reStart

What reStart does

reStart Hiring Events, legally reStartEvents.com, Inc., is a privately held event management company founded in October 2014 by CEO Ken Fuller and headquartered in the DC metro area. The company organizes virtual and in-person career fairs exclusively for security-cleared professionals (Public Trust through TS/SCI FSP clearance levels) seeking employment in the Defense and Information Technology sectors. reStart serves as a curated recruitment intermediary, connecting a community of cleared technical talent with the defense contractors, intelligence agencies, and federal IT primes that hire them, with event venues in Tysons Corner, Virginia and Linthicum Heights, Maryland alongside nationwide virtual formats.

The product is fundamentally an event-driven recruitment marketplace with two formats. Virtual career fairs run on the Brazen platform and support text chat, video chat, and pre-scheduled private interviews, enabling nationwide reach. In-person events feature color-coded clearance badges, private interview rooms, networking receptions, and panel discussions. Differentiating mechanics include an advanced pre-screening spreadsheet system that gives employers visibility into candidates before events, a limited-attendance policy intended to preserve quality over volume, and curated touchpoints such as complimentary resume critiques and professional headshots. The company also operates a Private Client Group offering custom Open House recruitment events, direct email campaigns, and resume database access, and has established Expert Resume Solutions as a partner sub-brand for resume writing, LinkedIn optimization, and interview coaching.

Revenue is generated primarily through employer-paid event participation fees and custom recruitment packages, with pricing that is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Job seeker admission to events is free. reStart reports producing more than 500 recruitment events (per the company website) attracting over 400,000 security-cleared professionals (the website figure; aggregated sources cite over 800,000), with 11 events scheduled for 2026. The business is founder-owned with no disclosed institutional investment and operates with a lean team led by Ken Fuller, who serves as the direct commercial contact for employer sales.

Name

reStart

Legal name

reStartEvents.com, Inc.

Website

https://restartevents.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

reStart Hiring Events organizes virtual and in-person career fairs for security-cleared professionals (Public Trust through TS/SCI FSP) seeking Defense and IT roles, connecting pre-screened cleared talent with defense contractors and intelligence agencies via the Brazen platform and DC metro events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Reston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Employer Event Participation: Companies pay to participate in reStart hiring events, accessing a community of security-cleared professionals. Pricing is quote-based with multiple event packages available.
2. Custom Recruitment Packages: Additional services from Private Client Group including Open House recruitment events, direct email campaigns, and resume database access.
3. Partner Services - Expert Resume Solutions: Partner service offering resume development, career coaching, and interview preparation to job seekers at events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

reStart produces specialized virtual and in-person career fair events that connect employers in the Defense and Information Technology industries with job seekers holding active U.S. government security clearances (Public Trust through TS/SCI FSP). Employers pay to participate in scheduled events and receive access to a curated community of pre-screened, cleared candidates, while job seekers attend for free. The company also offers Private Client Group custom recruitment packages including Open House events, email campaigns, and resume database access.

Product overview

reStart Hiring Events operates as a specialized recruitment platform serving the Defense and Information Technology industries, offering both virtual and in-person career fair solutions for security-cleared professionals. The core platform includes Virtual Career Fairs powered by the Brazen platform for nationwide online events, and In-Person Networking & Hiring Events at venues like Northern Virginia. Key features include Scheduled Chats for pre-arranged candidate interviews, Candidate Pre-Screening with advanced spreadsheets, and Private Client Group Services for custom recruitment packages. The company also partners with Expert Resume Solutions to provide comprehensive career development services including resume writing, LinkedIn optimization, and interview preparation. reStart has produced over 900 recruitment events attracting over 800,000 security-cleared professionals since inception.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Expert Resume Solutions: Career services providing professional resume development, ATS-optimized documents, LinkedIn profile services, interview preparation, and career coaching for job applicants nationwide.

Products and services

• Virtual Career Fairs

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 800,000 security-cleared professionals attracted to events
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Expert Resume SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides resume development services at reStart events including complimentary resume critiques, professional LinkedIn profile services, career coaching, and interview preparation for job seekers attending events.
• ExpertFSOminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-hosted networking happy hour events with the Intelligence Community and ExpertFSO for job seekers attending reStart events.
• ACP (Association of Career Professionals)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry association partner providing resources and networking opportunities for career professionals.
• BetamoreminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBaltimore-area tech and startup ecosystem organization partner.
• CSFI (Cyber Security Forum Initiative)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCybersecurity-focused organization partner.
• Cleared ConnectionsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCleared career platform partner.
• GovEventsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGovernment events platform partner.
• GovLoopminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGovernment professional network partner.
• ISSA NOVAminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInformation Systems Security Association Northern Virginia chapter partner.
• Intelligence CommunitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in hosting networking events; NSA representatives have served as keynote speakers at reStart events.
• FierceGovernmentITminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia outlet partner covering government IT.
• FierceITSecurityminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia outlet partner covering IT security.
• TechFetchminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIT job board partner.
• BrazencoreTechnology or IntegrationVirtual career fair platform provider used for all reStart virtual events. Provides online chat, video chat, and scheduled interview functionality.
• Virginia Employment CommissionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerState employment services partner.
• INCOSE Chesapeake ChapterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSystems engineering professional organization partner.
• Vets2PMminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVeterans to Project Management career transition partner.
• 40 PlusminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCareer networking organization for experienced professionals.
• Make The ConnectionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWorkforce development connection resources partner.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ClearedJobs.net: ClearedJobs.net is a dedicated job board for security-cleared candidates and runs periodic hiring events, addressing the same defense/IT employer demand for pre-screened cleared talent that reStart's events serve.
• ClearanceJobs: ClearanceJobs (operated by DHI Group) is the largest online job board for active security-clearance holders and also runs its own hiring events and virtual career fairs, competing for the same employer budget and cleared-candidate attention as reStart.
• RecruitMilitary: RecruitMilitary organizes large-scale in-person and virtual career fairs for veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses, often featuring defense contractors and intelligence community employers in a booth-fair format closely comparable to reStart's event model.
• Hiring Our Heroes: A U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation program that runs hundreds of in-person and virtual career fairs annually for veterans, military spouses, and transitioning service members, often featuring the same defense contractor and federal employers that recruit at reStart events.
• Cleared Connections: Cleared Connections operates a cleared-career networking platform and hosts events for security-cleared professionals, directly serving the same employer and job-seeker segments as reStart's TS/SCI and All-Clearances events.
• TechExpo USA: TechExpo USA produces in-person and virtual career fairs aimed specifically at cleared, security, and intelligence community professionals, directly overlapping reStart's cleared defense/IT recruiting event niche with similar booth-based employer participation and cleared-candidate targeting.
• National Career Fairs: National Career Fairs is a large multi-industry career fair organizer running both in-person and virtual hiring events, offering a comparable booth-participation business model to employers, though without reStart's niche cleared-candidate specialization.
• Military Hire: MilitaryHire.com is a veteran and military-focused job board and career fair organizer that connects defense and federal employers with transitioning service members and cleared professionals, overlapping reStart's cleared defense candidate base.

Others

• Brazen: Brazen is the virtual career fair platform provider that powers all of reStart's nationwide virtual events and is listed as a core technology integration; while not a competitor, Brazen sits upstream in the same cleared-recruiting ecosystem and could expand its own event services into reStart's market.

Broad incumbents

• Kforce: Kforce is a large public professional staffing firm with a federal and defense contracting practice that places cleared and technical professionals, competing with reStart for the same defense/IT employer hiring budget but through traditional staffing contracts rather than events.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/restart_careers
• Facebookfacebook.com/restartevents
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/restart-events

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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