VC3
About
VC3 is a managed IT and cybersecurity services provider founded in 1994 that serves over 1,100 municipalities and 700 businesses across the United States and Canada. The company provides proactive managed IT services, cybersecurity solutions, data backup and disaster recovery, compliance services, and technology enablement including AI, SharePoint, Power BI, web design, and custom application development. VC3 supports 110,000+ endpoints across 15,433 locations spanning 43 states, 8 provinces, an...
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Ideal Customer
- VC3's sweet spot is SMB-to-mid-market organizations, particularly municipalities of all sizes (small towns to large cities) and commercial businesses with 50–1,000 employees that lack robust internal IT capacity or need to supplement an existing IT team.
- Their contact page positions them for 700+ businesses that need a proactive partner rather than a break-fix vendor and 1,100+ municipalities seeking outsourced or co-managed IT.
Key Differentiators
- VC3's primary differentiator is its deep, exclusive focus on municipalities and local government — a market they have served for over 30 years — combined with a full suite of commercial managed IT and cybersecurity services.
- They position themselves as one of the largest MSPs in North America with local presence and a personal touch, backed by the scale of a large organization.
Industries Served
- VC3 primarily serves local/municipal government, financial services organizations, healthcare, aerospace and defense, manufacturing, and general commercial businesses.
- Their deepest specialization is municipal government, where they serve over 1,100 municipalities of all sizes including police, fire, water/sewer, and other local government entities.
Service Coverage
- VC3 operates across the United States and Canada, serving clients spanning 43 U.S. states, 8 Canadian provinces, and 1 territory.
- They support over 110,000 endpoints across 15,433 locations and maintain regional offices in Columbia SC, Decatur GA, Duluth MN, Lebanon OH, Madison WI, and Memphis TN, among others.
Partnerships
- VC3's core technology partnerships include Microsoft (with Azure Digital & App Innovation and Modern Work capabilities), Cisco (historically a Premier Certified Partner), VMware, Meraki, Fortinet, and SentinelOne.
- They deploy SentinelOne and Microsoft Defender as their primary endpoint security platforms and Fortinet for network security.
Company Size & Ownership
- VC3 was founded in 1994 and as of 2025–2026 has approximately 570–641 employees depending on the source.
- Revenue estimates vary widely across data sources, with GetLatka reporting $86M in 2023 revenue and LeadIQ estimating $250M–$500M as of 2026, reflecting significant growth through organic expansion and acquisitions.
Compliance & Certifications
- VC3 assists clients with and has operational expertise across CMMC (as a registered RPO), CJIS, HIPAA, SOC 2, NIST, ITAR, HITECH, PCI-DSS, GDPR, and SOX.
- As a condition of employment, all VC3 technical staff must pass criminal background checks and maintain Level 4 CJIS Security Training certification to support law enforcement and municipal clients.
Compiled from public sources by VenSearch · Last researched October 14, 2026
Offerings
26 offeringsAI Assessment
An assessment service that analyzes an organization's data structures, compares them against current AI and industry best practices, and delivers a series of recommendations. Designed for organizations that don't know if their data is ready for AI, worry about exposing sensitive or regulated data, or lack a baseline to make smart AI decisions.
AI Municipal Assistants
Turns municipal knowledge such as minutes, policies, SOPs, records, and documents into instant, searchable intelligence that empowers staff and improves resident service. Designed for municipalities where employees spend too much time searching for information, answer repetitive questions, or risk losing institutional knowledge.
AI Policy Creation
VC3 helps organizations establish safe, consistent, and compliant AI adoption policies rooted in industry standards. Targeted at organizations that have no formal rules for AI use, are unprepared for AI misuse scenarios, or are concerned about compliance, fairness, and trust in their AI adoption.
AI Secure Chat
A secure, centralized hub that unifies multiple AI chat tools, empowering employees to use AI safely and efficiently without risking data exposure. Designed for organizations with AI usage fragmented across too many tools, or where employees may accidentally expose sensitive information when using personal AI accounts for work.
Application Development
VC3 develops custom software applications and solutions designed to meet specific business needs. Positioned as a technology enablement service for organizations with disconnected systems or critical software creating barriers between departments or between the organization and its customers.
CMMC Compliance
VC3, as a CMMC Registered Provider Organization (RPO), helps organizations in the DoD supply chain prepare for and pass their CMMC audit. Services include working with organizations to create a path to successful compliance and establishing the right cybersecurity foundation for those seeking to work with the DoD.
Co-Manage Endpoint Security
Delivers full coverage for prevention and detection across every endpoint, backed by 24/7 monitoring and response from VC3's security team. Designed for organizations that want enterprise-grade endpoint security tools managed with round-the-clock monitoring and rapid incident response.
Co-Manage User Security
Protects organizations by combining phishing simulations and security awareness training, email security to block malicious emails, and identity protection against account takeovers and privilege misuse. Designed for organizations needing ongoing user-focused security education and identity-based threat protection.
Co-Managed Cybersecurity Services
Provides organizations with a 24/7 cybersecurity team, strategic cybersecurity guidance, and enterprise-level security solutions at an affordable price, designed to supplement an internal IT team. Offered as a modular service covering endpoint security, user security, compliance, vulnerability management, and SIEM/SOAR. Intended as an affordable alternative to building an internal SOC.
