KaDSci

What KaDSci does

KaDSci is a privately held decision analysis, research, and software development firm founded in 2008 and headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, with a secondary delivery site in Raleigh, North Carolina. The company serves U.S. federal government agencies — primarily in defense, intelligence, homeland security, and civilian functions such as the IRS — alongside selected state-level (Virginia) and commercial clients, with named customers including U.S. Border Patrol, IRS, DoD/intelligence community programs, the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC), and Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab. It operates as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business and an approved GSA MAS Schedule vendor.

The company's core technology stack centers on ontology-driven data integration and systems engineering, blending formal ontology development (Basic Formal Ontology / ISO/IEC 21838-2, OWL-based reasoning) with operations research methods (Bayesian Hierarchical Modeling, graph theory, MAUT, simulation) and emerging AI techniques (RAG, LLMs for literature search and content generation, anomaly detection, predictive analytics). Its productized offerings are Exo[GENiUS) — a decision-support platform for angel investors backed by 5+ years of data — Value-Focused Metrics (VFM), and the Strategic Workforce Analysis Tool (SWAT) co-developed with the IRS. Service lines cover research (evidence-informed intelligence and AI assessment), analytics (operations research, cost-benefit analysis, emergency planning), and engineering support (custom software and systems engineering), including a Mission Engineering framework for System-of-Systems analysis.

KaDSci earns revenue primarily through professional services engagements delivered via GSA Schedule and subcontractor arrangements (notably with Applied Research Associates), with secondary, emerging recurring revenue from product licensing via the GoColosseum Marketplace and direct subscriptions. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales into federal and defense buyers, thought leadership through STIDS conference participation and AI-trustworthiness content marketing, and a digital marketplace channel for productized tools. The company competes on transdisciplinary expertise, federal certifications, and codified methodologies rather than scale.

Name

KaDSci

Legal name

KadSci

Website

https://kadsci.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KaDSci is a privately held Fairfax, VA-based decision analysis and software firm providing ontology-driven research, analytics, and engineering services to U.S. federal agencies (defense, intelligence, IRS, homeland security) and select commercial clients via GSA Schedule contracts and productized tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairfax

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, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Research Services: Provides evidence-informed research services including AI assessment, predictive analytics, and information & decision science to government and commercial clients. Delivered via GSA Schedule and direct contracts.
2. Analytics Services: Advanced analytic solutions spanning emergency planning and assessment, operations research, systems analysis, and cost-benefit analysis. Services are tailored to client needs and delivered by multidisciplinary teams.
3. Engineering Support Services: Bespoke software development, systems engineering, and mission engineering support. Custom software solutions are designed, built, and deployed in-house, addressing specialized requirements of government and commercial clients.
4. Data Intelligence Products: Productized offerings including Exo[GENiUS] (for angel investors), Value-Focused Metrics, and the Strategic Workforce Analysis Tool (SWAT). Revenue derived from licensing and SaaS-style access.
5. GSA MAS Schedule: KaDSci is an approved vendor under GSA MAS Schedule, enabling streamlined procurement by federal agencies. Products and services are listed on the official GSA Price List, with contract vehicle facilitating government sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

KaDSci provides decision analysis research, advanced analytics, and engineering support services to U.S. federal, state, and commercial clients. The firm delivers bespoke research, predictive analytics, cost-benefit analysis, operations research, systems engineering, and custom software development, complemented by three productized platforms: Exo[GENiUS] (decision analytics for angel investors), Value-Focused Metrics (strategic assessment), and the Strategic Workforce Analysis Tool (SWAT) for government workforce planning.

Product overview

KaDSci offers a suite of three data intelligence products designed for transformative decision-making across commercial and government sectors. The core offerings include Exo[GENiUS] for investor-focused portfolio analytics, Value-Focused Metrics (VFM) for organizational performance assessment, and the Strategic Workforce Analysis Tool (SWAT) for government workforce planning. These products are complemented by Research Services (predictive analytics, AI assessment), Analytics (operations research, cost benefit analysis), and Engineering Support (systems engineering, custom software development).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Research Services

Quantifiable outcome

• $1 billion cost avoidance on immigration system analysis project
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability10 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and strategic.

