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SixGen

Adversarial emulation and cyber operations

Overview

SIXGEN provides mission-aligned cybersecurity services for government, defense, critical infrastructure, and commercial clients, including adversarial emulation, incident response, penetration testing, reverse engineering, cyber training, and applied research, plus RAVEN, a DoD-certified high-performance cyber operations platform with pre-configured software on a computing node that uses AI for threat detection and response. It acts as a prime contractor for the Department of the Navy and as a subcontractor for major defense contractors, growing through acquisitions to strengthen software infrastructure, electronic warfare, and reverse engineering capabilities. It differentiates itself by being a mission-focused, speed-driven non-traditional defense contractor backed by private equity. Its goal is to deliver mission-ready cyber solutions that protect critical assets and enable secure, resilient operations for national security and critical infrastructure.

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About SixGen

Simplify's Rating
Why SixGen is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & AnalyticsGovernment & Public SectorCybersecurityDefense

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$500K

Headquarters

Annapolis, MD

Founded

2014

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What believers are saying

  • Treasury awarded SIXGEN a $58.2 million cyber contract on June 5, 2026.
  • Kyrus added about eighty engineers in December 2024, expanding reverse engineering depth.
  • Washington Harbour logged four platform acquisitions by September 2026, accelerating integration.

What critics are saying

  • Govtribe says most recent dollar value comes from one large delivery order.
  • Treasury recompetes after June 2027 threaten the $58.2 million revenue anchor.
  • A Treasury recompete loss in 2027 would cripple SIXGEN's acquisition-heavy growth thesis.

What makes SixGen unique

  • SIXGEN unifies cyber, electronic warfare, and secure communications under Washington Harbour since 2023.
  • RAVEN gives DoD-certified, AI-enabled cyber operations capability, unlike services-only boutiques.
  • Jack Wilmer, Andrew Boyd, Charles Moore, Scott Howell, and Stu Shea deepen federal access.

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Funding

Total Funding

$500k

Below

Industry Average

Funded Over

1 Rounds

Seed funding is usually the first official round after pre-seed, when a startup has a prototype or concept. It’s typically used to develop the product, test the market, and start building the team. Investors here are often angel investors or early-stage venture capitalists.
Seed Funding Comparison
Below Average

Industry standards

$3.3M
$1.5M
$2M
$2.3M
$3M

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Flexible and remote work policies for most positions
  • Flexible PTO and holiday schedule
  • Professional development reimbursement options available (training, certification, education, etc)

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

-2%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

0%
Business Wire
Dec 3rd, 2024
Kyrus Tech and SIXGEN Join Forces to Create Preeminent Mid-Tier Across the Digital Battlespace

SIXGEN, a full-spectrum solutions provider across the digital battlespace to U.S. national security and critical infrastructure sectors, announced tod

Business Wire
Aug 7th, 2024
SIXGEN Acquires Boldend to Advance Innovation in US Defense and National Security

SIXGEN, a full-spectrum provider of cyber products, operations, and solutions to the U.S. national security and critical infrastructure sectors, annou

Technical.ly
Jul 9th, 2024
Baltimore Daily Roundup: Teaching Tech Leaders About Art; $1B For Free Med School At Johns Hopkins; Hospital Cyberattacks

What humanities can do for tech leaders. Rishi Jaitly, a Virginia Tech professor and advisor for OpenAI whose resume includes stints at some of the world’s biggest tech companies, sees the arts and related fields as crucial to the tech sector — and not opposed or tangential to it. “A world in which the humanities are more accessible and available,” Jaitly said, “is a world that’s more curious [and] more compassionate.”

Business Wire
Jul 3rd, 2024
SIXGEN Acquires Secure-EE

SIXGEN, a full-spectrum solutions provider of cybersecurity products and expertise to U.S. national intelligence, defense and critical infrastructure

Business Wire
May 13th, 2024
Sixgen Attracts Renowned Leaders To Board, Reinforcing Its Role At The Forefront Of Cyber And National Security

ANNAPOLIS, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a significant endorsement of its leadership in cybersecurity across the digital battlespace, SIXGEN is proud to announce the appointment of two distinguished figures – Andrew Boyd and Lt. Gen. Charles Moore – to its board of directors. Mr. Boyd most recently served as the Director of the CIA’s Center for Cyber Intelligence, and Lt. Gen

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