# Figure Eight Federal

> Figure Eight Federal (F8F) is Appen’s U.S. federal subsidiary, providing human-annotated AI training data, labeling software, model evaluation and geospatial analytics for defense, intelligence and other government applications. Its products include Artemis, Athena, Gen AI Optimizer and HYDRA AI.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Arlington, United States
- **Products:** Artemis, Athena, Gen AI Optimizer, HYDRA AI, Data labeling and model services
- **Notable:** Selected in a partnership for the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center’s $249 million blanket purchase agreement in February 2022; this is not an F8F revenue figure., Co-authored the 2025 ICEAA Best Paper winner in the Management, EVM, Software & Agile category., Announced Artemis integration with Microsoft Azure PaaS in May 2025.

## Products & services

- **Artemis** — Enterprise data labeling and orchestration platform with native support for SAR, LiDAR and multispectral imagery; announced Azure PaaS integration in May 2025.
- **Athena** — Natural-language-processing tagging solution listed in F8F’s product portfolio.
- **Gen AI Optimizer** — Generative AI optimization offering, complemented by model fine-tuning, benchmarking and human evaluation services.
- **HYDRA AI** — Geospatial analytics and human domain monitoring portfolio, including an Analytics Studio and Global Location Data Feed.
- **Data labeling and model services** — Managed annotation, data fusion, model fine-tuning, sentiment optimization, LLM evaluation and retrieval-augmented generation services.

## Achievements

- Selected in a partnership for the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center’s $249 million blanket purchase agreement in February 2022; this is not an F8F revenue figure.
- Co-authored the 2025 ICEAA Best Paper winner in the Management, EVM, Software & Agile category.
- Announced Artemis integration with Microsoft Azure PaaS in May 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Appen’s 2025 annual report lists Figure Eight Federal LLC as a 100%-owned U.S. subsidiary.
- **2025-06** — Tim Klawa discussed Artemis, HYDRA AI and mission-aligned data validity in a Project Geospatial GEOINT 2025 interview.
- **2025-05** — Announced the Artemis/Microsoft Azure PaaS integration and an ICEAA category Best Paper award with partners.
- **2025-03** — Submitted public comments on the U.S. AI Action Plan, focused on reducing ambiguity and programmatic risk in AI development.

## Links

- Website: https://f8federal.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/figure-eight-federal/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/F8Federal

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Last updated: 2026-10-26