What Clei Group does

Clei Group (dba Clei Consulting) is a privately held, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and minority-owned general consulting firm founded in 2015 and headquartered in Pearland, Texas (Houston metro). The company delivers three bundled service lines: IT Support & Augmentation (covering cybersecurity, data analytics, and cloud solutions delivered by an in-house team of IT professionals), OEM Product Procurement & Supply (as an authorized distributor of Dell, CISCO, Samsung, and Microsoft hardware with margin captured on procurement and supply chain), and Project Management Services. Its customer base is concentrated in U.S. federal agencies — Defense Logistics Agency, Veterans Affairs, NASA, Navy, Air Force, and Army — with Amazon named as the sole disclosed commercial enterprise client. The go-to-market is direct enterprise and government field sales, with the SDVOSB and minority business designations providing preferential access to federal set-aside contracting programs as the company's primary regulatory moat. Revenue mechanics blend professional services (IT consulting, project/program management) with hardware resale markups from authorized OEM distribution; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is presumed to be project or contract-based.

Clei Group operates as a labor-and-distribution-driven services firm rather than a software or platform company. There is no disclosed product platform, proprietary technology IP, patents, or AI/ML model development in the source material; technology capability is described in terms of staffing expertise and OEM channel relationships. The company has no disclosed subsidiaries, no parent entity, no institutional investors, no funding rounds, and no M&A activity on record, consistent with a founder-led small business that has bootstrapped growth since inception under its founder and CEO, Dr. Igo Wordu. Its principal forward-looking risks are customer concentration in federal defense-adjacent agencies, dependence on continued SDVOSB certification, and the absence of any visible technology moat that would protect margins against larger federal IT primes.

Name

Clei Group

Legal name

Clei Group

Website

https://cleigroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Clei Group is an SDVOSB and minority-owned consulting firm based in Pearland, Texas, providing IT support, cybersecurity, cloud and data analytics services, authorized OEM hardware procurement, and project management primarily to U.S. federal agencies and select enterprise clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IT Services and Augmentation: Professional consulting services providing IT support, cybersecurity solutions, data analytics, and cloud implementation services to government and enterprise clients.
2. OEM Product Procurement and Supply: Authorized distribution of OEM equipment including Dell, CISCO, Samsung, and Microsoft products. Revenue generated through hardware sales and procurement markups on IT equipment supply chains.
3. Project Management Services: Guided project management services for technology implementations and procurement programs, providing planning, execution, and monitoring expertise.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Core offering

Clei Group is a general consulting firm providing three integrated service offerings: IT Support & Augmentation covering cybersecurity, data analytics, and cloud solutions; OEM Product Procurement & Supply as an authorized distributor of Dell, CISCO, Samsung, and Microsoft equipment; and Project Management Services for technology implementations. The company serves federal government agencies and enterprise clients as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

Product overview

Clei Group is a general consulting firm that operates as a unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company's portfolio consists of three core service offerings: IT Support & Augmentation (providing cybersecurity, data analytics, and cloud solutions), OEM Product Procurement & Supply (as an authorized distributor of Dell, CISCO, Samsung, and Microsoft equipment), and Project Management Services. These services are designed to work together to provide comprehensive consulting solutions for government and commercial clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IT Support & Augmentation
• OEM Product Procurement & Supply Authorized distribution of OEM equipment including Dell, CISCO, Samsung, and Microsoft, providing procurement and supply chain services for timely and cost-effective delivery of IT hardware and software to government and enterprise clients.
• Project Management Services Project management services that guide technology and procurement projects to successful completion through meticulous planning, execution, and monitoring, bringing expertise and precision to projects regardless of scale or complexity.

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• DellcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorClei Group is an authorized distributor of Dell OEM equipment, enabling the company to procure and supply Dell hardware products including computers, servers, and enterprise solutions to government and enterprise clients.
• CISCOcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized CISCO distributor providing networking equipment, collaboration tools, and enterprise technology solutions to Clei Group's customer base.
• SamsungcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized Samsung distributor for enterprise hardware including displays, mobile devices, and technology equipment for government and commercial clients.
• MicrosoftcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized Microsoft distributor providing software licenses, cloud services, and enterprise technology solutions through Clei Group's procurement channels.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SAIC: Major federal IT and engineering services integrator serving DoD, intelligence, and civilian agencies. Overlaps with Clei on federal IT services, cloud, and cybersecurity, though at substantially larger contract scale.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Large federal management and technology consulting firm serving DoD, civilian, and intelligence agencies across IT, cybersecurity, and analytics. Competes with Clei for the same federal IT services dollars, though typically on much larger engagements.

Direct peers

• CDW Government (CDW-G): Dedicated federal, state, and local government arm of CDW, providing IT hardware distribution, software licensing, and services to public-sector customers. Closely mirrors Clei's combined OEM distribution and IT services offering for government agencies.
• Connection (Public Sector): IT solutions provider with a public-sector division distributing enterprise hardware, software, and services to federal agencies. Overlaps with Clei's OEM procurement and IT augmentation model in the same federal customer set.
• GovCIO: Mid-tier federal IT services firm focused on digital modernization, cybersecurity, and data analytics for DoD, VA, and civilian agencies. Comparable to Clei's IT Support & Augmentation offering with a similar federal customer footprint.
• MindPoint Group: Federal cybersecurity and IT services firm, veteran-founded, serving civilian and DoD agencies. Strongly comparable to Clei on SDVOSB-adjacent positioning, federal customer set, and cybersecurity focus.
• Array Information Technology: Federal IT services and management consulting firm supporting DoD, intelligence, and civilian agencies. Overlaps with Clei on IT augmentation, cybersecurity, and program/project management services for federal customers.
• IntelliBridge Partners: Federal IT services and management consulting firm supporting DoD and civilian agencies across IT modernization and data analytics. Similar mid-sized federal services profile to Clei with overlapping service lines.
• Carahsoft Technology Corp. Largest US federal IT distributor, aggregating OEM hardware, software, and services sales to government agencies. Directly comparable to Clei's authorized distribution of Dell, CISCO, Samsung, and Microsoft to federal customers, though at vastly greater scale.
• Insight Enterprises (Insight Public Sector): Global IT solutions integrator with a Public Sector practice delivering hardware, software, and services to federal, state, and education customers. Directly comparable business model covering both OEM distribution and IT services for government.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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