Why We'll Never Grow Up into a Traditional Defense Contractor (And That's Okay)
Secure Software Delivery
No hand-holding required
BrainGu helps mission-critical teams move fast without breaking trust. Scalable platforms. Secure pipelines. Zero guesswork.
SmoothGlue is BrainGu's secure development and delivery platform. It was built for teams need to ship high-impact software fast, safely, and with confidence even in contested environments.
SmoothGlue unifies development, security, and compliance so organizations can focus on deploying outcomes instead of wrestling with pipelines.
Policy as Code
Automate compliance with built-in guardrails, continuous checks, and body-of-evidence generation.
Mesh Data
Make your data portable, discoverable, and secure across your entire architecture.
Deploy Anywhere
Run secure apps seamlessly across cloud, edge, and air-gapped environments.
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Why We'll Never Grow Up into a Traditional Defense Contractor (And That's Okay)
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The Hidden Costs of "Free" Software: Flexibility vs Commercial Polish
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From Chaos to Control: Secure, Auditable Deployments with SmoothGlue Console
Matthew Shaver's School for Developers Who Don't Code Good
Matthew Shaver's School for Developers Who Don't Code Good
The Aerodynamics of Building Products vs Consulting in the Defense Innovation Ecosystem
The Aerodynamics of Building Products vs Consulting in the Defense Innovation Ecosystem
Built for Real-World Impact. Proven Where It Matters.
We don’t just ship code—we build the infrastructure that helps high-trust teams move faster, operate safer, and deliver with confidence. From commercial scale to defense-grade requirements, our platforms perform under pressure.
Why We Exist
We started BrainGu after seeing how fragmented tooling, compliance roadblocks, and infrastructure overhead slowed down real teams with real missions. We knew there had to be a better way.
So we built SmoothGlue, a unified platform that brings automation, observability, and security together—so developers can focus on outcomes, not ops.
Why Teams Choose BrainGu
Mission-Critical DevSecOps
From cloud-native to air-gapped, we deliver automated DevSecOps workflows that meet the mission—without slowing it down.
Platform Engineering That Scales
We design platforms that work across hybrid, edge, and classified environments—with built-in resilience, observability, and CI/CD that actually fits your stack.
Audit-Ready Software Delivery
Policy-as-code, automated attestations, and full traceability—so your team can move fast and prove it whenever you need it.
Built for Devs. Backed by Ops.
Our platforms reduce friction, cut down on rework, and let your devs ship confidently—without needing a team of experts on standby.
Trusted by forward-leaning teams across defense, enterprise, and innovation sectors.
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