Daybreak

What Daybreak does

Daybreak is a privately held, founder-controlled LLC headquartered in McLean, Virginia that provides geospatial analytics, data science, and AI/ML solutions primarily to US federal defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies, with secondary footprints in commercial environmental and public-safety markets. The company was founded around 2015 under the name Azimuth1, rebranded to Daybreak in 2017, and holds multiple government-wide contract vehicles including OASIS SB Pools 1 and 3, RS3, DLA JETS, GSA FirstSource III, PMSS3, and ITES-3S, which it leverages as both prime and subcontractor. Daybreak's named federal customers span the US Army (including TRADOC, US Central Command, and USASOC), the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), and civilian agencies such as DHS, FDA, CISA, CDC, the US Forest Service, and the National Park Service; commercial Fortune 500 firms and emergency first responders are also referenced customers. The company has added an advisory board of former senior federal officials from NGA, DHS, USGS, and ENVIRON to underwrite mission credibility.

Daybreak's product portfolio couples services work with a set of proprietary software products. EnviMetric is an AI-driven environmental contaminant modeling platform that predicts groundwater and soil plume extent using machine learning trained on a proprietary database of more than 86,000 remediation sites and over 17,000 monitoring wells across the US. QuickRoute is a GPS routing app for emergency response vehicles that incorporates vehicle-specific rules, DOT bridge/clearance data, and real-time road obstructions, with a free consumer tier and an ECC enterprise subscription. MiniCarta is a geospatial field data collection and sharing platform with free and Pro tiers, including export to Google Earth and GIS formats. DigitalVista is a ruggedized drone/LiDAR processing tool using deep learning-based object recognition. FindSAR, TotalTopo, SARCAT, and FIND are purpose-built search-and-rescue mission management, mapping, and records tools, several of which integrate with the International Search and Rescue Incident Database (ISRID). Daybreak also offers Robotic Process Automation implementations using UIPath, Automation Anywhere, and Microsoft Power Automate. In April 2024 the company announced a strategic partnership with DataRobot to deliver enterprise AI/ML to federal customers.

The company's revenue model blends professional services sold through GWAC/IDIQ contract vehicles with subscription and freemium software revenue from MiniCarta, QuickRoute, and EnviMetric; pricing is largely quote-based for enterprise and government customers, with disclosed tiers only for MiniCarta and QuickRoute. Distribution combines enterprise field sales to federal agencies, app-store self-serve downloads for first responders and individuals, and direct enterprise subscriptions for products such as QuickRoute ECC. Daybreak has not raised institutional equity, has not disclosed revenue, and operates as a small specialist firm with an emphasis on cleared talent, low employee attrition, and mission-focused positioning.

Name

Daybreak

Legal name

Daybreak, LLC

Website

https://daybreak-llc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Daybreak is a McLean, Virginia-based geospatial analytics and AI/ML firm that builds proprietary products such as EnviMetric, QuickRoute, MiniCarta, DigitalVista, and FindSAR for US federal defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies, plus commercial and public-safety customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geospatial Analytics Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Satellite Imagery & Remote Sensing Geospatial Platforms (BPAMANAM)

Keywords

• Geospatial analytics
• Environmental modeling software
• Search and rescue tools
• AI machine learning services
• Federal data analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Mclean

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 Consulting and Analytics Services: Daybreak provides geospatial analysis, data analytics, AI/ML solutions, and intelligence analysis services to federal defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies through contract vehicles like OASIS SB, DLA JETS, and others.
2. Software Product Licenses and Subscriptions: Products like QuickRoute (available on Apple App Store with Enterprise ECC subscription), MiniCarta (free and Pro versions), and EnviMetric are sold as software products with free tiers and paid upgrades/subscriptions.
3. EnviMetric Environmental Modeling: Machine learning-based environmental site investigation modeling service used by environmental consultants, property owners, and remediation professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Daybreak sells proprietary geospatial analytics and AI/ML software products (EnviMetric, QuickRoute, MiniCarta, DigitalVista, FindSAR) alongside federal data analytics, geospatial intelligence, and mission support services. Its primary buyers are U.S. federal defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies, with secondary customers in Fortune 500 commercial firms and emergency first responder organizations. Revenue is generated through both software subscriptions/licenses and federal professional services delivered under government contract vehicles.

