What Graffica does

Graffica is a privately held UK software company founded in 2000 and headquartered in Malvern, with a focused product portfolio in Air Traffic Management (ATM). Operating with 11-50 employees, the firm serves a narrow, safety-critical segment of the aviation industry where domain expertise and regulatory familiarity are prerequisites to compete. The company is positioned as a specialist vendor rather than a broad IT services provider.

The company's core offering is software built to support ATM workflows — the operational systems underpinning air navigation, traffic coordination, and airspace management. The firm's stated positioning emphasizes 'genuine enthusiasm for the development of software to support Air Traffic Management,' signaling specialist depth rather than horizontal IT services delivery. Graffica's Malvern base places it within a UK region historically associated with defence and aerospace technology activity, providing access to relevant engineering talent and proximity to institutional buyers. The absence of disclosed product names, modules, integrations, or platform architecture in the input constrains deeper technical characterization.

The business model is not disclosed in the available input. No pricing model, named customers, channel structure, or revenue mechanics are documented. For a small UK software firm in a regulated aerospace niche, plausible revenue models include fixed-price development contracts, licensed ATM modules, and ongoing support and maintenance agreements with air navigation service providers and aerospace systems integrators. The absence of disclosed customer logos, channel data, partnerships, and revenue figures materially constrains inference on go-to-market mechanics and customer economics.

Name

Graffica

Legal name

Sopra Steria

Website

https://graffica.co.uk

Company type

Public

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Graffica is a privately held UK software firm founded in 2000 and headquartered in Malvern that builds specialist software supporting Air Traffic Management operations for safety-critical aviation stakeholders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Air Traffic Management Software

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Regulatory Compliance Management (RegTech) (BPAEAPAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Platforms (HDAEAHAB)

Keywords

• Air traffic management
• ATM software
• Aviation software
• Flight operations software
• Air traffic control

Headquarters

HQ city

Malvern

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services including technology advisory, business transformation, innovation and design, and data and AI consulting
2. Digital Services and Solutions: Digital transformation services including cloud implementation, cybersecurity, and digital platform services delivered across enterprise clients

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Graffica is a UK-based private software company that develops software products and solutions to support Air Traffic Management. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Malvern, United Kingdom, the company employs 11-50 people and operates with a niche focus on the aviation sector, building dedicated ATM software capabilities.

Product overview

Sopra Steria is a European technology consulting and digital services company offering a comprehensive portfolio of services organized around three core pillars: Consulting (advisory services including technology advisory, data and AI, innovation and design), Technology (platform implementations and managed services across ServiceNow, Microsoft Cloud, Oracle, Salesforce, AWS, and proprietary solutions like BluejaySecureCollaboration, STORM for policing, and the Optimised Decision Engine), and Transformation (business process services including finance and accounting, HR, procurement, cyber security, debt management, pension services, shared services, digital workplace, and estate management). The company also operates several sub-brands including Sopra Steria Next (consulting subsidiary), NHS SBS (NHS shared business services joint venture), SSCL (public sector shared services), Sopra HR Software, and CIMPA. Sopra Steria serves industries including aerospace, defence and national security, environment and agriculture, financial services, government, public safety, and transport across nearly 30 countries with approximately 51,000 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sopra Steria Next: Consulting division of Sopra Steria
• Sopra Steria Financial Services
• NHS SBS
• SSCL
• STORM

Named customers2 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft Cloud partnership providing Azure cloud services, Microsoft 365, and related technology solutions to enterprise clients as part of digital transformation engagements
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationAWS cloud partnership delivering cloud infrastructure and platform services for client digital transformation projects
• ServiceNowcoreTechnology or IntegrationServiceNow partnership for workflow automation, ITSM, and enterprise service management solutions
• OraclecoreTechnology or IntegrationOracle partnership providing database, cloud applications, and enterprise technology solutions
• SalesforcecoreTechnology or IntegrationSalesforce partnership for CRM, customer experience, and cloud-based enterprise solutions
• NHS SBSflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNHS Shared Business Services - Sopra Steria operates NHS SBS, delivering shared financial, payroll, and HR services to NHS trusts and foundation trusts across England
• SSCLflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerShared Services Connected Limited - joint venture providing shared services to UK government agencies including the Ministry of Defence

Scale indicators2 records

Direct peers

• SITA: Air transport IT specialist providing software and network solutions to airports, airlines, and ANSPs. Comparable as a vendor-agnostic aviation-software specialist competing for similar niche digital mandates in the ATM ecosystem.
• NATS: UK's principal air navigation service provider, which both operates the airspace and develops/procures ATM technology. Directly comparable as the dominant UK-domain counterpart whose supply-chain decisions Graffica is well positioned to participate in.
• Indra: Spanish IT and ATM major with a dedicated ATM business unit covering tower, en-route, and surveillance systems. Directly comparable as an ATM software vendor, though significantly larger and broader in scope.
• Frequentis: Austrian-headquartered specialist in ATM communication, information management, and tower solutions. Closest direct comparable to Graffica in being a focused, vendor-agnostic ATM software and systems house rather than a full-stack prime.

Broad incumbents

• Leidos: US-headquartered prime with a sizable civil aviation and ATM software portfolio (e.g., flight data processing). Comparable as a large incumbent in ATM software with overlapping customer base.
• Sopra Steria: Large European IT services and digital transformation firm (51,000 employees) with an established Transport practice including aviation. Comparable as a much larger competitor that bids on adjacent digital transformation work in the UK aviation/transport sector where Graffica also operates.
• Leonardo: Italian-headquartered prime with a significant ATM and air traffic control systems business. Comparable as a full-stack incumbent competing for the same ATM modernization contracts.
• Thales Group: One of the top two global ATM primes, offering full-stack solutions for en-route, tower, and drone integration. Comparable as the dominant incumbent whose procurement decisions shape the demand pool for niche vendors like Graffica.
• Saab Digital Air Traffic Solutions: Saab's ATM division provides remote tower and digital ATM solutions, often in partnership with ANSPs. Comparable as a large prime addressing the same modernization opportunities Graffica targets.

Emerging players

• Retia: Smaller ATM and defence technology vendor with focused offerings in ATM and radar processing. Comparable as a niche ATM software/systems peer of similar scale and vertical focus to Graffica.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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