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Omelas

Techstars '17Techstars '17

Long Island City, US · 4 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors

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Omelas develops Atreus, an agentic AI workbench that synthesizes multilingual and multidomain intelligence from siloed datasets to generate reports and presentations for analysts. The platform is deployed with US government agencies and geopolitical risk firms.

Also known as Atreus

Founders & leadership

BD
Benjamin D.President & CTO

Investors · 1

Techstarslisted by TechstarsBoulder · $220K

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Company profile

researched Sep 2026

Omelas is a technology company that develops Atreus, an AI research companion aimed at foreign policy, national security, and geopolitical risk work. Atreus draws on the proprietary Omelas database together with multidomain intelligence and the company's research methods to produce analytic insights for users on short timelines.

The company's earlier positioning described its offering as precise data and analysis on how actors manipulate the web to pursue geopolitical goals, indicating a focus on online information environments and influence activity as an analytic subject area.

▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography

Market position

Omelas positions Atreus as a research companion for the foreign policy, national security, and geopolitical risk analysis market, and its site references partners and press coverage.

Technology

The company's product, Atreus, is an AI research companion that queries the Omelas database and multidomain intelligence sources and applies the company's own research methods to generate insights.

Go-to-market

Omelas addresses users working in foreign policy, national security, and geopolitical risk.

Geography

Omelas is associated with an office presence in Washington, District of Columbia, United States, where employees work on-site.

Compiled by commissioned research from 5 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
HeadcountAug 20264

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Non-dilutive funding · 2 SBIR/STTR awards

Federal grants — no equity taken
AgencyPhaseYearAmount
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase I2020$49.6K
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase I2019$49.7K

Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.

In the news

▸Research sources · 5

primary sources listed

5 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Omelas do?
Omelas builds Atreus, an AI research companion for foreign policy, national security, and geopolitical risk analysis.
Who are Omelas's investors?
Omelas's investors include Techstars.
Where is Omelas headquartered?
Omelas is headquartered in Long Island City, US.