Name

Kestrel Technology Group

Legal name

Kestrel Technology Group, LLC

Website

https://ktg-tech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Situational Awareness Software

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Compliance Technology, GRC Platforms & Controls Automation Advisory (BPAHAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

ESG, Sustainability Reporting & Compliance (BPAEAPAM), Policy Management, Training & Ethics/Whistleblowing (BPAEAPAI)

Keywords

• Field information management
• Knowledge management systems
• Government IT services
• Disaster response technology
• Situational awareness platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

Sugar Land

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government IT Services (GSA STARS III): Information technology services and IT service-based solutions through the GSA 8(a) STARS III GWAC contract with $50 billion ceiling. Provides custom computer programming services, computer systems design services, facilities management, data processing, hosting, and emerging technology-focused IT services.
2. Navy Support Services (SeaPort-NxG): Professional support services across 23 functional areas including Engineering, Financial Management, and Program Management through the Navy's electronic platform for acquiring support services.
3. Product Licensing and Customization: FIST solutions are highly customizable to fit specific missions and budgets, with options ranging from basic collection tasks to full knowledge management systems. Includes sensor integration, training, and ongoing sustainment support.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kestrel Technology Group develops and licenses the Field Information Support Tool (FIST), a comprehensive knowledge management platform that combines commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) mobile devices, a custom smartphone data collection application (Gather), and a globally accessible web portal (FusionPortal) to perform real-time visualization, data collection, analysis, alarming, dissemination, and system/sensor interoperability for field operations. The company serves government agencies, humanitarian organizations, and research institutions through GSA and Navy contract vehicles.

Product overview

Kestrel Technology Group offers a unified platform architecture centered on the Field Information Support Tool (FIST) as its flagship product. FIST is a comprehensive knowledge management system comprising two main components: the Gather mobile application for field data collection and the FusionPortal web portal for data visualization, analysis, and sharing. The platform is enhanced by MobileNex (combining FIST with SiRRAN's 3G network software for damaged infrastructure environments), the KiTE Water Intelligence Platform (adds ML/AI-augmented hydrology modeling), and ABID (automated boat identification for maritime operations). Additional offerings include Scenario Development services for exercise planning and Analysis services for intelligence and network analysis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FIST (Field Information Support Tool): Flagship technology platform for real-time visualization, data collection, analysis, alarming, dissemination and system/sensor interoperability.
• FusionPortal
• Gather
• MobileNex
• KiTE (Water Intelligence Platform)
• ABID (Automated Boat Identification)

Products and services

• Field Information Support Tool (FIST) Comprehensive knowledge management system for capturing and fusing data from field operations using geospatial, temporal, link and social network analysis tools to enable continuous cycle of actionable information creation and real-time decision-making support. Designed for government agencies, humanitarian organizations, and research institutions.
• FIST Gather Mobile Application

Quantifiable outcome

• Real-time data feeds and archived data transformed into actionable information for informed decision-making
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability11 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

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

• ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF)secondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 31 May 2023Support for APSF Para Games 2023 in Cambodia providing FIST knowledge management system to enhance information management of field operations. Kestrel previously supported ASEAN Para Games 2022 in Indonesia.
• True ElementscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 March 2023Pioneer in water intelligence that clarifies water complexity for decision-makers. Partnership brings True Elements' advanced water data intelligence, easy-to-understand scoring and visualizations integrated into Kestrel's FIST for anytime, anywhere water quality and quantity reporting. Together working on KiTE Water Intelligence platform combining hydrology models with ML/AI.
• Imaginet International Inc.coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 20 March 2023Leading IT systems integrator and managed network provider in the Philippines. Supplier of mission critical network architectures for Philippine military, security, and civilian agencies. Provides interagency fusion with efficient access policies with accredited cyber security, disaster recovery, and incident response capabilities.
• SiRRAN CommunicationscoreTechnology or IntegrationTelecommunications software company providing development and delivery of cost-effective, bandwidth and power efficient mobile network products and services ranging from private and portable mobile networks to secure mobile communications services. Created MobileNex by combining FIST with SiRRAN's mobile 3G network software.
• APSS (The APSS Group)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as partner on KTG website partner section. Details of partnership scope not specified in available source materials.
• University of EdinburghcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research collaboration on Zoonoses and Emerging Livestock Systems (ZELS) ZooLink Project. ZooLink integrates scientific research, enhanced operational capacity, and policy development for sustainable integrated surveillance system in humans and livestock for endemic and emerging zoonoses.
• University of Liverpool Institute of Infection and Global HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration on zoonoses surveillance focusing on human and animal population data, livestock value chains, economic data relating to disease surveillance, and pathogen typing data.
• International Livestock Research InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in ZooLink project focusing on endemic and emerging zoonoses surveillance in humans, cattle, small ruminants and pigs in developing regions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Palantir Technologies: Large, well-capitalized provider of data integration and analytics platforms for defense, intelligence, and humanitarian/disaster response customers. Comparable because it addresses the same broad 'fuse multi-source data for situational awareness' problem that FIST targets, but at much greater scale and with a far broader customer footprint.
• Esri: Dominant GIS and geospatial analytics platform widely used by federal, humanitarian and environmental agencies. FIST's geospatial, temporal and network analysis layer overlaps with Esri's ArcGIS platform, particularly in emergency management, environmental and public-sector deployments.
• Maxar Technologies: Large space technology and geospatial intelligence company supplying high-resolution satellite imagery and analytics to defense and intelligence customers. Comparable to the imagery/remote-sensing layer underlying FIST's maritime and situational awareness use cases (e.g., ABID), but at vastly greater scale.
• Planet Labs: Earth observation company operating a large satellite constellation and providing imagery analytics for agriculture, environment, defense and humanitarian use cases. Overlaps with the environmental monitoring and situational-awareness layer of FIST, particularly for disaster response and environmental sustainability.

Direct peers

• Dataminr: Real-time intelligence and alerting platform that fuses open-source and enterprise data feeds for government, security and humanitarian customers. Dataminr's product is the closest analog to FIST's real-time multi-source fusion and alarming, although Dataminr is significantly larger and focused on enterprise/government risk detection.
• BlackSky: Geospatial intelligence company combining satellite imagery, analytics, and software for defense, intelligence and humanitarian customers. Comparable in size and target customer profile to Kestrel, and overlapping with Kestrel's UAV/sensor-driven situational awareness use cases.
• GeoComm: Provider of GIS-based public safety and emergency response solutions to government agencies. Comparable because GeoComm addresses similar 'situational awareness for emergency/disaster response' pain points to FIST's humanitarian and disaster relief vertical.
• Descartes Labs: Geospatial analytics platform applying ML/AI to satellite and sensor data for agriculture, environment, and government customers. Comparable to Kestrel's KiTE platform in applying ML/AI to geospatial and environmental data, though Descartes Labs has a much larger enterprise footprint.
• Aechelon Technology: Provider of real-time 3D visualization and simulation systems for defense, intelligence, and homeland security training. Comparable in scale and niche defense/situational-awareness customer overlap with FIST's security operations and scenario development offerings.

Emerging players

• Saildrone: Autonomous uncrewed surface vehicles for maritime domain awareness, ocean data collection, and defense applications. Comparable to the maritime data-collection role served by FIST's ABID product and by Kestrel's broader maritime security offering, although Saildrone focuses on the platform/sensor layer rather than the integration software layer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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