Co-Managed End User Support
Provides 24/7 end user helpdesk support, triaging and resolving basic service requests while working with the internal IT team to resolve more complex issues. Also includes patch management and workstation monitoring and maintenance. Intended for organizations whose specialized internal staff spend a disproportionate amount of time on end user support instead of higher-value initiatives.
Co-Managed Infrastructure Support
Provides 24/7 monitoring, maintenance, and support to keep servers and network infrastructure running smoothly for organizations with internal IT teams. Designed for organizations that are pulled away from proactive infrastructure maintenance due to high end user support demands or that need to supplement internal skillsets for modern server and infrastructure management.
Co-Managed IT Services
A modular, flexible IT support model that partners with an organization's existing internal IT team to provide expertise, tools, and support where needed. VC3 supplements the internal team by handling tasks outside their skillset or capacity, including infrastructure support, end user support, cybersecurity, and data backup, while the internal team retains control and focuses on strategic initiatives. Designed to scale as organizational needs evolve.
Compliance as a Service
VC3 works with organizations to create a path to successful regulatory compliance, covering frameworks such as CMMC, NIST, HIPAA, ITAR, HITECH, PCI-DSS, GDPR, and SOX. Designed for organizations that lack in-house compliance expertise, face a high risk of compliance violations and fines, or struggle with compliance documentation, reporting, and audit readiness.
Data Backup + Disaster Recovery
Provides onsite and offsite data backup solutions designed to minimize operational disruption and mitigate risk from events such as ransomware or natural disasters, with the goal of getting organizations operational again within hours rather than days or weeks. Includes real-time monitoring to quickly address data backup issues and recovery plans for major incidents.
Manage Essentials
An all-in-one, low-cost managed IT services solution built specifically for smaller municipalities with critical IT gaps. Offered in three tiers to fit unique needs and budgets, it provides an instant IT department managed by municipal-experienced professionals. It also assists with records management and Open Records Requests.
Managed AI Services
Helps organizations adopt and use artificial intelligence safely, intentionally, and effectively by assessing AI readiness, creating customized AI policies, deploying secure AI chat tools to protect data privacy, and offering AI assistants for specialized tasks. Designed for organizations that have off-the-shelf AI tools but lack internal expertise to configure, govern, and maintain them, or that have concerns about AI data privacy, security, and compliance risks.
Managed IT Services
Proactive IT and cybersecurity monitoring, maintenance, and support delivered 24/7 for an organization's hardware, software, network, and backups at a flat monthly rate. Designed for organizations without internal IT staff that need a proactive partner rather than a break-fix vendor. Includes 24/7 helpdesk support, patch management, strategic IT planning, and onsite support available in under 2 hours for critical issues.
Managed Security Services
Right-sized cybersecurity solutions embedded in VC3's managed services that include foundational cybersecurity tools such as EDR, identity management and threat detection, phishing tests and security awareness training, dark web credential monitoring, email protection, web content filtering, and Microsoft 365 MFA. Additional cybersecurity add-ons including SIEM/SOAR, device MFA, vulnerability management, and password management are also available for organizations with more complex needs.
Password Management
Provides a secure, centralized solution to manage passwords, reduce unauthorized access risks, and reduce password fatigue for end users. Designed for organizations that struggle with managing multiple complex passwords and have compliance requirements mandating strong password policies and detailed audit trails.
Power BI
VC3 helps organizations use Power BI to leverage data and technology to increase efficiencies and achieve organizational goals. Positioned as a technology enablement service that transforms data into actionable business intelligence.
Security Assessment
Measures an organization's cybersecurity health, identifies gaps, and ensures compliance with regulatory mandates. Designed for organizations that need clarity around the health of their cybersecurity program, must comply with regulatory requirements, or want to meet cyber insurance requirements.
SharePoint
VC3 provides SharePoint implementation and management services to drive simplicity, efficiency, and secure collaboration for organizations. Designed to help organizations streamline collaboration and document management using Microsoft SharePoint.
SIEM/SOAR
Prioritizes security alerts and automates responses to common cybersecurity threats in complex IT environments. Designed for organizations that need fast threat detection across multiple security tools, require automated responses to mitigate human error, and need detailed security event reporting to comply with regulations.
Vulnerability Management
Continuously identifies and mitigates the highest risks in an organization's IT environment by helping identify, prioritize, and fix security weaknesses. Designed for organizations with complex IT environments that struggle with manual vulnerability remediation and require detailed vulnerability reporting to satisfy compliance regulations.
Web Design + Hosting
VC3 provides website design and hosting services to give organizations an updated, user-friendly website. Highlighted specifically for local governments, with client testimonials from municipalities noting modern web tools and improved citizen service.
Website AI Assistant
An AI-powered assistant deployed on a client's website that gives visitors instant answers to their questions at any time of day, grounded in the organization's website content and documents. Designed for organizations receiving high volumes of repetitive phone calls, emails, or service requests and wanting to improve website experience without a redesign.
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