Epik

What Epik does

Epik Systems Inc. is a privately held AI, blockchain, and edge-technology consulting firm founded in 2019 and headquartered in Carlsbad, California, with additional offices in Denver and Scottsdale. The company operates a platform-plus-services model: a portfolio of professional services (software development, research and strategy, operations/DevOps, sales and marketing enablement, IT consulting, data and AI, governance-risk-compliance, and CRM) delivered alongside three proprietary product brands — SocratesAg and iFARMr (mobile-centric Farm and Carbon Management Systems for small-scale farmers) and backplain (an on-premise GenAI platform with retrieval-augmented generation, RLHF, and human-in-the-loop feedback). Epik's revenue is generated through custom, quote-based professional services engagements and emerging product licensing, with no public pricing disclosure.

Epik serves startups and established enterprises undergoing innovation initiatives, with declared verticals in AgriTech, EV Ecosystem, Carbon Markets, Life Sciences, and Financial Services. Notable engagements include carbon-credit tokenization with Charoen Pokphand Group via Ethereum, precision agriculture monitoring with EOS Data Analytics (target of 250,000 hectares in the US and Mexico), AI/ML benefit prediction for Limelight Health, and automated rider-counting AI for Endera Motors' EV fleets. The company is led by co-founder and CEO Tim O'Neal (holder of a Distributed Computing Systems patent) alongside a C-suite of 20+ year industry veterans and a small bench of data scientists and engineers.

The go-to-market is consultative, sales-led, and relationship-driven, leveraging content marketing through a Medium blog and case studies, partnership announcements via industry channels, and direct engagement through website forms and phone outreach. The company participates in AWS, Microsoft, HubSpot, Hyperledger Fabric, AgGateway, and SolarImpulse partner ecosystems. No external funding rounds, revenue figures, or ownership transactions are disclosed.

Name

Epik

Legal name

Epik Systems Inc.

Website

https://epik.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Epik Systems is a US-based AI, blockchain, and edge-technology consulting firm serving startups and established enterprises with custom software development, AI/ML implementation, and proprietary platforms for agri-tech and GenAI.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Consulting & AI Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

ERP Implementation & Systems Integration Services (BPAEAGAA)

Keywords

• AI consulting services
• Software development
• Generative AI implementation
• Blockchain solutions
• IT professional services

Headquarters

HQ city

Carlsbad

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Software Development: Epik provides software development services including POC, Prototype, and MVP development. They can drop into existing development teams or act as an autonomous incubator for entire innovation projects. Services include fractional CTO, Software Architect, development, and QA engineering.
2. Professional Services - Operations: DevOps implementation including CI/CD automation, infrastructure as code, and product introduction support. Services for build and deploy, testing, provisioning, change management, and product delivery.
3. Professional Services - Research & Strategy: Strategic consulting including value proposition development, market landscape analysis, product positioning, and business strategy. Help with funding pitch development, investor lists, and due diligence support.
4. Professional Services - Sales & Marketing Enablement: Product marketing, messaging & content development, and vertical strategy services. Focus on enabling clients' sales and marketing efforts rather than direct sales execution.
5. Managed IT Services: Continuous monitoring and maintenance of IT systems including data backup, network management, security solutions, cloud services (public, private, hybrid), and IT staffing (fractional CTO, architects, developers, etc.).

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Epik Systems is a technology consulting firm providing AI, Blockchain, and Edge technology skills for rapid software development alongside domain expertise. The company operates a platform-plus-services model delivering four service pillars: Direction (Research & Strategy), Speed (Rapid Software Development), Traction (Sales & Marketing Enablement), and Delivery (Operations/Infrastructure as Code), serving startups and established enterprises across AgriTech, EV Ecosystem, Carbon Markets, Life Sciences, and Financial Services verticals.