• STIDS (Symposium on Frontiers in Defence and Security)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024KaDSci co-sponsored and participated in STIDS 2024 at George Mason University. Andreas Tolk delivered the keynote on Hybrid Support Solutions for Trans-Disciplinary Teams. This event positions KaDSci at the intersection of semantic technology and defense/security applications.
• Applied Research Associates (ARA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARA serves as the prime contractor on government programs (IMEA/UTAS, Discoverable Data, Discoverable Data and Model Services) with KaDSci operating as a subcontractor. This arrangement enables KaDSci to contribute specialized analytics and software development expertise to federal programs led by ARA.
• SAICstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAIC is featured as a partner logo on the KaDSci About page, indicating a strategic relationship in the government analytics and systems engineering space.
• Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab (APL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKaDSci collaborates with APL on Systems Analysis, leveraging cutting-edge, scientifically grounded analytic tools to tackle complex challenges. This collaboration positions KaDSci at the forefront of systems analysis with leading research institutions.
• George Mason UniversitystrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with George Mason University's C5I Center for automation research and interoperability/AI-enhanced analysis. David Davis is retired from George Mason University where he established a successful Masters program in Peace Operations. Savi Alam contributes to research at the C5I Center while completing his degree.
• University at Buffalo — National Center for Ontological Research (NCOR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. John Beverley, Assistant Professor at University at Buffalo and Co-Director of NCOR, is a Senior Ontology Consultant at KaDSci. He is the lead developer for Basic Formal Ontology (ISO/IEC 21838-2), used by over 600 knowledge representation projects globally.
• GoColosseum MarketplaceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGoColosseum Marketplace offers an accelerated digital storefront for the rapid discovery and acquisition of KaDSci's specialized research and analytics tools, serving as a digital distribution channel beyond direct sales.
• Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerVIPC is both a customer and partner, having provided a testimonial praising KaDSci's model building skills and expert-level interpretation of outcomes for high-stakes decision-making. VIPC logo appears on the About page Partners section.
• AD It Erna (Aditerna)minorOthersPartner logo displayed on the About page. No specific partnership details provided.
• Old Dominion University (ODU)minorOthersPartner logo displayed on the About page under Partners section. Partnership likely relates to academic collaboration in systems engineering, analytics, or related disciplines.
• SimVminorOthersPartner logo displayed on the About page under Partners section.
• NCOR (National Center for Ontological Research)coreOthersNCOR logo displayed on About page. Partnership through Dr. John Beverley's dual affiliation as Co-Director of NCOR at University at Buffalo and Senior Ontology Consultant at KaDSci.
• C4I (Center for Command and Control Intelligence)minorOthersC4I partner logo displayed on About page. No further details on partnership scope available.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• LMI: LMI is a nonprofit consulting firm providing management, analytics, and logistics expertise to federal civilian and defense agencies. Its boutique-but-federal positioning, focus on decision support and analytics, and DoD/IC client footprint make it a directly comparable consulting peer to KaDSci.
• Applied Research Associates (ARA): ARA is an established R&D and engineering services firm serving federal defense and civilian agencies, and is KaDSci's prime contractor on IMEA/UTAS and Discoverable Data. Similar technical scope (operations research, mission engineering, custom software for government) and overlapping federal customers make it the closest direct peer.
• CNA Corporation: CNA is a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) delivering operations research and data analytics primarily to the U.S. Navy and DoD. Its small, expert-driven, transdisciplinary team delivering decision analysis for defense mirrors KaDSci's positioning closely.
• Metron Inc. Metron is an employee-owned scientific consulting firm providing operations research, data fusion, and decision analysis to DoD and intelligence customers. The boutique, deep-talent, mission-analytics profile aligns with KaDSci's delivery model and customer set.

Broad incumbents

• SAIC: SAIC is a large federal IT and engineering integrator covering analytics, AI, and mission engineering across DoD/IC. Displayed as a KaDSci partner logo; competes for adjacent work and demonstrates the incumbent scale KaDSci must partner with or differentiate from.
• ICF International: ICF is a global consulting and digital services firm with a substantial federal civilian practice covering analytics, mission support, and digital transformation. Its analytic consulting profile competes for adjacent federal decision-analysis work.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen is a top-tier federal management and technology consulting firm with leading AI and analytics practices serving DoD, IC, and civilian agencies. Its federal AI governance and decision analytics work is the large-scale analogue to KaDSci's offerings.
• Leidos: Leidos is one of the largest federal services and solutions integrators with deep capabilities in defense analytics, systems engineering, and mission IT. Represents the broader incumbent tier into which KaDSci's narrower offerings could be subsumed or absorbed.

Others

• MITRE Corporation: MITRE operates federally funded R&D centers for defense and civilian sponsors and is a leader in systems engineering methodologies and standards. Its advisory-led, non-commercial model and systems engineering thought leadership are adjacent rather than directly competitive, but relevant to KaDSci's ontology and mission engineering positioning.
• RAND Corporation: RAND is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution providing analytic studies and decision support primarily to DoD and federal agencies. While mission-aligned, RAND's research/publication model differs from KaDSci's services-and-products model, making it more of an adjacent ecosystem peer than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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