Founded in 2022 by industry and startup veterans, Qynosys develops high-performance electronic warfare systems through multidisciplinary engineering research and development. The company focuses on cognitive, AI-driven software-defined sensing and jamming systems designed for multifunction and small-form-factor applications.
Cryptic VectorFounded in 2018 and headquartered in Cincinnati, Cryptic Vector develops mission-critical cyber, electronic warfare, secure communications, and mission-enablement systems for national security and government operators. Its engineers work from classified R&D and SCIF facilities on difficult, highly specialized problems, including custom hardware and software for contested environments. The company employs approximately 250 engineers and cyber experts across Ohio, Virginia, Georgia, and Massachusetts.LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, OH
CorNic TechnologiesCorNic Technologies builds tailored hardware and software systems for electronic-warfare training, including communications emulators and programmable optical training equipment for U.S. and allied military forces. Founded by Mark Restivo, the company draws on more than 21 years of hands-on engineering, production, and management experience to deliver quick-turn, cost-effective solutions. Its work combines engineering consulting with measurement automation and vertically integrated prototyping.
SYNEXXUS IncFounded in 2006 by American veterans, SYNEXXUS designs, manufactures, and deploys rugged command-and-control systems and autonomous platforms for defense and other infrastructure applications. Its patented Electronic Keel integrates sensors, communications, and computing across tactical vehicles and maritime craft, while the company also builds carbon-fiber vessels and adapts its digital systems for uses such as smart-grid monitoring. SYNEXXUS describes itself as a CMMI Level 3 American electronics designer and manufacturer, with systems combat-proven from Iraq and Afghanistan to NATO operations.ANNAPOLIS, MD
ParaWave, LLCFounded in 2022, Central Ohio’s ParaWave builds computer-vision software and domestically assembled drone systems for first responders, defense teams, and infrastructure operators. Its Shepherd.AI platform lets operators describe what they need to find in plain language, then detects and alerts on those matches in live or recorded video. ParaWave was founded by aerospace engineers Adithya Ramaswami and Jack Murray and conducts its core research, development, operations, and product assembly in the United States.MARYSVILLE, OH