Eccalon

What Eccalon does

Eccalon is a private defense and cybersecurity firm founded in 2017 and headquartered in Hanover, Maryland, with a major expansion underway to Detroit, Michigan. The company serves the U.S. Department of Defense, federal agencies, and the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), addressing challenges at the intersection of national security, cybersecurity compliance, and emerging technology commercialization. Its offerings span technology consulting, cloud modernization, and platform-based products, with stated expertise in AI, machine learning, natural language processing, DevSecOps, and cybersecurity.

The company operates five proprietary platforms: Project Spectrum (a cybersecurity compliance platform providing readiness checks, dashboards, curriculum, training, and system security plan reviews aligned to DoD contracting requirements), LYNX (an AI/ML-driven networking platform connecting small businesses with government agencies to simplify DoD engagement), Valion Cloud (a CMMC-compliant PaaS enclave protecting intellectual property and Controlled Unclassified Information), Chessie (a low-cost autonomous underwater vehicle with 400-hour endurance and 248-mile range at 3 knots for attritable maritime missions), and CyberLab (a workforce development facility providing advanced simulations and polymorphic encryption training for DIB small businesses).

Eccalon's business model combines direct enterprise field sales to government agencies with subscription-based platform licensing (Project Spectrum, LYNX, Valion Cloud) and professional services to defense contractors. Revenue is generated across three streams: government defense contracts, Defense Industrial Base services and training, and platform/SaaS subscriptions. The company is privately held and controlled by CEO André Gudger, with no disclosed institutional investors. Pricing is not publicly listed and is presumed to be quote-based given the enterprise and government sales motion.

Name

Eccalon

Legal name

Eccalon, LLC

Website

https://eccalon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Eccalon is a private defense and cybersecurity firm serving the U.S. Department of Defense and Defense Industrial Base through proprietary platforms for cybersecurity compliance, AI-powered government contracting networking, CMMC-compliant cloud hosting, and autonomous underwater vehicles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Defense Technology Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy & IT Advisory (BPAEAAAA)

Keywords

• Defense technology services
• Cybersecurity compliance platforms
• Autonomous underwater vehicles
• Government cloud hosting
• Defense industrial base

Headquarters

HQ city

Hanover

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Defense Contracts: Revenue derived from contracts with the Pentagon and Department of Defense for cybersecurity, AI, and technology solutions supporting national security missions.
2. Defense Industrial Base Services: Professional services, training, and platform subscriptions provided to small businesses in the defense industrial supply chain for cybersecurity compliance and DoD contracting enablement.
3. Platform Licensing and SaaS: Subscription-based access to platforms including Project Spectrum, LYNX, and Valion Cloud for compliance, networking, and secure cloud hosting services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Eccalon provides technology commercialization, cloud modernization, and cybersecurity solutions for defense and national security clients. Its portfolio includes Project Spectrum (a DoD cybersecurity compliance platform), LYNX (an AI-powered platform connecting small businesses with the Department of Defense), Valion Cloud (a CMMC-compliant secure cloud hosting platform), Chessie (a low-cost autonomous underwater vehicle), and CyberLab (a cybersecurity training and workforce development facility). The company primarily serves the U.S. Department of Defense, federal agencies, and Defense Industrial Base small businesses.

Product overview

Eccalon offers a multi-product platform portfolio focused on defense, security, and emerging technologies. The core offerings include Project Spectrum (cybersecurity compliance platform), LYNX (AI-powered government contracting networking platform), Valion Cloud (CMMC-compliant cloud hosting platform-as-a-service), Chessie (autonomous underwater vehicle), and CyberLab (cybersecurity workforce development facility). These products serve the defense industrial base, government agencies, and small businesses seeking DoD contracts, addressing cybersecurity, AI/ML, and advanced manufacturing needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Spectrum A comprehensive cybersecurity compliance platform that provides companies, institutions, and organizations with information, resources, tools, and training to increase cybersecurity awareness and maintain compliance with DoD contracting requirements. Core competencies include Cyber Readiness Checks, Cybersecurity Dashboard, Cyber Curriculum Development, Cybersecurity Training Courses, Continuous Threat Research, Security and Risk Assessments, Compliance Guidance, and System Security Plan Reviews.
• LYNX A web-based, AI/ML-driven virtual network that connects businesses, government agencies, and development organizations to simplify engagement with the Department of Defense. It reduces barriers to entry for small companies seeking DoD contracts and helps the DoD identify and engage with diverse, innovative small business solutions.
• Valion Cloud A platform-as-a-service offering that helps businesses comply with federal and DoD cybersecurity standards, protecting intellectual property, Controlled Unclassified Information, and Federal Contract Information within a CMMC-compliant enclave.
• Chessie A rugged, high-endurance, low-cost autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) designed for the attritable category, with an estimated 400-hour sensing time, 248-mile range at 3 knots, and configurable sensor payloads supporting multiple mission types.
• CyberLab A Cybersecurity Lab and Workforce Development Facility that equips small businesses in the Defense Industrial Base with advanced simulations, encryption technologies, and role-based cybersecurity training, including polymorphic encryption training and tailored curricula for AI engineering and manufacturing security.

Quantifiable outcome

• 400-hour sensing time and 248-mile range at 3 knots for Chessie AUV platform
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• CACI International: Federal IT and intelligence services prime with strong DoD presence. Overlaps with Eccalon in cyber, electronic warfare, and mission-system integration work.
• Leidos Holdings: Top-tier defense and civil IT services prime with deep DoD relationships. Comparable to Eccalon in defense IT modernization, cloud, and cyber work, though at a much larger program-of-record scale.
• Peraton: Large private federal IT and national security services provider. Comparable to Eccalon across DoD cyber, electronic systems, and intelligence-adjacent contracts, with a broader contract-vehicle footprint.
• ManTech International: Defense and intelligence IT services firm (now part of Carlyle portfolio / integrated with higher-tier primes). Closely comparable mid-size federal services model targeting DoD cyber, intelligence, and mission-IT work.
• SAIC: Pure-play federal IT and engineering services prime. Competes with Eccalon for DoD cloud, cyber, and systems integration contracts and shares a defense-industrial-base enablement posture.
• General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT): Defense and federal IT services arm of General Dynamics. Direct overlap with Eccalon's DoD cloud, cyber, and systems integration offerings, anchored by large prime contracts.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Largest pure-play federal IT and cyber consulting firm. Overlaps with Eccalon across DoD cybersecurity, AI/ML, and systems integration work, but operates at vastly larger scale with broad civilian and intelligence community exposure.

Emerging players

• Palantir Technologies: Data analytics and AI platform serving DoD and intelligence customers. Overlaps with Eccalon's AI/ML and national-security data work, but at platform-software scale rather than services scale.
• Anduril Industries: Defense tech company building autonomous systems and AI for national security. Comparable to Eccalon's Chessie AUV and AI-for-defense posture, though at significantly larger scale and venture backing.

Direct peers

• ECS Group (ASGN Federal): Mid-size federal IT and cyber services provider specializing in DoD and intelligence community work. Closely comparable scale and service mix to Eccalon's federal services arm.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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