Product overview

Epik Systems is a technology services company providing AI, Blockchain, and Edge technology skills for software development alongside domain expertise. The company operates a platform-plus-services model with two core products: SocratesAg (and its variant iFARMr) as mobile-centric Farm and Carbon Management Platforms for small-scale farmers, and backplain as an AI platform for enterprise GenAI control. These products are supported by a portfolio of professional services including Software Development, Research & Strategy, Operations, Sales & Marketing, IT Consulting, Data & AI, GRC, CRM, Carbon Markets, and EV Ecosystem services. The company serves clients across industries including AgriTech, Automotive/EV, Carbon Markets, Life Sciences, and Telecommunications/Media.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SocratesAg: Mobile-centric Farm and Carbon Management Platform (FCMS) specifically designed for the small-scale farmer enabling efficient operations and sustainability.
• iFARMr
• backplain

Products and services

• Software Development Services End-to-end software development services including POC, Prototype, and MVP development; ability to drop into existing development teams or act as autonomous incubators for innovation projects. Includes fractional CTO, Software Architect, development, and QA engineering for startups and established enterprises.
• Research & Strategy Services Strategic consulting services covering value proposition development, market landscape analysis, product positioning, and business strategy. Includes funding pitch development, investor lists, and due diligence support for clients.
• Operations Services DevOps/CI/CD automation, product introduction and go-to-market support, and security & infrastructure services including Infrastructure as Code implementation. Covers build and deploy, testing, provisioning, change management, and product delivery.
• Sales & Marketing Services Product marketing, messaging and content development, and vertical strategy services to enable client sales and marketing efforts. Focus on turning product knowledge into compelling content and identifying beachhead markets.
• IT Consulting Services Comprehensive IT services including IT consulting, managed IT services with continuous monitoring, application management, cloud services (public, private, hybrid), cybersecurity, network management, data backup/disaster recovery, software development/integration, and IT staffing.
• Data & AI Services Enterprise data strategy, data repository/data lake design and management, data quality optimization, business insights reporting, AI/ML implementation including ML model development and tuning, and Generative AI services (RAG, fine-tuning, RLHF, prompt engineering).
• Governance, Risk, and Compliance Services IT Governance, IT Risk Management, and IT Compliance services including regulatory compliance (GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA), policy compliance (ISO 27001, SOC 2, CMMC), audit and assurance, and systems selection/implementation.
• CRM Services Customer relationship management services including system selection (Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, HubSpot), deployment, data migration, integration, onboarding, training, marketing automation, sales enablement, and customer service support.
• Carbon Markets Services Carbon management and monetization services including blockchain-based carbon credit tokenization using Ethereum, carbon exchange development, supply chain traceability, and inter-organizational data synchronization.
• EV Ecosystem Services Electric vehicle ecosystem services including smart grid development, charging network operations center deployment, AI-enabled grid management, and vertical industry EV adoption support for charging stations, fleet operators, and charging network operations.
• SocratesAg Platform Mobile-centric Farm and Carbon Management Platform (FCMS) specifically designed for small-scale crop farmers working less than 1,000 acres. Supports efficient farm operations and effective sustainability through precision farming and carbon monitoring, reporting, and verification for carbon market participation.
• iFARMr Farm and Carbon Management System Farm and Carbon Management System (FCMS) designed for small-scale crop farmers working less than 1,000 acres. Uses satellite data and AI for precision farming and carbon monitoring, reporting, and verification; supports AI-driven yield, water management, and greenhouse gas capabilities.
• Backplain Platform On-premise AI platform recommended for enterprise IT control of Generative AI implementations. Provides RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) capabilities, RLHF for Human-in-the-Loop feedback, and suggested prompts to make LLMs accessible to enterprise users without requiring extensive technical expertise.
• AI/ML Benefit Prediction Service AI/ML benefit prediction service that automates benefit plan quoting for insurance carriers, reducing turnaround from days to seconds. Built using CatBoost, Sagemaker, MLFlow, S3, and FastAPI on a dataset of 300,000 quotes augmented with US census data.
• Automated Rider Count AI AI solution that automates rider counts on zero-emission commercial vehicle fleets. Developed in partnership with Endera for the Dispatch and Go platforms to reduce administrative costs and streamline reporting for EV fleet operators.

