What ASCI does

ASCI Inc. is a privately held, San Diego-based Internet of Things consulting firm founded in 1993 by Sergio Fernández, PhD, who continues to serve as CEO. The company provides end-to-end custom development services, helping enterprise clients digitize objects, collect data, and connect content to the cloud through customized software, mobile applications, and integrated systems. Its core service offerings are Enterprise Solutions, Management Systems, Software Solutions, and App Development for iOS and Android, delivered by a team of 51-100 employees using a broad technology stack that includes MySQL, PHP, Swift, Ruby on Rails, Java, C#, C++, and Objective C.

The firm's historical enterprise work includes delivering key components of Hewlett Packard's Webjet Admin and Mobility Manager products, supported by an HP firmware engineer testimonial. ASCI also extends into packaged consumer products, most notably the 'Move In?' iPhone app launched in 2015, which uses weekly-refreshed data from the City of San Diego's Open Development Services Department to display neighborhood incident categories on an interactive map and won the AT&T Mobile App Hackathon 'Best Use of Technology' prize. The company has additional partnerships in healthcare (Companion Medical) and adjacent technology (Symbiotic Systems).

ASCI's revenue model is professional services — primarily project-based custom development work for enterprise clients — with no publicly disclosed pricing and no recorded external funding rounds. Marketing is largely earned-media driven, anchored by Fortune Magazine coverage and hackathon visibility, and distribution occurs through direct consulting engagements domestically (California/USA) supplemented by App Store distribution for consumer apps. The firm does not disclose revenue, headcount trends, or pipeline data, and outward-facing activity has been largely static since 2015.

Name

ASCI

Legal name

ASCI Inc.

Website

https://asci.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ASCI is a privately held San Diego-based IoT consulting firm founded in 1993 that provides end-to-end custom software, enterprise systems, and mobile app development services to enterprise clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

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. Consulting and Custom Development: ASCI provides consulting services and customized solutions including Enterprise Solutions, Management Systems, Queue Systems, Software Solutions and App Development. Revenue appears to come from project-based custom development work for enterprise clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ASCI provides Internet of Things consulting and custom software/app development services, helping enterprise clients bring interactive products to life from concept through deployment. Core deliverables include enterprise solutions, management systems, queue systems, software solutions, and customized iPhone and Android mobile applications. ASCI also maintains one consumer-facing product, the Move In? neighborhood safety mobile app, launched in 2015.

Product overview

ASCI is an Internet of Things consulting company offering a portfolio of service offerings including Enterprise Solutions, Management Systems, Software Solutions, and App Development. They provide complete end-to-end solutions from product concept to launch, helping clients digitize objects, collect data, and connect content to the cloud. Their technology stack includes MySQL in PHP, Swift, Ruby on Rails, Java, C#, C++, and Objective C. ASCI has delivered key components for HP products including Webjet Admin and Mobility Manager. Their consumer-facing product Move In? is a neighborhood safety mobile app for iPhone that displays city data on an interactive map.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Enterprise Solutions

Named customers3 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

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• City of San Diego Open DSDminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015ASCI partners with the City of San Diego's Open Development Services Department (Open DSD) to access code enforcement case data for the Move In? app. Data is updated weekly and sourced directly from the city.
• Symbiotic SystemsminorOthersSymbiotic Systems is a partner company featured in ASCI's portfolio, suggesting a collaborative relationship in the technology/IoT space.
• Companion MedicalminorOthersCompanion Medical is a healthcare technology partner featured in ASCI's portfolio, indicating collaboration in medical device/software development.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Taazaa: US-based custom software and IoT product development studio serving enterprise clients end-to-end; size and offering profile are close to ASCI's.
• Mutual Mobile: Austin-based digital product consultancy that builds IoT, mobile and enterprise apps end-to-end; comparable mid-sized US firm competing for the same enterprise digital-product engagements as ASCI.
• Dogtown Media: Mobile app and IoT development agency specializing in custom iOS/Android apps for enterprise and government — direct comparable on custom mobile and IoT delivery.
• Sidebench: Mid-sized US custom software and mobile product studio building digital products across healthcare, IoT and enterprise — closely matches ASCI's project-based custom development model.
• ScienceSoft: Custom software and IoT development firm delivering connected-device, firmware, enterprise and mobile app projects for enterprise clients — directly comparable technology and engagement profile.
• Itransition: Custom software development consultancy offering web, mobile and IoT solutions to enterprise clients; comparable services portfolio and multi-stack engineering model.

Broad incumbents

• Slalom: Large US management and technology consulting firm that builds custom digital, mobile and IoT solutions for enterprise alongside a much broader consulting portfolio.
• Cognizant: Global IT services firm with deep custom application development and digital engineering capabilities; representative large incumbent whose enterprise offerings bracket ASCI's.
• Globant: Global digital transformation and custom software development firm that competes for the same enterprise digital-product RFPs as ASCI but at materially larger scale.
• Accenture: Global consulting and systems integrator with a large custom software, IoT and digital product practice that competes with ASCI for large enterprise mandates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/asci_us
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/asci_2

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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