While tech startups chase AI hype, Streamlight quietly dominates the tactical and industrial lighting market with a 198-person team generating $53.4M in revenue. This isn't a consumer gadget company—it's a precision instrument manufacturer where a single flashight can cost more than your smartphone, and that's the point.

"They don't sell flashlights. They sell reliability when seconds count, and their customers don't compare prices—they compare survival rates."

The company's tech stack tells another story. They're not using bleeding-edge frameworks—they're running jQuery, Bootstrap, and WordPress. This isn't technical debt; it's strategic pragmatism. Their customers aren't evaluating their JavaScript—they're evaluating whether their light will survive a 30-foot drop onto concrete. The site's job is to provide product specs, dealer locators, and technical documentation, not win design awards.

• Vertical focus: They serve 4 distinct high-stakes markets (fire, military, industrial, automotive) with specialized products
• Distribution strategy: B2B-heavy model with distributor support portals (apps.streamlight.com) that B2C companies ignore
• Trust signals: Safety-rated products, not just 'tactical' marketing—UL, CE, and ATEX certifications drive industrial sales
• Content moat: Their glossary and learning center turns commodity flashlights into educational resources