Galatia

What Galatia does

Galatia Web Services, Inc. was a Sunnyvale, California-based web consultancy that built custom interactive, database-driven web applications for clients across Silicon Valley and beyond. The firm originated in 1995 as WebBuilders (later Webscape Designs, then Galatia from 1999), and at the end of 2001 was reconstituted by former employees as Galatia Web Services, Inc. Under the leadership of President and CEO David Ecsery, the company delivered bespoke projects including the StateTrack Legislative Information System, the Mortgage Mart Loan Tracker, the Neoforma product and vendor database, the SJSU course catalogue management system, the SOFTBANK event management platform, and redesigns for clients such as Cisco, Stanford, Chip Express, Crescendo Ventures, and Irwin Home Equity. Its core technology stack spanned Java (Applets, Servlets, JSPs), C/C++, PHP, Perl, HTML, XML, and JavaScript on Oracle, MySQL, Sybase, Informix, and SQL Server databases, deployed against Apache, Tomcat, iPlanet, and Cold Fusion on Solaris, Linux, and Windows.

The business operated on a professional services model — custom programming, graphic design, e-commerce solutions, and site maintenance — paired with a managed services revenue stream covering ongoing content management, hosting, training, and internet support. Pricing was quote-based via a Request for Quote process rather than tiered. Marketing was conducted primarily through the company website, supported by search-engine consulting and a curated resources section. The firm positioned itself on customer service, agile execution, and vertical-specific domain expertise, with documented GLBA-compliant practices for handling nonpublic personal information of financial institution customers. The company maintained 11–50 employees, served a diversified roster spanning financial services, education, government, healthcare, manufacturing, and technology, and operated without any disclosed external funding. As of December 24, 2009, Galatia Web Services, Inc. ceased accepting new client work, effectively winding down the consultancy.

Name

Galatia

Legal name

Galatia Web Services, Inc.

Website

https://galatia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Galatia Web Services, Inc. was a Sunnyvale, California web consultancy that built custom interactive database-driven web applications for enterprise and startup clients across financial services, education, government, and technology before ceasing new client work in December 2009.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sunnyvale

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. Web Application Development Services: Custom interactive database-driven web application development including website design, graphic design, custom programming, e-commerce solutions, and site maintenance.
2. Web Site Management and Hosting: Ongoing website management including content management, web marketing support, site hosting, training, and internet support services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Galatia Web Services, Inc. is a Silicon Valley-based web consultancy that builds custom interactive database-driven web applications for its clients. The company delivers website design, graphic design, custom programming, e-commerce solutions, and ongoing site management and hosting. It serves enterprises, financial institutions, technology startups, educational institutions, and government-adjacent organizations with bespoke web development and long-term technical support.

Product overview

Galatia Web Services is a web consultancy firm (not a product company) that specializes in building custom interactive database-driven web applications. Rather than offering a unified platform with modules, the company delivers bespoke client projects including the Loan Tracker System for Mortgage Mart, the StateTrack Legislative Tracking System, Neoforma's product/vendor database, SJSU's course management system, and SOFTBANK's event management platform. Services include website redesign, custom web application development, and long-term technical support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Web Application Development
• Website Design
• Web Site Management and Hosting
• E-commerce Solutions
• Search Engine Consulting
• Web Site Assessment and Planning

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced loan processing turnaround time through automation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Proxicom: Direct peer: a web consultancy that built custom interactive web applications and Internet-to-legacy integration for enterprise clients, comparable in services and target market to Galatia.
• ThoughtWorks: Direct peer: a custom software and web application consultancy known for agile delivery of database-driven interactive systems for enterprise clients — same services model and tech-stack breadth as Galatia.
• Razorfish: Direct peer: a digital consultancy operating in the same period as Galatia, building custom interactive web/database applications for enterprise clients with comparable project-based services.
• Sapient Corporation (later Publicis Sapient): Direct peer: a mid-sized digital and technology consultancy that, like Galatia, specialized in building custom database-driven interactive web applications and enterprise integrations for financial services and Silicon Valley clients.
• Organic, Inc. Direct peer: an early-era interactive web consultancy focused on building custom database-driven web experiences for enterprise and consumer brands, with a similar small-team, high-touch service model.
• Lante Corporation: Direct peer: a mid-2000s web/integration consultancy that built custom database-driven web applications for enterprise and financial-services clients — same services model as Galatia before its acquisition by Deloitte.
• Vividence Corporation: Direct peer: an early-2000s web consultancy focused on user-experience-driven custom web application development for enterprise clients, overlapping closely with Galatia's service offering and target market.
• marchFIRST: Direct peer: formed from the merger of USWeb/CKS and Whittman-Hart, marchFIRST was a contemporaneous web consultancy offering exactly the kind of custom database-driven web application services Galatia delivered to enterprise clients.

Broad incumbents

• Answerthink (now The Hackett Group): Broad incumbent: a business and IT consultancy that, like Galatia, served enterprise clients with technology-enabled solutions, though operating at larger scale and broader scope.
• iGate (now Capgemini): Broad incumbent: an IT and digital services firm that, like Galatia, offered custom web application development and systems integration for enterprise and financial-services clients, but at significantly greater scale.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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