What Advanced Onion does

Advanced Onion, Inc. is a privately held Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) founded in 2006 by Paul Temple and headquartered in Monterey, California, with satellite offices across the United States and a workforce of 51-100 employees. The company delivers three core service lines to U.S. Federal Government agencies: Risk Analytics & Identity Management (including the DoD Mirador Continuous Evaluation program at 4.5M+ enrolled personnel, facial recognition for NCIS and Military Criminal Investigative Organizations, signature reduction, and person/entity/supply chain trust analytics); IT Support Services (system administration, asset and configuration management, security management, QA, and infrastructure deployment, including ServiceNOW support and subcontractor delivery to Deloitte on DMDC's EMITS contract); and Customer Contact Center Operations for military benefits administration.

The underlying technology stack combines a proprietary generative-alert rules engine, AI/ML-based predictive and anomaly detection analytics with human-in-the-loop validation, multi-modal processing of text and structured data including Dark Web content, and computer vision for biometric identity matching. Advanced Onion monetizes primarily through federal professional services and managed services contracts, operating as both prime holder and subcontractor across vehicle portfolios that include GSA MAS IT-70, SeaPort-NxG, NITAAC CIO-SP3 SB & SDVOSB, CHESS ITES-3S, DIA SITE III, DISA ENCORE III, DTIC IAC MAC, FBI ITSSS-2, GSA Alliant 2, GSA OASIS Pools 1 & 3, and USSOCOM SOF CSS, with revenue concentrated in the DoD and Intelligence Community.

Go-to-market leverages the SDVOSB set-aside advantage, founder and management relationships, three formal joint ventures (T-Four, LLC; DV United, LLC; and the Katmai Advanced Analytics JV), and a partner ecosystem that includes Booz Allen Hamilton, SAIC, Leidos, DTEX Systems, Inspiritec, EchoMark, Dymium, SMX, NT Concepts and iWorks Corporation. Thought leadership is built through the annually held Insider Threat Summit (founded 2015, rebranded to Insider Summit), ITS Nook single-day events, AO Tech Days, and a corporate blog authored by executive leadership.

Name

Advanced Onion

Legal name

Advanced Onion, Inc.

Website

https://advancedonion.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Advanced Onion is an SDVOSB federal contractor providing risk analytics and identity management (including the DoD Mirador Continuous Evaluation program), IT support services, and contact center operations to U.S. Defense, Intelligence Community, and civilian agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Federal Government Technology Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Network Security Managed Services (Firewall/IDS/IPS/SASE) (BPAEADAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

IT Asset Lifecycle Services (Procure-to-Retire) (BPAEAOAF), Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) (HDADAEAA)

Keywords

• Risk analytics services
• Identity management
• Federal IT services
• Insider threat detection
• Contact center operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Federal Government IT Services: Revenue generated through multiple federal contract vehicles including GSA MAS, SeaPort-NxG, and other IDIQ contracts as both prime and subcontractor. Services include risk analytics, IT support, and contact center operations.
2. Risk Analytics & Identity Management: Providing risk analytics services including insider threat detection, continuous evaluation, biometrics, and identity management solutions to defense and intelligence community customers.
3. IT Support Services: Full range of IT-related services including system administration, asset management, configuration management, security management, testing, quality assurance, and infrastructure design/deployment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Advanced Onion is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business that delivers three core offerings to U.S. Federal Government agencies: (1) Risk Analytics and Identity Management, including continuous evaluation, biometrics, identity disambiguation, and person/entity/supply chain trust analysis; (2) IT Support Services spanning system administration, cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, DevSecOps, and infrastructure sustainment; and (3) Customer Contact Center Operations supporting military personnel benefits inquiries and ServiceNOW-based help desk support.

Product overview

Advanced Onion is a technology services company specializing in three core competency areas: Risk Analytics & Identity Management (including Continuous Evaluation via the Mirador platform, identity analysis with biometrics, signature reduction, and person/entity/supply chain trust), IT Support Services (cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, network management, DevSecOps, and application modernization), and Contact Center Operations (customer call center technical operations and help desk support). The company organizes industry events including the Insider Threat Summit (rebranded to Insider Summit), ITS Nook, and AO Tech Days.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Risk Analytics
• Continuous Evaluation for Department of Defense (Mirador)
• Identity Analysis & Biometrics

Quantifiable outcome

• Significant reduction in time to investigate and adjudicate clearance requests through Mirador system implementation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability7 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DeloittecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAs a subcontractor to Deloitte on their Enterprise Management Information Technology Services (EMITS) contract, AO provides IT-related services and technical solutions including system administration, property accountability, asset management, configuration management, change management, incident management, security management, testing, quality assurance, and DMDC IT infrastructure sustainment.
• T-Four, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership (T-Four, LLC) for pursuing government contracting opportunities, particularly in the defense and intelligence sector.
• DV United, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership (DV United, LLC) designed to compete for set-aside contracts leveraging both companies' service-disabled veteran-owned small business status.
• Katmai Advanced AnalyticscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership (Katmai Advanced Analytics JV) focused on advanced analytics and data science opportunities in federal markets.
• Booz Allen HamiltonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry partnership for collaboration on government technology and consulting opportunities.
• SAICminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry partnership for science applications and engineering in government markets.
• LeidosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry partnership for defense and civil technology solutions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• NCI Information Systems:
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen Hamilton is a large federal IT and cybersecurity integrator competing for the same DoD, intelligence, and civilian risk-analytics and insider-threat work as Advanced Onion, and is also a named AO partner. Highly comparable on customer set and capability mix, though at vastly greater scale.
• SAIC: SAIC is a federal IT services and solutions integrator that competes directly for DoD, intelligence community, and federal civilian contracts covering IT support, risk analytics, and identity management — overlapping significantly with Advanced Onion's core offerings and customer base.
• Leidos: Leidos is a major federal IT, cybersecurity, and identity-management integrator serving DoD, intelligence, and civilian agencies. Directly comparable to Advanced Onion in target customers (DISA, DCSA, NCIS-adjacent work) and in the broader federal risk-analytics market.
• ManTech International: ManTech (now a Constellation software brand) is a mid-to-large federal IT and cybersecurity services provider focused on defense, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies. Comparable in providing IT support, identity management, and risk analytics services to similar federal buyers.
• ECS Federal (ASGN): ECS Federal, a division of ASGN, is a mid-sized federal IT services and cybersecurity provider supporting defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies. Comparable in scale segment and in IT services, cybersecurity, and identity-related work for federal buyers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/advancedonion
• Facebookfacebook.com/advancedonion

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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