Product overview

Daybreak develops a portfolio of proprietary geospatial and AI/machine learning products serving defense, intelligence, federal civilian, environmental, public safety, and commercial sectors. The core product lineup includes: EnviMetric (environmental AI platform using ML trained on thousands of contaminated sites to predict groundwater plume extent), QuickRoute (emergency vehicle GPS routing), MiniCarta (field data collection and tagging), DigitalVista (drone data processing), and FindSAR (search and rescue mission management). Supporting products include TotalTopo (custom SAR topo maps), SARCAT (open-source SAR records management), and the FIND search management software. The products share common technological foundations in geospatial analytics, machine learning, and data visualization, with integration points to government databases, mapping platforms, and industry-specific data sources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EnviMetric: AI-powered environmental contaminant modeling system that estimates the size and shape of groundwater and soil contamination plumes through geospatial AI techniques and a proprietary database.
• QuickRoute
• MiniCarta
• DigitalVista
• FindSAR

Products and services

• EnviMetric AI-powered environmental contaminant modeling platform that estimates the size, shape, and extent of groundwater and soil contamination plumes using machine learning trained on a proprietary database of 86,000+ past contaminated sites and 17,000+ monitoring wells, sold to environmental consultants, property owners, and state agencies.
• QuickRoute GPS map routing application for emergency response vehicles that accounts for official rescue and response vehicle rules, DOT weight and clearance limits, and real-time road obstruction data, available via Apple App Store and through enterprise ECC subscriptions.
• MiniCarta Geospatial data collection and sharing platform for field teams that enables point tagging, photo attachments, live syncing, and collaboration with activity-specific icon packs and export to GIS, CAD, Google Earth, Excel, and CSV formats.
• DigitalVista Ruggedized portable solution for processing drone remote sensing or LiDAR data into actionable mapping information, featuring deep learning-based object recognition (e.g., caved roofs, blue tarps, sinkholes, vehicles), 3D modeling, and viewshed analysis for first responders, law enforcement, search and rescue, and disaster response teams.
• FindSAR Search and rescue mission management tool that combines GIS, imagery, search theory, task management, resource tracking, and field task mapping with lost person behavior statistics to help search teams locate subjects faster.
• TotalTopo SAR Maps Custom topographic maps built for search and rescue from USGS data supplemented with OpenStreetMap features (trails, utilities, buildings, medical facilities, churches, aqueducts, shelters) for field navigation.
• SARCAT Open-source records management system for search and rescue missions that enables agencies to catalog mission data and submit to the ISRID database; features map-based record creation with automatic terrain and weather data population.
• FIND Search Management Software Desktop/laptop server application for planning, tracking, and managing lost person searches that calculates and plots lost person behavior statistics and generates search task maps and assignments, integrating ISRID search statistics.

Quantifiable outcome

• EnviMetric cuts the time and cost of searching for contaminant plumes more than in half
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

AI capability9 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DataRobotcoreTechnology or Integration · 18 April 2024Strategic partnership announced April 18, 2024 providing customers with custom AI/ML solutions powered by DataRobot's robust and intuitive platform. Daybreak leverages DataRobot's AI Platform to dramatically reduce cost and time for bringing AI and ML solutions to federal Defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies. Daybreak's AI experts bring deep domain expertise to tackle geospatial and data science challenges.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SAIC: SAIC is a large federal IT and engineering services contractor with deep intelligence, defense, and geospatial analytics practices, including NGA mission support. Both SAIC and Daybreak compete for the same set of federal mission-support and GeoINT task orders, though SAIC operates at substantially larger scale.
• Maxar Technologies: Maxar combines satellite imagery, geospatial analytics, and defense intelligence services, including for NGA and other federal customers. Daybreak's geospatial analytics work overlaps with Maxar's analytics and services lines.
• ManTech International: ManTech is a federal IT and intelligence-focused services firm (now owned by Carlyle) covering defense, intelligence, and federal-civilian customers with analytics and mission support. Daybreak is closer to ManTech in size and customer footprint than to Leidos or Booz Allen.
• Palantir Technologies: Palantir is a data analytics and AI platform company with a federal-government-led business serving DoD, intelligence, and civilian agencies with advanced analytics. Daybreak targets the same buyer with a more GeINT- and environmental-leaning product set.

Broad incumbents

• CACI International: CACI provides federal IT, intelligence, and geospatial services across DoD and civilian agencies. Daybreak competes with CACI for mission-support and analytics task orders in the same customer agencies.
• Esri: Esri is the dominant commercial GIS platform (ArcGIS) used across US federal agencies. Daybreak's geospatial analytics work is built largely on the Esri stack and competes for the same applied analytics spend.
• Leidos: Leidos is one of the largest federal services primes, with significant defense, intelligence, and federal-civilian geospatial analytics work. Daybreak is a much smaller specialist competing against Leidos for technical talent and federal task orders.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen is a leading management and technology consulting firm with a sizable federal AI/analytics, geospatial, and intelligence practice. Daybreak competes for adjacent federal advisory and analytics work.

Emerging players

• Planet Labs: Planet operates a high-cadence Earth-imaging satellite constellation and analytics products serving defense, intelligence, and civil agencies. Daybreak and Planet both serve the growing remote-sensing-analytics demand from federal customers.
• BlackSky: BlackSky provides satellite imagery and AI-driven geospatial analytics for defense and intelligence customers. It is a closer size-comparable peer to Daybreak than to Maxar, and overlaps in federal GeoINT analytics use cases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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