What Knowmadics does

Knowmadics is a private U.S. defense and national security technology company founded in 2013 by Paul Maguire and Claire Ostrum, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas (relocated from Northern Virginia in June 2025). The company builds the 360° Aware platform — an AI/ML-powered, modular data fusion system that ingests data from thousands of IoT sensors, spectrum feeds, RF signals, video, audio, and tracking sources at machine speed to deliver real-time situational awareness, common operational picture, and threat detection across land, sea, air, cyber, and space domains. The platform comprises six registered modules (360° Aware, Plus, Track, Protect, Collect, Logistics) and is complemented by scenario-based Electronic Warfare training services and a Rapid Innovation service line addressing AI/IoT/cyber/space/EW convergence. The company holds 25 national and international patents and is SOC 2 Type 2 certified.

Knowmadics serves three primary verticals: Defense and Intelligence (DoD, USSOCOM, Special Operations Forces), Law Enforcement (federal, state, and local agencies), and Enterprise/Duty of Care (organizations with traveling or high-risk personnel). It operates a direct enterprise sales motion with a dedicated EVP of Sales and Marketing and Director of Strategic Government Solutions, supported by sustained presence at major defense industry events (AUSA, SOF Week, Border Security Expo, MOSA Summit). Revenue is generated primarily through multi-year subscription contracts, OTA and SBIR/STTR program awards, and professional services for EW training and rapid innovation. Approximately 30% of staff are veterans or former law enforcement, and the leadership team includes former Special Operations, DARPA, and intelligence community personnel with a combined century-plus of operational experience.

Name

Knowmadics

Legal name

Knowmadics

Website

https://knowmadics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Knowmadics builds the 360° Aware AI/ML data fusion platform delivering real-time situational awareness and threat detection for the Department of Defense, Special Operations Forces, law enforcement, and enterprise duty-of-care customers. Founded 2013, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Defense Situational Awareness Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Autonomous Defense Systems (AI/ML, Swarming, MUM-T) (IMABAOAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Autonomy Software, AI & Mission Management (UAS/UXV) (IMABAIAH), Fleet, Asset Tracking & Telematics Location Platforms (BPAMANAF)

Keywords

• Situational awareness software
• Electronic warfare training
• Spectrum dominance solutions
• Defense intelligence platform
• Duty of care software

Headquarters

HQ city

Herndon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Defense Contracts: Primary revenue stream from defense and intelligence agencies. The company delivers mission-ready software, training, and technology solutions to Department of Defense, Special Operations Forces, and other government customers. Revenue is generated through OTA (Other Transaction Agreement) contracts, SBIR/STTR programs, and traditional government procurement. The company reports double-digit revenue growth.
2. Law Enforcement Software: Software solutions for law enforcement agencies including 360° Aware platform modules for situational awareness, evidence collection, critical operations command, and duty of care. Sold as enterprise software with configuration options for agency-specific needs.
3. Enterprise Duty of Care Solutions: Commercial software solutions for enterprise customers focusing on personnel safety, logistics, and duty of care compliance. Includes 360° Protect and 360° Logistics modules for organizations with traveling or high-risk personnel.
4. Electronic Warfare Training Services: Scenario-based training services for EW and cyber warriors, including workforce development, red team testing, and mission-ready knowledge transfer. Delivered by former SOF and intelligence veterans with decades of operational experience.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Knowmadics develops and sells the 360° Aware software platform, an AI/ML-powered modular data fusion system that integrates thousands of IoT sensors, RF signals, and operational data sources to deliver real-time situational awareness and threat detection across land, sea, air, cyber, and space domains. The company also delivers scenario-based Electronic Warfare (EW) and cyber training services and rapid innovation solutions that combine AI, IoT, cyber, space, and EW capabilities for defense, intelligence, law enforcement, and enterprise customers.

Product overview

Knowmadics offers a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on its 360° Aware Suite, a modular unifying software platform that delivers operational insights at the speed of mission. The core platform integrates AI to fuse data from thousands of IoT sensors, systems, and data sources across land, sea, air, cyber, and space domains. The 360° Aware ecosystem includes five specialized modules: 360° Plus (all-in-one situational awareness), 360° Track (device-agnostic tracking and command control), 360° Protect (real-time Duty of Care), 360° Collect (intel and evidence collection), and 360° Logistics (integrated personnel logistics and travel risk management). Alongside the software platform, Knowmadics provides Electronic Warfare Training & Readiness services (scenario-based training for EW and cyber warriors) and Rapid Innovation services (solutions addressing AI, IoT, cyber, space, and EW convergence).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 360° Aware: Flagship modular software platform delivering real-time situational awareness and common operational picture across land, sea, air, cyber, and space domains.
• 360° Plus
• 360° Track
• 360° Protect
• 360° Collect
• 360° Logistics

