Ariadne

Name

Ariadne

Legal name

Ariadne Inc.

Website

https://ariadne.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Biomedical IT Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Other Computer Related Services (541519)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy & IT Advisory (BPAEAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Enterprise Architecture & IT Operating Model (BPAHAEAB)

Keywords

• Biomedical IT services
• Bioinformatics consulting
• Scientific software development
• AI NLP solutions
• Computational biology services

Headquarters

HQ city

Gaithersburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government IT Services and Software Development: Ariadne generates revenue by providing biomedical IT services, scientific software development, and AI/NLP solutions to U.S. government agencies (primarily NIH) through contract vehicles such as IDIQ contracts, GSA IT Schedule 70, and CIO-SP3. Revenue is derived from task orders and project-based engagements under these contract vehicles.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ariadne provides biomedical IT services and software development to U.S. government agencies, primarily the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Its work spans computational biology, bioinformatics and data science, scientific software and web application development, and artificial intelligence and natural language processing for biomedical literature. Services are delivered as professional engagements through federal contract vehicles such as GSA IT Schedule 70, CIO-SP3, and NITAAC.

Product overview

Ariadne is a biomedical IT services and software development company offering specialized services to government clients, primarily serving the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The company provides three interconnected service offerings: IT Services (covering scientific software development, web applications, database development, DevSecOps, and systems administration), Bioinformatics and Data Science (including algorithm development, biomedical data analysis, and biological data visualization), and Artificial Intelligence and NLP (comprising natural language processing, information extraction, taxonomies/controlled vocabularies, and biomedical literature search systems). The company has no public-facing product portfolio; all offerings are professional services delivered to government customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IT Services Comprehensive IT services including scientific software development and programming, web application development, database development, Agile project management, DevSecOps, and systems administration delivered to government clients.
• Bioinformatics and Data Science Specialized bioinformatics and data science services including algorithm development, biomedical data analysis, and biological data visualization for analyzing large-scale biological and genomic data.
• Artificial Intelligence and NLP AI and NLP services including natural language processing, information extraction, taxonomies/controlled vocabularies development, and biomedical literature search systems used to automate tasks and extract insights from scientific data.
• Cloud and Big Data Support Cloud and big data support services for life science research environments, covering scientific data management and retrieval systems for biomedical and genomic programs at NIH agencies such as NLM.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20+ years of government client service delivery
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 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

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NIH National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)coreOthersAriadne has worked as an integral part of the NIH since 2002, serving as the primary government client and research collaborator. The company designs, develops, and maintains NCBI's scientific data management and retrieval systems, including databases for cataloging and analyzing large-scale biomedical and genomic data archives.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Booz Allen Hamilton: Major federal IT and management consulting contractor with significant NIH and HHS biomedical IT engagements. Directly competes with Ariadne on larger federal health-IT task orders, though with much broader capability and bench depth.
• Leidos: Large federal contractor with health and life-sciences IT practices serving NIH and other HHS agencies. Competes with Ariadne on biomedical informatics and scientific data management task orders at scale.
• SAIC: Federal IT services firm with a health and civilian services portfolio that includes NIH-adjacent work. Overlaps with Ariadne in scientific data systems and cloud-enabled research IT for government health agencies.
• ICF International: Public-sector consulting and digital services provider with health and science clients including federal agencies. Comparable to Ariadne in delivering IT services and analytics for government health research programs.
• Peraton: Federal IT and mission services contractor with significant HHS and health-research work. Competes with Ariadne on biomedical IT services and scientific data infrastructure task orders.
• CGI Federal: U.S. federal arm of CGI, providing IT and systems integration to civilian and health agencies including NIH. Competes with Ariadne on IT services task orders within the same federal ecosystem.
• Accenture Federal Services: Federal consulting arm delivering digital, AI, and cloud services to HHS and other civilian agencies. Comparable to Ariadne on AI/NLP and cloud modernization work targeting biomedical research clients.
• ManTech International: Federal IT and engineering services provider (now part of ManTech/ManTech-CGI combined), with civilian health agency work. Overlaps with Ariadne in scientific software development and systems integration for research agencies.

Direct peers

• DLH Holdings: Public small-cap federal contractor (includes legacy Social & Scientific Systems) with deep NIH and biomedical research IT service exposure. Closest scale-comparable peer to Ariadne in business model and customer base.
• Edgewater Federal Solutions: Small-business federal IT services contractor with NIH-adjacent health and science agency work. Highly comparable to Ariadne in size, business model, and federal contract vehicle strategy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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