Atlantic

What Atlantic does

Atlantic Corporation is a privately held, small-scale R&D management and business/economic research firm headquartered in Waterville, Maine. The company supports clients in taking technical innovations from concept to commercialization, with primary customer segments including research professors and academic spin-out ventures, lean startups, established companies pursuing innovation, federal and state government agencies, and innovation centers/incubators. Its three-person core leadership — President Randy Labbe, VP of Operations Ray Bernier, and Research Manager Tricia Labbe Segear — is supplemented by an extended network of expert consultants drawn from major U.S. universities (Cornell, UC system, Cal Poly, UGA, Purdue, WSU, UMaine) and specialty institutions (Underwriters Laboratories, Eurofins, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, The National Food Lab, Dynata).

Atlantic's product portfolio centers on PRISM (Principal Research Insights for Strategic Market Development), a fixed-price $5,000 package combining a secondary market research report with six business development modules, sold via the company's website. Alongside PRISM, the firm offers a structured four-step R&D Ecosystem management service and a suite of Business and Economic Research services (industry analyses, consumer surveys, B2B surveys, economic impact assessments) supporting SBIR/STTR and USDA federal funding applications. Go-to-market is direct and sales-led: clients engage via website contact, email, or phone, and Atlantic works with a small, exclusive roster across verticals including sustainability, food and agriculture, telecommunications, defense/space, consumer packaged goods, and maritime electrification. Named engagements include projects for USDA NIFA AFRI, USDA AMS, Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center, Larta Institute, IsoTruss, Charles River Analytics, and the Canadian Consulate of Los Angeles. Revenue derives from one-time PRISM license sales and quote-based professional services; no external venture funding is disclosed beyond two small Maine Technology Institute grants ($5K in 2017, $15K in 2019).

Name

Atlantic

Legal name

Atlantic Corporation

Website

https://atlanticcorporation.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Atlantic Corporation is a Waterville, Maine-based R&D management and business/economic research firm that helps startups, academic spin-outs, established companies, and government agencies move innovations from concept to commercialization via its PRISM product, federal grant support, and an extended expert consultant network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

R&D Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships Advisory (JVs, Alliances, Carve-outs) (BPAHAOAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Customer Experience (CX) & Voice of Customer (NPS/CSAT, Journey Research) (MPAAALAH)

Keywords

• R&D management consulting
• Market research services
• Commercialization support
• Business development research
• Innovation strategy consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Waterville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. PRISM Product Sales: One-time purchase of $5,000 for the PRISM research and business development package including secondary market research report and six business modules
2. Consulting and R&D Management Services: Custom R&D management and business/economic research services for exclusive client roster, helping clients secure non-dilutive funding and accelerate innovation

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Atlantic Corporation provides R&D management and business/economic research services that guide clients from ideation through commercialization. Its core paid product PRISM delivers a custom secondary market research report plus six business development modules for a one-time $5,000 fee. Complementary services include structured 4-step R&D Ecosystem management and a suite of research tools (industry analyses, consumer surveys, B2B surveys, economic impact assessments) supporting funding applications and go-to-market planning.

Product overview

Atlantic Corporation is a national leader in technology innovation providing business and economic research and R&D management services. The company operates through its core product PRISM (Principal Research Insights for Strategic Market Development), which delivers a secondary market research report and six business development modules for $5,000. Atlantic's service offerings include a structured 4-step R&D Ecosystem process, Business and Economic Research Services (Industry Analyses, Consumer Surveys, B2B Surveys, Economic Impacts), and completed Sample Projects across Energy, Food/Agriculture, Sustainability, Telecommunications, Consumer Packaged Goods, and Electrification sectors. The company works with research professors on commercial spin-out ventures, lean startups, and established companies pursuing technical innovations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PRISM: Principal Research Insights for Strategic Market Development - a secondary market research report and six business development modules designed to support the journey from concept to commercialization, priced at $5,000.

Products and services

• PRISM (Principal Research Insights for Strategic Market Development) A research-for-investment product that delivers a custom secondary market research report and six business development modules to guide startups and established companies from concept to commercialization. Priced at $5,000 as a one-time purchase, with deliverables produced within two weeks of customer questionnaire completion.
• Atlantic R&D Ecosystem / R&D Management Services Atlantic's structured 4-step R&D management process providing expertise and guidance through ideation, development, and product launch stages for federal and state government agencies, innovation centers, companies, and start-ups. Helps clients secure non-dilutive funding and accelerate innovation.
• Business and Economic Research Services Suite of research tools including Industry Analyses, Consumer Surveys, B2B Surveys, and Economic Impacts, providing secondary research, market assessments, and input-output modeling for strategic decision-making, funding applications, and commercialization planning.

