Show HN: CaptureAgent – find, price, draft, grade, run and fund federal work

CaptureAgent, a platform that automates federal contracting workflows for small government contractors, launched publicly on August 25, 2026, per a Show HN post by founder MTakla. The tool covers opportunity discovery, pricing, proposal drafting, compliance tracking, project management, and investor fundraising from a single company profile.

The founder, who describes himself as a 2x defense founder and aerospace engineer, built the tool initially for his own company before deciding to release it more broadly, according to the Show HN post. Users supply their own SAM.gov, Anthropic, and OpenAI API keys, which are envelope-encrypted per organization. Admins can set granular read/write permissions, and external agents can access the platform via MCP to automate what the founder claims can be up to 90% of the workflow. One company profile supports searches across multiple public procurement sites, with fit and eligibility scoring, competitive analysis, and proposal drafting and evaluation built in.

After a contract award, the platform seeds a project-management workspace from the proposal data, generating an integrated master schedule with earned-value metrics and CDRL tracking. The same profile and contract-performance data can then be reused for fundraising: the Show HN post states users can search 1,391 U.S. investors and 30 accelerators and use the platform to prepare SAFEs, pitch decks, financial models, and accelerator applications. CaptureAgent also provides AI-guided readiness tracking for compliance certifications including DD2345, FCL, ATO, CMMC, and FedRAMP, and computes an SPRS score.

The founder cites a specific pain point in the existing market: independent capture and proposal consultants charge roughly $150–$300 per hour, while SBIR advisory firms typically charge $3,000–$7,500 per month plus 3–7% of any award — translating to $7,500–$17,500 on a $250,000 win, per the Show HN post. He also notes that small business win rates for federal funding run between 17–22% annually, and that pursuing poor-fit opportunities or failing on technicalities can consume significant runway for early-stage companies. Compliance alone, he writes, can cost small businesses "hundreds of thousands" of dollars.

No pricing information, employee count, external funding, or incorporation details were disclosed in the available source. The founder invited YC defense founders to contact him directly for free test access, per the Show HN post.