Usul · Feb 2026
Official roundup noting New York Times coverage of the founders and Usul’s mission to modernize government procurement.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
Overview
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
599 3rd St, APT 301, San Francisco, California 94107
San Francisco, California, United States
Business model
B2B SaaS
Enterprise software
Subscription
Demo-led sales
Funding
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$3.3M
Latest round
Seed · May 2025
Latest amount
$3.3M
May 2025 · Scout Ventures
People & investors
Work & culture
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%.
Product & market
Pricing
Enterprise / demo-led subscription; public list pricing is not clearly disclosed.
Differentiators
- —AI-native contract inbox and capture workflow
- —Forecasts recompetes 2-5 years early
- —Coverage across 60+ allied nations and 100+ government portals
- —Budget, stakeholder, and PEO mapping
- —Contract recommendations ranked by capability and relationship fit
Technology
React
Next.js
TypeScript
AI agents
LLMs
Customers
Firestorm
OneBrief
Overland AI
Fortune 500 companies
defense primes
government agencies
Competitors
Deltek GovWin
GovTribe
GovSignals
BidOps
traditional keyword-search procurement tools
Scale & contact
Latest news
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.
Jobs and careers at Usul
6 jobs at Usul
Backend Platform Engineer
On-site
Engineering
San Francisco Office
2mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Forward Deployed Engineer
On-site
Engineering
San Francisco Office
2mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Product Designer
On-site
Product
San Francisco Office
2mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Chief of Staff
On-site
Operations
San Francisco Office
6mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Deployment Strategist
On-site
Product
San Francisco Office
8mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Fullstack Engineer
On-site
Engineering
San Francisco Office
1y ago
On-site
Full-time