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Larta InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational leader in technology development and commercialization. Atlantic created custom business development tools for Larta to service their extensive client base of innovative companies in sustainability and energy practices. Tools have been successfully employed by dozens of companies.
• Canadian Consulate of Los AngelesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAtlantic partnered with Larta Institute to provide detailed market research on consumer packaged goods for the Canadian Consulate, helping position Canadian firms to secure business in the US market.
• California Polytechnic State UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Atlantic's extended expert consultant network with research relationships.
• University of CaliforniaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Atlantic's extended expert consultant network with research relationships.
• Cornell UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Atlantic's extended expert consultant network with research relationships.
• University of Georgia AthensminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Atlantic's extended expert consultant network with research relationships.
• University of MaineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Atlantic's extended expert consultant network with research relationships.
• The National Food LabminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Atlantic's extended expert consultant network with food industry research expertise.
• Purdue UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Atlantic's extended expert consultant network with research relationships.
• Washington State UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Atlantic's extended expert consultant network with research relationships.
• EurofinsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Atlantic's extended expert consultant network for testing and analysis services.
• Underwriters LaboratoriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Atlantic's extended expert consultant network for safety and compliance consulting.
• Woods Hole Oceanographic InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Atlantic's extended expert consultant network with ocean research expertise.
• USDA NIFA AFRIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAtlantic completed research projects for USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Agriculture and Food Research Initiative program including dairy farm sustainability studies and seafood consumer preference research under multiple award numbers.
• Maine Aquaculture Innovation CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAtlantic completed research on regional U.S. consumer attitudes about domestic farm-raised seaweed for the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center under USDA Special Research Grant Program award.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Larta Institute: National leader in commercialization and federal funding (SBIR) advisory. Atlantic is a strategic partner and product vendor to Larta, but Larta runs its own cohort-based commercialization programs (e.g., NIH CAP, DOE VFP), making it both a partner and a comparable provider of tech-commercialization and non-dilutive funding advisory to startups.
• Mind the Bridge: Global advisory firm helping startups and corporations with tech commercialization and corporate innovation partnerships. Comparable to Atlantic on the corporate-development and startup-commercialization advisory axis, though with stronger international scale.

Direct peers

• BBCetc (now part of bbcetc): Specialized SBIR/STTR proposal consulting firm. Atlantic's core service line (R&D management, federal grant acquisition, commercialization planning) maps directly onto BBCetc's federal funding proposal consulting for small businesses, making it one of the closest direct competitors in the niche.
• Clarkston Consulting: Management consulting firm serving consumer products and life sciences clients on innovation, R&D, and commercialization. Direct overlap with Atlantic on business development and R&D management advisory for established companies pursuing technical innovations.

Broad incumbents

• Battelle Memorial Institute: Large nonprofit R&D and technology commercialization organization managing federal labs and commercialization programs. Overlaps with Atlantic on applied R&D management and federal grant programs, but at vastly larger scale and with prime-contractor status Atlantic lacks.
• ICF International: Global consulting firm with a federal R&D, energy, and environmental research practice. Atlantic competes for similar federal and state R&D commercialization contracts (e.g., USDA, DOE programs) but ICF has thousands of employees and established past-performance credentials Atlantic cannot match.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Major federal R&D and innovation consulting firm. Where Atlantic targets federal agencies (USDA) and defense-adjacent clients (Charles River Analytics), Booz Allen operates at the prime-contractor level on much larger federal R&D programs, representing the upper bound of competitive intensity in Atlantic's segment.
• SRI International: Independent nonprofit R&D organization performing applied research, technology development, and commercialization across sectors. Overlaps with Atlantic's R&D management and applied research services, though at materially larger institutional scale.
• RTI International: Nonprofit research institute delivering scientific, statistical, and policy research for government and commercial clients. Comparable to Atlantic on federal-agency-funded R&D and economic impact analysis work, with vastly greater scale and depth.

Others

• Dynata: Leading research-sample and survey platform. Atlantic lists Dynata as a partner for consumer surveys; while Dynata is an enabling vendor rather than a competitor, both touch the consumer/B2B survey and market research workflow, making it a thematic peer for Atlantic's research-tool business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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