# Usul

> Usul is an AI platform that helps companies win government and defense contracts. Founded in 2024 and part of Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch, it monitors trillions in annual government spending, scrapes DoD contracts, budgets, and Program Executive Offices, then matches companies to relevant opportunities and connects them with the right decision-makers. Often described as 'PitchBook for Government,' Usul aims to make an opaque, insider-driven procurement world navigable for any technology company.

- **Founded:** 2024
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Jarren Reid (CEO & Co-Founder), Oliver Gomez (CPO & Co-Founder), Joonghyun Lee (CTO & Chief Engineer, Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~15 employees
- **Products:** Contract Inbox, Market Maps, Strategic Planning, Decision-Maker Contacts
- **Notable:** Selected for Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch., Raised $3.3M seed round led by Scout Ventures in May 2025., Helped clients win more than $100M in government contracts.

## Products & services

- **Contract Inbox** — An AI-powered inbox for capture teams that surfaces and ranks federal opportunities by match score, pulling from SAM.gov, DSIP, and DLA DIBBS so teams focus on the highest-probability wins.
- **Market Maps** — AI-generated maps of defense markets and Program Executive Offices (PEOs) that size opportunities and reveal which offices hold budget for a company's capabilities.
- **Strategic Planning** — A business development workspace that tracks funding lines, monitors active contracts and recompetes, and helps teams strategize the best opportunities for new business.
- **Decision-Maker Contacts** — Direct connections to program managers and contracting officers, letting users navigate government org charts to reach the people who award contracts.

## Achievements

- Selected for Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch.
- Raised $3.3M seed round led by Scout Ventures in May 2025.
- Helped clients win more than $100M in government contracts.
- Backed by defense-innovation figures including Steve Blank, Peter Newell, and Jack Shanahan.
- Signed defense-tech customers including Firestorm, OneBrief, and Overland AI.

## Latest updates

- **2024-07** — Launched publicly through Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch as 'AI for defense contractors.'
- **2025-05** — Announced $3.3M seed round led by Scout Ventures.

## Links

- Website: https://usul.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/usul1
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/usulhq

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Last updated: 2026-07-02