Defense technology company Vibrint has acquired Ampsight as part of efforts to broaden its technological capabilities across the full IT lifecycle to better support the missions of national security customers.
Vibrint said Monday Baird served as its adviser in the transaction, while McLean Group and Executive Council advised Ampsight.
Expanding Capabilities in Explainable AI & Other Tech Areas
“Ampsight brings unique strengths in cloud, cybersecurity, and AI — especially in areas like explainable AI for geospatial and multimodal data — that directly align with the future of mission operations,” said Vibrint CEO Tom Lash.
“Having worked within the Geospatial Intelligence field and closely with its leaders for over 30 years, this strategic step for Vibrint carries personal meaning for me. I look forward to working with Ampsight to harness their powerful expertise, energy and insight to collaborate for customer success,” Lash added.
Vibrint expects the acquisition to expand its ability to support every phase of the mission tech cycle, providing customers with access to highly skilled talent and interpretable artificial intelligence and machine learning, multicloud engineering and other tech capabilities designed for operational decision-making and situational awareness.
“We’ve built Ampsight to solve some of the toughest challenges in updating and securing federal technology, from secure cloud adoption to AI you can trust,” said Ampsight CEO Andrew Heifetz. “Joining Vibrint allows us to bring our capabilities to new customers as part of a larger platform built to achieve mission success at scale.
What Does Ampsight Do?
Sterling, Virginia-based Ampsight provides AI, multicloud engineering, cybersecurity, remote sensing and other tech platforms for federal agencies.
The company helps make complex ML models more interpretable for multimodal analysis and geospatial intelligence, enabling federal customers to scale AI adoption without undermining operational trust, transparency or accountability.