Kahili Ventures LLC- also doing business as Kana Systems (Lincoln, NE) - is very generally described as working in the arenas of Critical Technology Areas: Advanced Computing and Software, Trusted AI and Autonomy, Kahili Ventures has been awarded over $7 million in federal contracts from the Department of the Air Force and Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to develop analytics capabilities and decision support tools leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced data science techniques. This includes a $1.5 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to build an integrated nuclear data decision tool, a $4.9 million Phase III SBIR contract to further develop actionable analytics, and a $375,000 Phase III SBIR contract for artificial learning support. Kahili has also partnered as a subcontractor on Air Force SBIR contracts valued at $225,000 and $50,000 for analytics delivery. The majority of Kahili's federal awards have been designated for total small business set asides, with research and development performed in Lincoln, Nebraska. No major subcontract partners were listed.
