Tacit
Automated expertise sharing and relationship networking for the on-demand enterprise
Tacit proactively identifies redundancies, overlaps, and untapped resources for critical projects and initiatives. Tacit then uses this information to connect the right people together to address disconnects and resolve roadblocks across the enterprise. Tacit’s customers include the government, AstraZeneca, Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Lockheed Martin, Morgan Stanley, Northrop Grumman, and other Global 500 companies.
David Gilmour, the company’s President and CEO, founded Tacit in 1997. Gilmour’s novel approach to automated expertise discovery and relationship brokering has continually been recognized in the industry. Most recently, Tacit won the 2004 Basex Excellence Award, KMWorld’s Top 100 Companies in KM for 2004, and AlwaysOn Top 100 Private Companies.
Tacit is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with regional offices throughout the United States. In-Q-Tel initially invested in Tacit in August, 2001. For more information about Tacit, please visit www.tacit.com.

Technology Focus Areas
- Physical and Biological Technologies
- Security
- Software and Infrastructure

