Tandem Aerospace & Defense
Category: Robotics / Embodied AI
Joint venture between Canvas Inc. and Verity Integrated Systems providing advanced engineering, autonomy, software development, and systems analysis for aerospace and defense. Tandem Aerospace & Defense was founded in 2025. The company is led by Jami Peyton. Based in Huntsville, USA. Team size: Joint venture between Canvas Inc. (~350-1,400 employees) and Verity Integrated Systems (smaller team). Total funding raised: Not applicable (Joint Venture). Latest round: Not applicable (Joint Venture). Key investors include Canvas, Inc., Verity Integrated Systems.
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- Huntsville, USA
- Team size
- Joint venture between Canvas Inc. (~350-1,400 employees) and Verity Integrated Systems (smaller team)
- Total funding
- Not applicable (Joint Venture)
Value proposition
Combines Canvas Inc.'s 18-year track record in defense engineering ($31.6M revenue, 350-1,400 employees) with Verity Integrated Systems' specialized systems engineering capabilities and EDWOSB contracting advantages to deliver innovative solutions in hypersonics, autonomy, software engineering, and digital defense systems.
Products and solutions
Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Digital Engineering, Hardware in the Loop, Modeling and Simulation
Unique value
The joint venture combines the established engineering and mission systems solutions of Canvas with the specialized systems engineering and analysis capabilities of Verity Integrated Systems, a Native American, Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB).
Target customer
National defense and defense customers
Industries served
Aerospace & Defense
Technology advantage
Leverages combined expertise: Canvas Inc.'s proven defense contracting experience ($31.6M revenue) and Verity's specialized systems engineering capabilities, plus EDWOSB contracting advantages for preferential government procurement opportunities.
How they differentiate
Tandem Aerospace & Defense differentiates itself by combining the complementary strengths of its parent companies, Canvas and Verity Integrated Systems. This allows them to offer integrated solutions across various defense domains, including hypersonics, autonomy, software and data engineering, systems integration, and digital solutions.
Main competitors
PeopleTec, Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation, U.S. Army Security Assistance Command
Key partnerships
Canvas, Inc. (founded 2007, $31.6M revenue, 350-1,400 employees), Verity Integrated Systems (founded 2013, Native American EDWOSB, systems engineering specialist), Both companies bring existing Department of Defense contracts and customer relationships
Notable customers
Not publicly available
Major milestones
August 5, 2025: Official formation of Tandem Aerospace & Defense joint venture announced, Combining Canvas Inc. (founded 2007, ~350-1,400 employees, $31.6M revenue) with Verity Integrated Systems (founded 2013, Native American EDWOSB), Focus areas: systems engineering, autonomy, software development, advanced test capabilities
Growth metrics
As a newly formed joint venture, there are no public growth metrics available at this time.
Market positioning
The company is positioned as a provider of advanced engineering and technology solutions to the defense industry. It leverages Verity's status as a Native American, Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) to create a competitive advantage in the government contracting sector.
Geographic focus
The company's operations are based in Huntsville, Alabama, a key hub for the aerospace and defense industry in the United States, suggesting a primary focus on the U.S. market.
Patents and IP
No publicly available information on patents.
About Jami Peyton
Founder & CEO of Canvas, Inc. since 2007. Previously served as a Program Analyst at Paradigm Technologies, Inc. and CAS, Inc.
Official website: https://www.canvas-inc.com/