Our mission
Deliver technology solutions that help government organizations serve people with confidence.
Veteran-owned.
People-led.
Technology expertise. A shared responsibility to serve.
Mission & vision
A purpose we share.
Our vision
Bring innovation and trusted expertise together to create lasting value for customers and communities.
Board of Advisors
Manik Rath
Manik brings a perspective shaped by company growth, corporate governance, and national mission challenges. His work with Daybreak and his legal and governance background inform how he advises leaders on strategy and scale. On TekStripes’ Board of Advisors, he helps the team connect its next stage of growth with lasting customer value.
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The people moving
our mission forward.
Chanakya Gaddam
Founder & CEOChanakya founded TekStripes with a focus on technology that serves government missions. As Founder & CEO, he sets the company’s direction and culture, guiding growth around engineering, accountability, and lasting client relationships.
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Rajesh Velusamy
Chief Operating OfficerRajesh brings a delivery perspective shaped by public-health technology programs, including CMS health plan management, fraud prevention, and beneficiary eligibility systems. His background connects program leadership, service management, and quality assurance. At TekStripes, he turns that experience into disciplined operations and dependable execution.
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Ashwin Puppala
PartnerAshwin connects technology strategy, partnerships, and business growth. His experience at Devfi and TekStripes is complemented by study at the New York Institute of Technology and professional learning in AI leadership and veteran-business procurement. As Partner, he helps translate technical opportunity into a clear direction for the business.
View LinkedIn profileTekStripes LLC
A focused team.
A connected perspective.
Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, TekStripes delivers AI, data, cloud, and cybersecurity services.
We are an SBA certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. Our work connects the platforms government depends on with the intelligence that helps teams use them.
How we work
The mission sets
our direction.
Our principles shape the decisions we make, from the first conversation to the systems people use every day.
Start with people.
Mission first
Understand the agency’s challenge and the people it serves. Define success around what they need to accomplish.
Build trust in.
Security by design
Make access controls, monitoring and governance part of the delivery approach, from the beginning.
Make it useful.
Product thinking
Connect technology to a clear, maintainable experience. Keep the people using it at the center of every decision.
Certifications & appraisals
A foundation for accountable work.
SDVOSBService-disabled veteran-owned small business
CMMI DEV · Level 3CMMI Development maturity level 3 appraised
CMMI SVC · Level 3CMMI Services maturity level 3 appraised
ISO 9001:2015Quality management
ISO/IEC 27001:2013Information security management
ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018IT service managementBuild with us.
Explore work across AI, data, cloud, and cybersecurity.
Our core values
The values behind the work.
Integrity
Be honest, earn trust and take responsibility for the work.
Innovation
Explore better ways to solve practical mission challenges.
Commitment
Follow through for our customers, colleagues and communities.
Excellence
Bring care, discipline and quality to every delivery.
Service
Keep the people who depend on the mission at the center.
Collaboration
Share knowledge and work across teams to achieve a common purpose.
Your mission. Our next conversation.
Let’s talk about what you need to move forward.
