Work with Rivet
Frequently Asked Questions
Rivet Industries, Inc.
Rivet builds data-driven toolsets for people who perform critical work in the world's toughest conditions. We deliver Integrated Task Systems for defense and industrial missions, spanning manufacturing, maintenance, and close combat. We exclusively support defense and industrial organizations underserved by general-purpose consumer technologies.
Founded in 2024, Rivet operates in Washington, D.C., San Jose, Bellevue, and select international locations.
Getting started
Buying & Deploying Rivet Systems
Rivet offers modular hardware, software, and forward-deployed engineering (FDE) services for manufacturing, maintenance, and combat use cases. We integrate our capabilities to support customers’ unique environments and workforces. Rivet contracts are iterative, progressing from solution prototypes and validations through rollouts for 100s or 1000s of personnel.
No. Rivet does not sell or loan products for independent trials. Instead, we configure systems to fulfill the needs of your mission and interoperability with your existing systems. If your organization is interested in exploring our Integrated Task System approach, inquire here.
Yes. As a prime defense contractor, Rivet fulfills DFARS requirements and NIST standards, including program-specific DevSecOps and cybersecurity practices.
Yes, to contracted Rivet customers. Our ready-to-run hardware includes chipsets, sensors, materials, and software matched to defense and industrial requirements. Unlike typical mobile products,Rivet’s platform is flexible to allow for customer-driven, tailored configurations. Hard Spec™ is our principle for defining solutions for real-world conditions.
Yes, structured deployment plans include evaluation milestones. It starts with conversations about your mission and requirements, followed by contracted phases and deliverables we design together. Inquire here.
Opportunities
Partnering with Rivet
Inquire here and tell us what you're proposing: a customer engagement, a vendor or supplier relationship, or a hardware/software integration opportunity.
Yes, at the request of shared customers who want your products integrated into their deployments with Rivet. If you're already delivering complementary solutions to industrial or defense users, let us know.
Generally, no. Rivet represents its capabilities and transacts directly with government and commercial users. However, if you are a reseller providing substantial added value to buyers (such as novel technologies or frontline support to government programs), we are open to a conversation.
Yes. Rivet provides technologies, expertise, and in-kind benefits for startups creating new capabilities for Soldiers, operators, maintainers, and other frontline users. We’re most interested in new ideasthat connect people with robotics, sensors, or AI at the tactical or industrial edge. If you’re working on a breakthrough human-in-the-loop capability, get in touch.