BrilliT

What BrilliT does

BrilliT is an IT solutions company founded in April 2022 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC), a non-profit electric cooperative serving more than 180,000 member connections across 22 Virginia counties. Headquartered in Fredericksburg, Virginia, BrilliT provides cybersecurity, data analytics, and IT consulting services purpose-built for electric cooperatives and utility providers, serving customers across 13 states. The company is privately held, has no external investors, and operates with a small team (11–50 employees) drawing on more than 400 years of combined industry experience.

The company's product portfolio is organized into three service pillars. Cybersecurity services include Managed Detection and Response (MDR), penetration testing, vulnerability and attack-surface assessments, ransomware early warning, and a Virtual CISO offering, supported by a director with 25+ years of experience and listed cybersecurity patents. Data analytics services center on Power BI implementation, an Analytics Center of Excellence Blueprint, and a proprietary BrilliT SaaS platform comprising specialized modules for Electric Vehicles (DC fast charging analysis, distribution transformer loading, EV adoption propensity), Engineering Line Loss, Member Insights, and Outage and Reliability, alongside a Power Pulse Index BI tool and a near-real-time Major Outage Dashboard. Information Technology services span IT management plans, technology assessments, implementation plans, and candidate-search consulting. The analytics stack applies machine-learning predictive analytics, AI-based anomaly detection, and generative-AI-driven prescriptive analytics to operational data from meters, sensors, and IoT devices.

BrilliT generates revenue through a mix of professional services (IT consulting, cybersecurity assessments, custom Power BI development), managed services (MDR, vCISO), and recurring SaaS subscriptions for its analytics modules. Pricing is custom and not publicly disclosed. The company goes to market via consultative enterprise sales targeting electric cooperatives and utilities, with its primary customer being parent company REC and additional distribution leverage from the broader NRECA cooperative network. Marketing is driven by content (blog, LinkedIn, Facebook), earned media (Virginia Business), and significant executive presence at industry conferences including NRECA TechAdvantage Expo. Recognition includes Best Places to Work in Virginia (2023, 2025) and multiple Utility Analytics Institute awards for analytics innovation and thought leadership.

Name

BrilliT

Legal name

BrilliT

Website

https://brillit.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BrilliT is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rappahannock Electric Cooperative that provides cybersecurity, data analytics, and IT consulting services to electric cooperatives and utilities across 13 states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Utility IT & Cybersecurity Services

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Business Rules Management Systems (BRMS) & Decision Automation (HDAEAHAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

EV Charging Grid Integration Services (Utility Make-Ready, Load Management Integration) (EUAEANAJ)

Keywords

• Cybersecurity services
• Data analytics services
• IT consulting services
• Managed detection response
• Utility IT solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Fredericksburg

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. IT Consulting Services: BrilliT provides comprehensive IT consulting services including IT Management Plans, New Technology Consultations, Technology Implementation Plans, and Technology Assessments for electric cooperatives.
2. Cybersecurity Services: Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services, penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, attack surface management, and virtual CISO services billed as ongoing professional services.
3. Data Analytics Services: Analytics Center of Excellence Blueprint, Power BI Implementation, Custom Power BI Development, and BrilliT SaaS platform subscriptions for electric cooperatives.
4. SaaS Subscriptions: BrilliT Software as a Service offerings including Electric Vehicles, Engineering Line Loss, Member Insights, and Outage and Reliability modules for energy utilities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

BrilliT provides IT, cybersecurity, and data analytics services and software designed specifically for electric cooperatives and utility companies. Its portfolio includes managed cybersecurity (MDR, vCISO, penetration testing, ransomware early warning), data analytics and Power BI implementation, and IT consulting, alongside a proprietary BrilliT SaaS platform with specialized modules for EV analytics, outage/reliability, member insights, and engineering line loss. Services are delivered primarily to electric cooperatives across 13 U.S. states, with its parent company Rappahannock Electric Cooperative as the anchor customer.

