense contracts, with a $200 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Air Force awarded September 2025 as the largest disclosed win to date. Other customers include the U.S. Marine Corps, Special Operations Command, Defense Intelligence Agency, Air Education and Training, and allied nations including Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, and NATO partners. As a Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) portfolio company, Rhombus Power accesses defense customers through SBIR programs and Other Transaction Authorities rather than traditional procurement. The company employs 51-100 people and maintains offices in Palo Alto, Washington D.C., and Moffett Federal Field, where the Air Force contract work is performed. The platform analyzes over 5,000 real-time data streams and has produced publicly disclosed accuracy metrics including 80% accuracy on South China Sea military event predictions and predictions of Russia's invasion of Ukraine months in advance.

Name

Rhombus Power

Legal name

Rhombus Power Inc.

Website

https://rhombuspower.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Rhombus Power is a private defense technology company that builds an AI-first decision intelligence platform integrating multi-domain data and proprietary models to deliver predictive intelligence for U.S. defense and allied-nation customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Defense AI Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Real-Time Decisioning & Next-Best-Action Engines (HDAAAHAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

AI/ML Engineering & Model Development Services (BPAEAHAF), Responsible AI, Security & Privacy Platforms (Safety, Guardrails, PII) (HDAEANAG), Audit, Explainability & Accountability Tooling (traceability, reporting) (HDAAAKAL)

Keywords

• Defense AI software
• Predictive intelligence platform
• National security analytics
• Military decision support
• Multi-domain data fusion

Headquarters

HQ city

Palo Alto

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Government Defense Contracts: Rhombus Power generates revenue primarily through government defense contracts. The company secured a $200M indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Air Force for AI-powered strategic decision-making platform development. The work builds on the company's Small Business Innovation Research Phase II program and extends technology developed under that program. Revenue comes from defense and national security enterprise customers including the Department of Defense and allied partners.
2. AI Platform Licensing and Deployment: The company provides AI-powered predictive intelligence platforms (Guardian, Ambient) to defense and intelligence organizations, likely through licensing arrangements with government agencies. Platforms deliver real-time predictive decision support for national security missions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Rhombus Power builds an AI-first decision intelligence platform that integrates multi-domain data (space, air, land, sea, cyber, and information) with proprietary predictive models to deliver real-time intelligence and warfighting support for defense and national security customers. Its primary products, Guardian and Ambient, optimize defense resource decisions and provide predictive decision support, supplemented by specialized AI capabilities such as Artemis AI, Nautilus AI, GeoPOP, Haven AI, Trace AI, and Ambient Edge AI.

Product overview

Rhombus Power offers the world's first AI-first decision intelligence platform for national security, consisting of two primary products: Guardian and Ambient, plus specialized AI sub-products. Guardian provides AI-driven resourcing intelligence for defense budget optimization and force planning. Ambient delivers AI-powered predictive decision support in real time for intelligence and warfighting operations. Both products are built on a unified cognitive platform that integrates multi-domain data, predictive AI models, and expert-guided reasoning. The platform is supplemented by specialized AI capabilities including Artemis AI (generative AI for narrative warfare), Nautilus AI (submarine cable threat monitoring), GeoPOP (space operations prediction), Haven AI (disaster monitoring), Trace AI (transnational crime fighting), and Ambient Edge AI (on-premise intelligence fusion). The platform processes over 5,000 real-time data streams from satellites, sensors, open-source intelligence, and classified sources to deliver predictive intelligence across defense and intelligence domains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Guardian: AI-Driven Resourcing Intelligence for Defense. Product for modeling trade-offs, simulating outcomes, and optimizing budget cycles for defense organizations. Capabilities include budget trade-off, simulation, personnel planning, asset readiness tracking, force structure optimization, operational scenario simulation, resource allocation forecasting, and readiness forecasting.
• Ambient

Products and services

• Guardian AI-Driven Resourcing Intelligence platform for defense that models trade-offs, simulates outcomes, and optimizes budget cycles. Capabilities include budget trade-off analysis, simulation, personnel planning, asset readiness tracking, force structure optimization, operational scenario simulation, resource allocation forecasting, and readiness forecasting.
• Ambient AI-powered predictive decision support platform providing real-time intelligence and warfighting support. Capabilities include joint threat reporting, multilingual intelligence briefings, coalition operations dashboard, influence operations tracking, crisis escalation modeling, cross-domain early warnings, adversary behavior modeling, political instability forecasting, and edge AI deployment.
• Haven AI AI for natural disaster monitoring and prediction, specifically targeting wildfire monitoring and life-saving applications. Sub-product within the Ambient platform.
• Ambient Edge AI On-premise intelligence fusion capability enabling edge deployment of AI processing for localized, secure operations across classified, hybrid, and coalition environments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Predicted Russia's invasion of Ukraine months in advance, including to the exact day
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability12 records

