2THEDGE

Name

2THEDGE

Legal name

2THEDGE, LLC

Website

https://2thedge.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Innovation Consulting Services: Fee-based consulting services for digital transformation and innovation consulting. 2THEDGE provides tailored innovation services to enterprises seeking to harness emerging technologies and accelerate business outcomes. Revenue is generated through engagement fees for landscape assessments, testing and experimentation programs, and strategic innovation consulting.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

2THEDGE provides Testing and Experimentation as a Service (TEXaS™), an enterprise innovation-consulting offering that delivers tailored, agile, on-demand experimentation services across emerging technologies (e.g., Computer Vision, Machine Learning, NLP, AR/VR, Robotics, Additive Manufacturing). Engagements follow a five-stage methodology (Evaluate, Scope, Engage, Enable, Accelerate) and produce proof-of-concept pilots, landscape assessments of innovative suppliers, and adoption-acceleration support targeted at large enterprises pursuing digital transformation.

Product overview

2THEDGE offers Testing and Experimentation as a Service (TEXaS™), a consulting services platform that provides enterprises with tailored, agile and on-demand innovation services focused on emerging technology trends. The core TEXaS service delivers real-world insights into emerging trends and accelerates action that delivers transformational business outcomes. Related offerings include the TEXaS RECON program for multi-phased rapid prototype development, and the Transformative Innovation Curve maturity model framework. The Innovation Partner Program connects enterprises with innovative suppliers for transformation opportunities. The company has developed case studies including a Portable Vehicle Inspection System with Vista Solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TEXaS (Testing and Experimentation as a Service): Provides enterprises with tailored, agile and on-demand innovation services that provide real-world insights into emerging trends and accelerate action that delivers transformational business outcomes.

Products and services

• TEXaS (Testing and Experimentation as a Service) Core enterprise innovation consulting service delivering tailored, agile, on-demand experimentation across emerging technologies (Computer Vision, Sensors, Machine Learning, NLP, AR/VR, Robotics, Additive Manufacturing); built on a five-stage methodology (Evaluate, Scope, Engage, Enable, Accelerate) for enterprise clients pursuing digital transformation.
• TEXaS RECON (Research and Engineering on a Capability of Need) Multi-phased rapid-prototype development program offered under the TEXaS umbrella, structured in successive blocks (e.g., Block 1 and Block 2) to validate Key Performance Parameters and progress from proof-of-concept to funded development of emerging-technology solutions for enterprise clients.
• STEP Forward Engagement Program Direct enterprise engagement program through which prospective clients contact 2THEDGE to scope fully funded research and development and innovation-consulting opportunities, structured to deliver testing-and-experimentation engagements targeting Innovation ROI greater than 1000X.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced implementation costs by 5% while exceeding KPIs
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Vista SolutionscoreTechnology or Integration · 10 February 2021Vista Solutions is an advanced engineering and technology company providing turnkey vision inspection products and solutions. 2THEDGE awarded Vista Solutions a follow-on RECON Block 2 contract to continue R&D efforts developing a portable, 360-degree high-definition vision inspection system that captures surface defects on moving vehicles with sub-millimeter precision. Vista Solutions previously completed Block 1 development demonstrating real-world capabilities validating key performance parameters. This multi-phased rapid prototype development program replaces error-prone manual inspection processes.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bain & Company: Bain's innovation and digital practices advise enterprises on growth, disruption, and emerging technology adoption — competing with 2THEDGE for enterprise innovation engagements, particularly in financial services and consumer/retail.
• Capgemini Invent: Capgemini Invent is the digital innovation and transformation arm of Capgemini, focused on emerging-tech strategy and delivery for enterprises — overlapping with 2THEDGE's industry-vertical emerging-tech experimentation services.
• McKinsey & Company: McKinsey's QuantumBlack and digital practices serve as a broad incumbent in enterprise innovation and emerging-tech advisory; competes with 2THEDGE for enterprise transformation mandates but at global scale across all industries.
• BCG (Boston Consulting Group): BCG's BCG X and GAMMA practices provide emerging-tech and innovation consulting to enterprises globally; comparable to 2THEDGE's emerging-tech advisory and POC work for large enterprise clients.
• Accenture: Accenture operates large emerging-tech and innovation consulting practices serving global enterprises on digital transformation, AI, and Industry X.0 — overlapping with 2THEDGE's enterprise emerging-tech experimentation services but at vastly greater delivery scale.
• Gartner: Gartner is a large-scale advisory and research firm serving enterprise CIOs on emerging technology selection and strategy — directly comparable to 2THEDGE's emerging-tech advisory focus, though Gartner operates at much greater scale via subscription research rather than hands-on experimentation.
• Deloitte Consulting: Deloitte's strategy and technology consulting practices serve enterprises on digital transformation and emerging-tech adoption — directly comparable in target customer and offering breadth, though at much greater scale than 2THEDGE.

Direct peers

• PA Consulting: PA Consulting combines innovation, technology, and applied R&D consulting for enterprise clients — closely comparable to 2THEDGE's blend of emerging-tech experimentation, prototyping (RECON), and vertical-focused advisory.
• Innosight: Innosight (founded by Clayton Christensen) is an innovation-focused strategy consultancy advising enterprises on disruptive innovation and growth; it competes directly with 2THEDGE's innovation-strategy and "cannibalization" advisory services for enterprise clients.
• IDEO: IDEO is a design and innovation consultancy helping enterprises prototype and test emerging solutions; comparable to 2THEDGE's TEXaS testing-and-experimentation methodology and focus on translating emerging tech into business outcomes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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