What MODE Systems does

MODE Systems is a privately held boutique audio-visual systems integration firm headquartered in Castle Rock, Colorado, founded circa 1990 by CEO Marc Headley. The company designs, engineers, and installs custom AV systems for a portfolio of enterprise clients concentrated in museums and cultural institutions, with additional engagements in restaurants, sports bars, commercial/retail, tourism, and government venues. Its core technical offerings span video wall installations (notably as an authorized Planar installer), multi-touch and gesture-recognition touch tables, 4K interactive museum exhibits, fully automated control systems with remote-access support, digital projection, and show control systems. The architecture emphasizes solid-state components for durability in high-traffic environments, full tablet/smartphone remote control, automatic reset after power failure, and integrated remote troubleshooting, positioning the firm around long-lifecycle, low-maintenance installations rather than commoditized equipment resale.

MODE Systems operates a project-based professional services model with custom quote-based pricing and free estimates as a low-funnel acquisition tool. Revenue is derived from end-to-end project delivery including equipment specification, installation, coordination with construction trades and exhibit fabricators, and ongoing remote support. The go-to-market is sales-led and boutique, leveraging founder-driven relationships with exhibit designers, architects, contractors, and fabricators as primary referral channels, supplemented by an award-winning portfolio (including a Themed Entertainment Association Thea Award) and industry recognition as credibility signals. Notable installations include the Baseball Hall of Fame 'We Are Baseball' mobile tour, CSI: The Experience, Woody Guthrie Center, Grammy Museum Mississippi, Richard Nixon Presidential Library, JFK Presidential Library, Ray Charles Memorial Library, and the Pikes Peak Summit Visitor Center.

The business is operated as a small, self-funded firm with headcount in the 1-10 range and no disclosed external capital, M&A activity, or institutional ownership. Marc Headley has cumulatively designed and installed more than $50 million worth of AV systems across multiple countries over three decades. Customer concentration sits primarily in the museum and cultural institution vertical, with episodic, large-ticket project engagements rather than recurring subscription revenue. The firm has no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, patents, or proprietary software products, with differentiation grounded in founder expertise, deep domain specialization, and long-tenured industry relationships rather than technology platform ownership.

Name

MODE Systems

Legal name

MODE Systems Inc.

Website

https://modesystems.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MODE Systems is a boutique audio-visual systems integration firm founded in 1990, headquartered in Castle Rock, Colorado. The company designs and installs custom interactive AV exhibits, video walls, and touch tables primarily for museums, cultural institutions, restaurants, and commercial venues.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Audio-Visual Systems Integration

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Audio-Visual (AV) Systems & Rentals (Audio, Video, Projection, LED Walls) (THAHAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Home Theater Installation, Calibration & Custom AV Services Retail (CRACAEAK), Conference Room Input Devices (Speakerphones, Control Pads, Room Controllers) (HDACAFAM)

Keywords

• Audio visual integration
• Museum interactive exhibits
• Video wall installation
• AV design consulting
• Touch table systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Castle Rock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. AV Systems Integration Services: Project-based revenue from design, production, and installation of custom AV systems for museums, commercial installations, restaurants, and other venues. Services include equipment specification, installation, and ongoing remote support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MODE Systems is a boutique AV systems firm that designs, produces, and installs custom audio-visual integrations for museums, cultural institutions, commercial venues, restaurants, and industrial clients. Core offerings include interactive museum exhibits, video wall installations, touch table installations, and AV design consulting, with systems featuring fully automated remote control via tablet or smartphone from anywhere in the world.

