Taqtile

Taqtile is a Seattle, Washington software company founded in 2011 that develops Manifest, an enterprise platform for creating and delivering digital work instructions to frontline and deskless workers. The platform is organized around three capabilities: Create, which converts videos, PDFs, manuals and expert demonstrations into structured step-by-step digital procedures (including an AI-assisted authoring tool called Manifest Maker) with review, approval, publishing and version history; Guide, which delivers step-by-step instructions, visual references and decision support to workers on tablets, mobile devices, web browsers and augmented reality headsets; and Verify, which captures photos, video, measurements, signatures, pass/fail results, approvals and structured data during execution, together with fault and issue reporting and corrective-action tracking.

Each completed task produces an operational record covering who performed the work, what was completed, where and when it occurred, and the evidence collected, intended to support compliance, audit readiness and operational visibility. Additional capabilities include spatial guidance that overlays digital information onto equipment via tablets and AR devices, digital twin functionality that fuses digital twins with IoT data, and integrated remote assistance connecting workers with subject-matter experts. Primary use cases are training and onboarding, standardized inspections and compliance, maintenance and sustainment, and field operations. The company describes itself as one of Microsoft's earliest mixed reality enterprise partners.

Founding story

Taqtile was founded in Seattle in 2011 by Dirck T. Schou Jr. and John Tomizuka, initially focused on mixed, augmented and virtual reality software for industrial applications, and became an early Microsoft mixed reality partner before digital work instructions emerged as a distinct product category.

Business model

Enterprise software sold to organizations deploying the Manifest platform across training, inspection and maintenance workflows, with a free entry point to the Manifest Maker authoring tool and a managed "Rapid Insights Program" engagement in which Taqtile staff configure the platform to a customer's equipment and run a measured pilot. Deployment options span commercial cloud, government cloud, private cloud, on-premises, edge and air-gapped environments.

Enterprise software platform sales, with a free tier for the Manifest Maker authoring tool and paid managed pilot engagements; a third-party data provider estimates annual revenue of approximately $3.5 million. The company has also received U.S. Army SBIR contract funding.

Traction

The company reports customer-measured outcomes including training time reduced by up to 80% (onboarding cut from about three weeks to three days), 53% fewer errors and work discrepancies, 66% reduction in operational downtime, 33% faster task or maintenance completion, 43% greater likelihood of installing parts correctly, 36% fewer errors than existing training methods, and approximately $15,200 saved in onboarding costs per new hire. Deployments are cited across manufacturing, defense, aerospace, energy, nuclear power and commercial aviation, with named organizations including the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, British Airways, Fastenal, Google, Genentech, Berry Global and PAKS Nuclear Power Plant. An external registry reports 21-50 employees (36 across nine departments) and estimated annual revenue of $3.5 million.

Latest developments

The company has introduced Manifest Maker, an AI-powered creation tool that converts videos and PDFs into guided workflows and is offered free to start, and now markets Manifest around a Create-Guide-Verify framework with structured operational data and proof of work. A dedicated public sector offering promotes deployment across commercial, government and private cloud, on-premises, edge and air-gapped environments for readiness, sustainment and inspection programs. Current leadership listed includes CEO and co-founder Dirck T. Schou Jr., co-founder and CTO John Tomizuka, CFO Tim Brillon and Chief Business Officer Kelly Malone.