Product overview

BrilliT is an IT solutions subsidiary of Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, offering a portfolio of technology services and software modules specifically designed for electric cooperatives and utilities. The core offerings span three main categories: Cybersecurity Services (including MDR, vCISO, penetration testing, and ransomware early warning), Data Analytics Services (including Power BI implementation, custom dashboards, and BrilliT SaaS modules for EVs, member insights, outage reliability, and engineering line loss), and Information Technology Services (IT management plans, technology consultations, and implementation). The Major Outage Dashboard provides near-real-time operational intelligence during critical events, while the Power Pulse Index delivers ongoing analytics insights. The company positions itself as serving cooperatives across 13 states with over 400 combined years of industry experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cybersecurity Services Comprehensive cybersecurity services for electric cooperatives and utilities, including Active Directory Security Assessment, Adversarial Red Team Attack Simulation, Attack Surface Management, Cloud Security Assessment, Firewall Security Optimization, Information Security Program Uplift, IT Asset Discovery and Inventory, Managed Detection and Response (MDR), Penetration Testing, Ransomware Early Warning Services, Virtual CISO (vCISO), and Vulnerability Assessment.
• Data Analytics Services
• Information Technology Services
• Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
• Virtual CISO (vCISO)
• Ransomware Early Warning Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Named 2025 Best Places to Work in Virginia by Virginia Business and Best Companies Group
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Utegration: Utegration delivers analytics, cloud, and ERP implementation services to investor-owned and cooperative utilities. Its utility-focused data analytics consulting overlaps directly with BrilliT's Power BI implementation and BrilliT SaaS analytics offerings.
• National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC): NISC is a cooperative-owned IT services provider delivering software, cybersecurity, and managed services to electric cooperatives and utilities. Like BrilliT, it is itself structured as a cooperative serving co-ops, making it the closest peer in both business model and customer base.
• Futren Solutions: Futren Solutions provides IT security, managed services, and compliance solutions specifically to electric cooperatives and rural utilities. Its vertical specialization in co-op cybersecurity and managed services makes it a direct competitor to BrilliT's MDR and vCISO offerings.
• SEDC (Software Engineering & Development Center): SEDC is a cooperative IT services company providing software, billing, accounting, cybersecurity, and member/staff solutions to electric and telephone cooperatives. It directly competes with BrilliT for the same electric cooperative customer base with comparable service offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Schneider Electric EcoStruxure: Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure Grid Operation and utility ADMS solutions are deployed across utilities including cooperatives. Its grid analytics and DER management overlap with BrilliT's outage reliability and EV analytics offerings.
• Oracle Utilities: Oracle Utilities provides enterprise CIS, MDM, analytics, and grid management software deployed across many utilities. Its Customer Care and Analytics solutions overlap with BrilliT's Member Insights and outage analytics, representing a much larger incumbent alternative.
• Esri Utility Solutions: Esri's ArcGIS platform is the dominant GIS and analytics backbone for U.S. utilities, including cooperatives. BrilliT's outage, engineering, and EV analytics modules compete with or sit on top of Esri's utility spatial analytics.

Emerging players

• Power Factors: Power Factors provides asset performance management and analytics software for renewable energy assets, increasingly sold to electric cooperatives. Its domain-specific analytics platform competes with BrilliT's Engineering Line Loss and asset-related SaaS modules.
• AutoGrid (Uplight): Uplight (parent of AutoGrid) provides energy data management, DER orchestration, and customer engagement for utilities. Its analytics and EV programs overlap with BrilliT's EV analytics, Member Insights, and grid analytics SaaS modules.
• Bidgely: Bidgely offers AI-powered energy disaggregation and customer analytics for utilities, including electric cooperatives. Its AI-driven analytics competes with BrilliT's Member Insights, EV adoption, and predictive analytics offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BrilliTco
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brillit

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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