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Gyrus Systems

Can a small, long-standing LMS vendor own compliance-heavy, mission-critical training for government, defense, and life-science buyers by out-specializing horizontal LMS platforms on FedRAMP-adjacent hosting, 21 CFR Part 11, and readiness tracking?

Founded1987
HQHenrico, Virginia, USA
IndustryVertical SaaS / Learning Management (Compliance & Regulated Industries)
The story

Gyrus Systems is a 38-year-old, small (~33 employees, ~$7M revenue) private LMS vendor owned via Manan, LLC in Virginia. It has focused consistently on compliance-heavy, regulated verticals — government, military & defense, life sciences, manufacturing — differentiating on 21 CFR Part 11, NIST 800-53, SF-182, EHRI reporting, and Azure Government hosting. In 2025 it extended beyond a pure LMS into a Training Management System (TMS) aimed at operational readiness for defense and life-science customers.

Last 12 months
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Product timeline
1987
Gyrus Systems founded· founding
2009
Viren Kapadia becomes President and CEO· leadership
2010
Corporate headquarters relocated from Richmond, VA to Henrico, VA· operations
2022
ISO 27001:2013 certification achieved· compliance
2024
Recognized as Top 20 LMS by Training Industry Inc.· recognition
2025
Awarded TIPS national purchasing cooperative contract and Choice Partners Cooperative contract; MasteryTCN content library partnership· partnership
2025
Launched GyrusAim Training Management System (TMS) for mission-critical readiness (U.S. Navy STIGS, USAF KC-46, Library of Congress)· product
The stack
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