Product overview

MODE Systems is a boutique AV Systems firm providing specialized systems integration and installation services for museums, commercial/retail, restaurants, nightclubs, and industrial applications. Their core offerings include AV Systems Design & Integration, Video Wall Installation, and Touch Table Installation services. They are an Authorized Planar video wall installer. The company specializes in fully automated AV systems with remote support capabilities, serving clients ranging from presidential libraries and music museums to 3D sports bars. Their work spans permanent museum installations as well as traveling road show exhibition systems, with over three decades of experience and more than $50 million worth of audio visual systems designed and installed worldwide. The company has won multiple awards including the Themed Entertainment Association's Thea Award and Event Design Awards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AV Systems Design & Integration Comprehensive audio-visual systems design, production, integration, and installation services for museums, cultural institutions, commercial, retail, and industrial applications. Includes project coordination with construction trades, fabricators, software programmers, exhibit designers, architects, and contractors, plus integration of components from manufacturers such as Planar, Clarity Matrix, and Vizio. Designed for end-customers seeking professional-grade, custom-built AV systems rather than off-the-shelf solutions.
• Video Wall Installation Award-winning video wall installation service for museums, restaurants, retail, and commercial settings, in any size or configuration. MODE Systems is an Authorized Planar video wall installer and has installed systems such as the 28' x 2.5' Clarity Matrix MultiTouch LCD Video Wall at the Pikes Peak Summit Visitor Center and additional installations using Planar, Vizio, and Clarity Matrix hardware. Service includes equipment specification, installation, and ongoing remote support.
• Touch Table Installation Interactive touch table installation service featuring touch-table tracking and gesture-recognition technology supporting multiple simultaneous users interacting through touch or gestures. Designed for museum exhibits and interactive displays, with deployments such as the 84-inch 4K interactive touch table for the Baseball Hall of Fame Tour and touch-table installations at the Grammy Museum Mississippi.
• AV Design Consulting Professional consulting service providing detailed equipment lists, full specifications (including power requirements, cable runs, conduit sizes, and heat loads), and budget planning for AV systems based on project requirements. Free estimates and consultation are offered. Targeted at clients needing expert specification work ahead of full integration projects.
• Museum Interactive Exhibits Custom interactive museum exhibits including touch-screen systems (horizontal, vertical, or tablet-based), theaters, projection, video walls, and fully automated digital systems for permanent or traveling exhibitions. Includes coordination with exhibit designers, fabricators, and software programmers. Deployed at institutions including the Baseball Hall of Fame, Grammy Museum Mississippi, Woody Guthrie Center, CSI: The Experience, Richard Nixon Presidential Library, Ray Charles Memorial Library, JFK Presidential Library, Cody Firearms Museum, Reagan Ranch Center, and others.
• Commercial & Retail Installations Installation services for commercial and retail environments including digital signage, menu boards, touch POS ordering systems, interactive displays, and informational AV. Targeted at restaurants, nightclubs, sports bars (including 3D venues like SOUTH 3-D Sports Bar), retail establishments, and commercial spaces requiring immersive, customer-facing AV systems.
• Digital Jukeboxes Interactive digital jukebox systems for entertainment venues, delivering touch-based music selection and playback integrated into hospitality and entertainment environments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Systems designed and installed have won multiple industry awards including Event Design Awards and Themed Entertainment Association Thea Award
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PlanarcoreTechnology or IntegrationAuthorized Planar video wall installer. MODE Systems installs Planar video wall displays and exhibits as part of their AV integration services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mechdyne: Mechdyne designs and integrates immersive AV, visualization, and collaboration systems for museums, research facilities, and enterprise customers. It is comparable to MODE in its focus on interactive, technology-rich cultural-institution installations and complex multi-system integration.
• Electrosonic: Electrosonic is a long-established AV systems integrator specializing in museums, cultural attractions, control rooms, and corporate environments. It is the most direct comparable to MODE in terms of cultural-institution focus, AV system design and integration services, and global project delivery.
• Gallagher & Associates: Gallagher & Associates is a museum exhibit design and production firm that frequently delivers interactive AV and media-rich exhibits for cultural institutions. It competes with MODE in the same museum design-and-build RFP process, often pairing with or substituting for MODE's integration role.

Broad incumbents

• Diversified: Diversified is a large, full-service AV/media systems integrator operating across corporate, broadcast, and cultural-venue markets. It overlaps with MODE on museum and large-venue AV integration but operates at substantially greater scale across multiple verticals.
• Christie Digital Systems: Christie is a major manufacturer and integrator of projection, video wall, and display solutions for museums, events, and large venues. It is a technology supplier often used by MODE and a partial competitor in delivering large museum display installations.
• AVI Systems: AVI Systems is one of the largest U.S. AV integrators serving enterprise, education, healthcare, and government markets. It competes with MODE for institutional AV projects but offers a much broader service portfolio and larger delivery footprint.

Emerging players

• Smart Monkeys, Inc. Smart Monkeys develops AV control and show-control software platforms used in themed entertainment, museums, and live events. Its technology overlaps with MODE's proprietary control/automation capabilities and serves the same themed-entertainment vertical.

Regional players

• HB Communications: HB Communications is a Northeast U.S.-focused AV integrator serving education, corporate, and cultural clients. It is comparable to MODE in delivery model (custom AV integration, project-based) but with regional geographic concentration rather than MODE's national museum-traveling footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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