Taygeta

What Taygeta does

Taygeta Scientific Incorporated is a privately held, bootstrapped technology services company founded in 1995 by Everett (Skip) Carter and headquartered in Seaside, California. The firm operates a small set of interrelated service lines: customized software development using whatever programming language best fits the problem (spanning Ada, C, C++, FORTRAN, Java, Perl, Ruby and others), Internet and information security services, scientific and statistical computing, and embedded systems development for satellites, oceanographic instruments, and autonomous robots. Its proprietary TRASYS™ tool provides 24x7 real-time monitoring and anomaly response for firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and critical server logs, and underpins the managed security offering.

The company makes money predominantly through custom, quote-based professional services and managed security engagements, frequently structured as multi-year contracts. Revenue streams include contract software development, managed security services (firewall/IDS management, incident response, forensics, IPv6 planning, secure backup, assured data destruction, security training), scientific computing consulting, and government contracting via the Seaport-e IDIQ vehicle. Ancillary one-time revenue comes from the sale of published technical books (Poor Man's Explanation of Kalman Filtering at $24.95, Hackproofing XML at $49.95) and a consumer iOS Dive Planner app sold through a Square online storefront. A recurring revenue component exists via custom DNS hosting services.

Taygeta serves a customer mix led by US government and defense clients (Naval Postgraduate School, Defense Language Institute, US Navy/Marine Corps through Seaport-e) with additional exposure to aerospace (Ball Aerospace, NASA Chandra X-Ray Satellite work), banking and financial services, research institutions, and a long tail of public- and private-sector organizations. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct, supplemented by an Authorized Atlassian Expert partnership for cybersecurity operations tooling and an active technical website. The company emphasizes vendor-neutral expertise, regulatory compliance (HIPAA, CMS, ISO 17799, Section 508), and a 28-year operating history with reported 80% repeat-customer retention.

Name

Taygeta

Legal name

Taygeta Scientific Incorporated

Website

https://taygeta.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Taygeta Scientific Incorporated is a privately held, bootstrapped California firm founded in 1995 that provides custom software development, managed network security, scientific computing, and embedded systems services to US government, defense, aerospace, and commercial clients worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Security & Software Development Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) & Secure Data Erasure (BPAEAOAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Records Management, Information Governance & Retention (BPAEAPAO)

Keywords

• Network security services
• Customized software development
• Embedded systems development
• Scientific computing services
• System log management

Headquarters

HQ city

Monterey

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Customized Software Development Services: Contract and consulting services for custom software development tailored to client specifications. Services include scientific computing, embedded systems development, smart instrumentation, and networking applications.
2. Network Security Services: Internet and information security services including real-time monitoring, firewall management, IDS management, security audits, incident investigation, and security training. Provides managed security services for corporate and government clients.
3. Scientific Computing and Research Services: Mathematical, statistical and scientific computational services including data analysis, time series analysis, stochastic modeling, distributed computing, and signal processing.
4. Product Sales: Sale of published books including 'Poor Man's Explanation of Kalman Filtering' ($24.95) and 'Hackproofing XML' ($49.95), and the Dive Planner iOS App.
5. DNS Services: Primary or secondary DNS services for client domains, provided as a custom managed service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Taygeta Scientific Incorporated is a private IT services firm that provides network security services, customized software development, embedded systems design, and scientific computing services to government, defense, aerospace, academic, and commercial clients. The firm supplements its services with published technical books and consumer software products such as the Dive Planner iOS application, and supports its security work with TRASYS, a proprietary system and network log monitoring tool.

Product overview

Taygeta Scientific Incorporated is a technology services company founded in 1995 offering a portfolio of cybersecurity, software development, and embedded systems services. The core offerings include System Log Management, Network Security Services, and Customized Software Solutions, supported by the proprietary TRASYS monitoring tool. Taygeta also develops embedded systems including autonomous robots (Roboty, Autonomous Parachute), oceanographic instruments (RAFOS Float), and provides security-focused integration services using Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence). The company publishes technical books on Kalman filters and XML security, and offers consumer products like the iOS Dive Planner App. Security services include IPv6 planning, secure remote backup, incident forensics, and 24x7 firewall/IDS management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TRASYS: A Taygeta developed software tool for real-time monitoring and analysis of firewalls and Intrusion Detection Systems
• Dive Planner App

Products and services

• Network Security Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of business comes from repeat customers, indicating high customer satisfaction

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AtlassiancoreTechnology or IntegrationTaygeta is an Authorized Atlassian Expert providing enterprise environments with visibility, control, integration and management of cybersecurity operations through JIRA and Confluence software solutions. They support products including Confluence, JIRA, Fisheye, Crucible, JIRA Capture, Crowd, Bamboo, Bitbucket, JIRA Agile, JIRA Portfolio, and Stash. Services include real-time reports, documentation/knowledgebase, dynamic visualization, customization, automation, accountability, and customer communication features.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation): Large federal IT services and cybersecurity prime providing engineering, integration, and security services to Navy, DoD, and intelligence agencies; directly overlaps with Taygeta's Seaport-e work and custom software/embedded systems offerings, but at substantially larger scale.
• ManTech International: Defense and federal cybersecurity services prime contractor with deep Navy/intelligence community footprint; originated as a small specialized IT firm serving the same defense customer set Taygeta targets. Comparable as a now-larger-scale version of Taygeta's managed-security-for-government niche.
• Leidos: Major defense and federal IT services prime with extensive Navy, NASA, and intelligence community contracts; competes for many of the same federal cybersecurity, scientific computing, and custom engineering task orders Taygeta pursues.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Federal cybersecurity consulting and technology services firm serving Navy, DoD, and intelligence clients; comparable as a higher-end management/cyber advisory peer in the same customer set.
• CACI International: Federal IT and engineering services prime with significant Navy and intelligence community footprint; competes in the same Seaport-e-style vehicle space and offers managed cybersecurity and custom software development services.
• KEYW Corporation (now part of Jacobs): Former standalone defense cybersecurity and geospatial intelligence firm, now part of Jacobs, that historically competed for similar Navy/intelligence community cyber and embedded systems task orders.

Direct peers

• Trustwave: MSSP and cybersecurity consulting firm providing managed detection, vulnerability management, and compliance services including HIPAA and ISO 27001 — directly overlapping Taygeta's network security monitoring and GRC advisory offerings.
• SecureWorks: Pure-play managed security services provider (MSSP) offering 24x7 monitoring, firewall/IDS management, and incident response — directly comparable to Taygeta's TRASYS-driven managed security service line, though operating at much larger enterprise scale.
• Optiv Security: Cybersecurity solutions integrator and advisory firm offering managed security, GRC, and custom security architecture services — comparable to Taygeta's vendor-neutral firewall/IDS and compliance consulting work.

Regional players

• Valiant Integrated Services: Smaller defense and government IT services contractor providing cybersecurity and engineering support to defense customers; comparable as a small-prime peer competing for similar Seaport-e-style task orders.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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