Products and services

• 360° Aware Suite Flagship modular unifying software platform that fuses data from thousands of IoT sensors, systems, and data sources at speed to deliver real-time intelligence and situational awareness across land, sea, air, cyber, and space domains for defense, intelligence, law enforcement, and enterprise customers.
• 360° Plus All-in-one situational awareness module providing intelligence gathering, tracking, command and control, real-time maps with geofenced alerts, custom dashboards, and evidence collection. Includes a BYOD mobile app with ultra-low latency video and audio streaming and SOS functionality.
• 360° Track Low-cost, device-agnostic tracking solution providing full situational awareness, command and control, alerts, and notifications across devices for total tracking of personnel and assets.
• 360° Protect Real-time Duty of Care solution designed for complex and critical protection of individuals, ensuring Duty of Care compliance with automated incident response through machine-to-machine commands and delivery of critical real-time data.
• 360° Collect Intel and evidence collection platform that keeps field and office in sync, providing easy organization, reporting, exporting, remote collection triggers for officer safety, and in-field communication for law enforcement customers.
• 360° Logistics Integrated logistics and travel risk management solution for complex business-critical personnel movements, with Personnel On Board (POB) system, mobile workforce app for travel, and automatic real-time location updates.
• Electronic Warfare Training & Readiness Scenario-based electronic warfare and cyber training service that prepares EW and cyber warriors through immersive training on the latest tactics, techniques, and procedures; covers cyber incursions, autonomous/unmanned systems threats, technical surveillance, SIGINT targeting, and network characterization. Delivered by former SOF and intelligence veterans.
• Rapid Innovation Responsive solutions and services that embrace and exploit the convergence of AI, IoT, cyber, space, and electronic warfare, providing agile capabilities for faster time-to-insight, unprecedented battlespace awareness, and real-time predictive capabilities to outmaneuver adversaries.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivers real-time intelligence from command center to the edge
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Wichita State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 October 2023Strategic collaboration announced in October 2023 to strengthen ties with local academia. Partnership leverages Wichita State University's cyber and aerospace programs to support national security innovation and workforce development.
• NovacoastcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 March 2023Collaboration on security protection and incident monitoring announced in March 2023. Novacoast Federal partnership deepens cybersecurity capabilities and incident response services for government customers.
• Groover LabscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Groover Labs to establish the Cyber Center of Excellence (CCoE) in Wichita in 2022. The CCoE addresses challenges in electronic warfare, cyber solutions, and space resilience at local, national, and global levels.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Shield AI: Shield AI develops Hivemind autonomy software for UAS and integrated defense AI solutions for DoD/SOF, including counter-UAS and ISR. Comparable AI-native defense autonomy and mission management focus overlapping with Knowmadics' spectrum dominance and multi-domain platform.
• Anduril Industries: Anduril builds Lattice, an AI-powered situational awareness and command-and-control platform, alongside counter-UAS (Roadrunner) and EW products for DoD/SOF. Most direct competitor to Knowmadics in fusing multi-domain sensor data into a common operational picture for defense customers.
• Epirus: Epirus builds counter-electronics and high-power microwave systems for counter-UAS and EW applications, paired with Leonidas software for directed-energy effect management. Comparable to Knowmadics in targeting the EW and counter-UAS mission space within DoD.
• HawkEye 360: HawkEye 360 provides RF spectrum analytics, geolocation, and electronic warfare data products derived from satellite-based signals intelligence. Closely comparable to Knowmadics' spectrum awareness, RF detection, and EW capabilities, both serving defense and intelligence customers.

Broad incumbents

• Palantir Technologies: Palantir's Gotham and Govia platforms provide AI-driven data fusion, situational awareness, and operational decision support across DoD, intelligence, and law enforcement. Comparable to Knowmadics' 360° Aware data fusion use cases but at much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• BlackSky Technology: BlackSky provides AI-enabled geospatial intelligence, satellite imagery, and monitoring-as-a-service for defense, intelligence, and commercial customers. Comparable to Knowmadics in fusing multi-source sensor data into real-time situational awareness products.

Emerging players

• Skydio: Skydio manufactures autonomous small UAS and fleet management software used by DoD, public safety, and enterprise customers. Comparable to Knowmadics in counter-UAS, autonomy software, and tracking/command-and-control for defense and law enforcement.
• Saronic Technologies: Saronic builds autonomous surface vessels and command-and-control software for maritime domain awareness and naval operations. Comparable as a venture-backed defense autonomy and multi-domain situational awareness peer expanding into adjacent DoD mission areas.
• Two Six Technologies: Two Six Technologies provides mission-focused defense and intelligence software, including data fusion, EW, and cyber capabilities, often via SBIR and OTA pathways. Comparable small-to-mid-tier defense software peer serving similar DoD/SOF customer base with overlapping modular platform offerings.
• Rebellion Defense: Rebellion Defense develops AI-driven decision intelligence products for defense and national security, focused on command-and-control and intelligence workflows. Overlaps with Knowmadics' AI/ML situational awareness and operational picture products for similar DoD buyer personas.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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