Quantifiable outcome

• AI/ML benefit prediction service reduced processing turnaround from days to seconds
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability10 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EnderacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Development partnership for AI solutions for zero-emission commercial vehicle fleets. Epik is incorporating artificial intelligence to automate rider counts on vehicles for Ende's Dispatch and Go platforms. Also exploring predictive maintenance modeling for fleet management.
• EOS Data AnalyticscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 November 2021Strategic partnership to introduce precision agriculture and carbon management technology to small-scale farmers. EOSDA provides AI-powered satellite imagery analytics and high-resolution imagery to support SocratesAg platform customers. Target to monitor 250,000 hectares of farmland by end of 2022, starting with US and expanding to Mexico. Partnership enables Farm Digital Twin capability for operational and carbon management modeling.
• Charoen Pokphand Group (CPG)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 June 2021Partnership to lead carbon credit tokenization initiative using Ethereum blockchain. Epik is helping CPG, one of the world's largest agriculture conglomerates, turn their carbon credits into tokens on the blockchain. Project enables visibility of carbon credit work group-wide with public ledger for transparency. Partnership includes True Digital Group subsidiary piloting the tokenization program.
• AgGatewayminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 30 May 2021Industry organization membership focused on agricultural commerce. Epik joined to engage in innovation at the limits of what is driving innovation in today's world, working with clients within an ethos of sustainability - Environmental, Social, and Economic.
• Limelight HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 May 2021Partnership to explore and develop AI opportunities in Smart Insurance. Epik developed AI/ML benefit prediction service reducing turnaround from days to seconds. Used AWS ISV Accelerate program, CatBoost, Sagemaker, MLFlow, S3, and FastAPI. Project moved from AI concept to deliverable product feature in under three months.
• AWS Partner NetworkcoreTechnology or IntegrationAWS partner relationship for cloud infrastructure, Sagemaker, and AI/ML services. Used CatBoost, Sagemaker managed notebooks, MLFlow, S3, and FastAPI for AI/ML implementations.
• World Alliance (SolarImpulse)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership through SolarImpulse World Alliance for sustainable business recognition and marketing.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Slalom: Technology and business consulting firm with strong AI/ML, cloud, and data practices serving both enterprises and growth-stage clients. Comparable to Epik in consultative delivery model and emphasis on emerging-technology implementations across multiple verticals.
• Thoughtworks: Global technology consultancy focused on software engineering, AI/data, and digital transformation for enterprises. Closely comparable to Epik's software development, data engineering, and GenAI service lines targeting enterprise innovation agendas.
• Fractal Analytics: AI-focused analytics and decision sciences company providing AI/ML solutions to enterprise clients. Most directly comparable to Epik in applying AI/ML to specific industry verticals like healthcare and consumer products.

Broad incumbents

• Accenture: Global professional services giant with large-scale AI, cloud, and industry X.0 practices. Represents the broad-incumbent competitor Epik faces when scaling into multi-million-dollar enterprise transformation deals.
• Deloitte (Deloitte Digital / Consulting): Big Four advisory firm with deep AI/analytics, cloud, and industry consulting practices across life sciences, financial services, and energy. Competes with Epik for large regulated-industry AI/ML and GRC engagements.
• Cognizant: Global IT services and consulting firm with strong digital engineering and AI/ML practices serving life sciences, financial services, and manufacturing. Direct competitor in the enterprise AI/data and CRM implementation segments.
• Tata Consultancy Services (TCS): Large global IT services and consulting firm with AI/ML, cloud, and industry-specific digital practices. Competes with Epik for global enterprise transformation mandates, particularly in life sciences and BFSI.
• Infosys: Global IT services firm with significant AI, cloud, and digital transformation capabilities. Competes with Epik for enterprise AI/ML and application modernization work, including partnerships with hyperscalers like Microsoft and AWS.
• Capgemini: Global IT consulting and services firm with AI/Data, cloud, and industry-specific offerings. Overlaps with Epik in AI/ML, sustainability/carbon, and life sciences digital transformation services.
• Genpact: Professional services firm combining AI, analytics, and digital operations with deep domain expertise in financial services and life sciences. Overlaps with Epik's AI/ML and regulated-industry delivery capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EpikSystems
• Facebookfacebook.com/Epik-Systems-108215777736603
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/epiksystems

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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