Usul · Feb 2026
Official roundup noting New York Times coverage of the founders and Usul’s mission to modernize government procurement.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
Usul is a San Francisco-based GovTech / defense procurement AI platform that helps companies discover, forecast, and pursue government contracts across 60+ allied nations.
Primary product
AI-powered government contract inbox and capture platform
Founded
2024
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
11-50 employees
Work style
Onsite
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
GovTech / government procurement software
Offices
6 jobs at Usul
Business model
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$3.3M
Latest round
Seed · May 2025
Latest amount
$3.3M
May 2025 · Scout Ventures
Investors
Small, fast-moving, mission-driven team with a strong national-security focus; public hiring signals emphasize shipping weekly, direct customer interaction, and in-person collaboration in San Francisco.
Work style
Onsite
Visa sponsorship
Limited
Compensation
Public job postings show clear SF salary bands plus equity, including roughly $160K-$220K for Full Stack Engineer, $180K-$240K for Forward Deployed Engineer, and $140K-$175K for Product Designer, with equity ranges typically around 0.05%-0.75%.
Pricing
Enterprise / demo-led subscription; public list pricing is not clearly disclosed.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Usul · Feb 2026
Official roundup noting New York Times coverage of the founders and Usul’s mission to modernize government procurement.
Usul · Jan 2026
Official product expansion announcement covering NATO-wide procurement coverage and cross-portal contract aggregation.
Usul · Dec 2025
Official partnership post describing Market Maps on Palantir Foundry and the broader government-contracting data infrastructure strategy.
Usul · May 2025
Official announcement of Usul’s $3.3M seed round led by Scout Ventures, with participation from Bravo Victor Venture Capital, Y Combinator, and defense-industry backers.
Tectonic Defense · May 2025
Independent coverage of Usul’s seed round, product thesis, customer traction claims, and early customer names.