Feature14 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRhombus Power is one of DIU's portfolio companies, accessing DoD customers through the Defense Innovation Unit's commercial technology bridge. The company participated in DIU programs including Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II, which led to the $200M Air Force contract. DIU portfolio companies have collectively contributed to over $4.9 billion in production contracts.
• Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP)flagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerRhombus Power has been a lead sponsor of SCSP's AI+ Expo in both 2025 and 2026, with the 2026 sponsorship now closed. SCSP is a key forum for AI and national security discussions. The expo draws over 15,000 attendees from 84 countries, 176 exhibitors, and 500+ speakers.
• U.S. Department of DefensecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRhombus Power supports multiple DoD customers including the Air Force, Marine Corps, Special Operations Command, and Defense Intelligence Agency through AI-powered predictive intelligence platforms.
• TaiwancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRhombus Power's AI-powered predictive intelligence capabilities support Taiwan by enabling faster prediction, warning, and response across complex security environments, as part of ongoing U.S.-Taiwan defense cooperation.
• Philippines Department of National DefensecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRhombus CEO Dr. Anshu Roy joined Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro onstage at The Exchange to discuss AI-powered predictive decision support for regional security cooperation, grey-zone activity detection, and deterrence in the Indo-Pacific.
• JapancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJapan was Rhombus Power's first government customer, using the company's patented solid state neutron sensor following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Japan continues as a customer for AI-powered decision intelligence platforms.
• NATO and Allied PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRhombus Power provides AI-powered predictive intelligence to NATO and allied partners, demonstrating how alliances, shared data, and predictive insight together strengthen deterrence and collective security. The company works with Indo-Pacific and European allies.
• Defense Innovation Unit Portfolio CompaniesminorOthersRhombus Power is profiled alongside other DIU portfolio companies including Anduril Industries, Shield AI, Applied Intuition, C3.ai, Planet Labs, Capella Space, Altana AI, Saildrone, and SpyCloud. These companies collectively contributed to $4.9 billion in production contracts backed by $20 billion in private investment.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• C3.ai: C3.ai delivers enterprise AI applications (including defense variants) that integrate multi-source data for predictive analytics, overlapping directly with Rhombus's Guardian resourcing intelligence and AI platform approach.
• Anduril Industries: Anduril builds AI-driven defense platforms (Lattice, OS) for autonomous sensing, threat detection, and command-and-control across land, sea, and air — the same multi-domain predictive intelligence thesis Rhombus pursues for DoD and allies.
• Palantir Technologies: Palantir's Gotham and AIP platforms deliver AI-powered decision intelligence and predictive analytics for defense and intelligence customers, directly competing with Rhombus's Ambient platform for multi-domain fusion and operational decision support.
• Shield AI: Shield AI develops AI for autonomous systems and intelligence operations; as another DIU portfolio company alongside Rhombus, it is a direct peer in the defense AI cohort targeting operational commanders.
• Primer.ai: Primer.ai applies NLP and machine learning to multi-source intelligence for defense and commercial customers, overlapping with Rhombus's text/multilingual intelligence briefing and multi-modal fusion capabilities.
• Rebellion Defense: Rebellion Defense builds AI-driven decision intelligence and autonomy products (e.g., Defiant) for DoD mission planning and intelligence workflows, competing for similar buyer personas as Rhombus's Ambient platform.

Broad incumbents

• SAIC: SAIC is a large defense IT and AI services integrator with broad DoD/IC contracts, frequently delivering analytics and decision-support capabilities that directly compete with Rhombus's platform offerings.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen is a large incumbent defense and intelligence consulting and AI services provider with deep DoD/IC relationships, frequently competing for the same AI-enabled analytics and decision support task orders that Rhombus pursues.
• Leidos: Leidos is a large defense and intelligence systems integrator providing analytics and AI-enabled solutions to DoD/IC, often in adjacent mission areas and contract vehicles that overlap with Rhombus's pursuits.

Emerging players

• Planet Labs: Planet Labs provides daily Earth-observation imagery and analytics used by defense/IC customers for situational awareness; as a fellow DIU portfolio company, it contributes satellite data streams that Rhombus integrates within Ambient.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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