Knossos Group

What Knossos Group does

Knossos Group is a privately held, Veteran and Women-Owned consulting services firm that supports both government entities (including Department of Defense, Federal, and State agencies) and commercial enterprises in executing transformational change programs. The firm delivers professional services across three branded practice areas: Connect to Innovation (providing access to a curated network of innovators, researchers, and investors through technology abstracts, technology challenge sessions, user-developer working groups, and focused engagement events), Transform Capabilities (supporting the end-to-end innovation lifecycle, including capability gap articulation, technology prospecting, prototype development, and integration of innovative solutions), and Enable Programs (developing strategy, approach, and execution plans for transformational programs, and shepherding the complex contracting process between private sector businesses and government entities).

The firm's underlying capability is its curated network of small businesses, corporations, venture capital firms, and research entities spanning a broad spectrum of technology domains; this network is positioned as the firm's core sourcing mechanism rather than any proprietary technology product or software platform. Knossos Group operates as a pure-play consulting firm with no disclosed APIs, software products, applications, or technology platform of its own. Core service capabilities center on program management, pre-requirements scope development, technology prospecting, and contracts management, delivered by a team the company describes as having wide-ranging experience and deep industry knowledge.

The business model is professional services-based: revenue is generated through quote-based consulting engagements tailored to specific client requirements and scope of work, with pricing not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales, with the firm leveraging its innovation network to identify and deliver solutions for government (DoD, Federal, State) and commercial enterprise clients seeking transformational outcomes. Customer segments span both primary government and commercial business units, with named illustrative client history including DoD, Pacom, BP, Oracle, GE, Gilead, Cigna, and FedEx; the firm claims a global service reach enabled by its Global 500 commercial client base, though the primary market served is the United States.

Name

Knossos Group

Legal name

Knossos Group

Website

https://knossosgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Knossos Group is a privately held, Veteran and Women-Owned consulting firm providing program management, technology prospecting, and contracts management services to government entities (DoD, Federal, State) and commercial enterprises (BP, Oracle, GE, Gilead, Cigna, FedEx) seeking transformational change support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Knossos Group generates revenue through professional consulting services including program management, pre-requirements scope development, technology prospecting, and contracts management. The company supports transformational change programs for government and commercial entities, enabling organizations to leverage emerging capabilities to achieve organizational and operational goals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Knossos Group provides professional consulting services including program management, pre-requirements scope development, technology prospecting, and contracts management for both commercial and government entities. The firm enables organizations to identify, engage, and utilize emerging capabilities through three service lines: Connect to Innovation, Transform Capabilities, and Enable Programs. It leverages a network of small businesses, corporations, venture capital firms, and research entities to match innovative solutions with government and commercial client challenges.

Product overview

Knossos Group is a Veteran, Women-Owned consulting service provider offering professional services including program management, pre-requirements scope development, technology prospecting, and contracts management services. Their service portfolio consists of three main offerings: Connect to Innovation (providing access to an unparalleled network of innovators, researchers, and investors through technology abstracts, challenge sessions, and engagement events), Transform Capabilities (supporting the end-to-end innovation lifecycle including technology prospecting, prototype development, and solution integration), and Enable Programs (developing strategy, approach, and execution plans for transformational programs, including managing the contracting process between private sector and government entities). The company operates as a unified consulting practice rather than a software product platform, delivering services directly to commercial and government clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• Connect to Innovation Consulting service providing clients access to a network of innovators, researchers, and investors to identify solutions that deliver desired capabilities and outcomes. Access is delivered through technology abstracts, technology challenge sessions, user-developer working groups, and focused engagement events. Designed for government entities and commercial enterprises seeking innovative solutions to business and operational challenges.
• Transform Capabilities Consulting service supporting the end-to-end innovation lifecycle for organizations seeking transformational change. The firm leverages the technology marketplace and business ecosystem to identify new capabilities, executes design thinking, articulates capability gaps and needs, performs technology prospecting, manages prototype development, and supports integration of innovative solutions. Geared for government and commercial clients pursuing operational integration or impactful partnerships.
• Enable Programs Consulting service that develops strategy, approach, and execution plans for programs supporting transformational objectives. The firm leads, facilitates, and manages the design and execution of transformative programs to achieve business and operational goals, and shepards the complex contracting process to enable private sector businesses and government entities to work together. Intended for government and commercial clients undertaking large-scale transformational programs.

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Network of Small Businesses, Corporations, VC Firms, and Research EntitiescoreOthersKnossos Group has developed a network of small businesses, corporations, venture capital firms, and research entities across a broad spectrum of technology domains. This network enables the company to match innovative solutions that address government and commercial challenges, supporting the identification, development, and transition of innovative capabilities through prototyping and R&D efforts tailored to client priorities.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Govini: Govini is a data and analytics platform serving defense and federal agencies to map commercial technology into government opportunities, an emerging digital analog of Knossos's innovation prospecting service.

Direct peers

• In-Q-Tel: In-Q-Tel is the CIA's strategic investment arm that bridges venture-backed commercial innovation with government/intelligence community needs. It is the closest conceptual analog to Knossos Group's government-commercial innovation intermediation model.
• ICF International: ICF International provides management consulting, digital transformation, and program support to federal agencies and commercial enterprises, with overlapping capability in government-commercial innovation and program enablement.
• RAND Corporation: RAND is a nonprofit research institution providing analysis and consulting to DoD and federal agencies on emerging technology and capability gaps, comparable to Knossos's pre-requirements scope and capability gap analysis work.
• SRI International: SRI International is a nonprofit R&D organization that develops and transitions innovative technologies for government and commercial clients, comparable to Knossos's prototyping and capability transition offerings.
• LMI: LMI is a not-for-profit management consulting firm serving federal civilian and defense agencies with program management, technology scouting, and transformation services, directly comparable to Knossos's core service lines.
• Battelle Memorial Institute: Battelle operates as a nonprofit applied science and technology organization that manages R&D, prototyping, and technology transition for government and commercial clients, directly comparable to Knossos's 'Transform Capabilities' practice.

Broad incumbents

• Leidos: Leidos is a large defense and government services firm with technology integration and innovation programs serving DoD and intelligence agencies, competing for similar transformation and technology prospecting mandates.
• SAIC: SAIC provides engineering, integration, and digital transformation services to DoD and federal civilian agencies, with capabilities overlapping Knossos's program management and technology prospecting offerings.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen Hamilton is a large incumbent defense and government consulting firm with innovation and transformation practices serving DoD and federal civilian clients, offering overlapping services to Knossos at much greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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