Expertise - Inov8ive i8i

Every ambitious mission begins with a small team bold enough to try.

Our company was founded on the belief that artificial intelligence can strengthen security not by replacing human judgment, but by amplifying it, making decision-making faster, safer, and more informed when it matters most.

At the heart of that mission are three chiefs who shape our direction and culture, guiding a growing team of engineers, researchers, and operators committed to building technology that truly serves those who protect.

Lorna

CEO

Technically accomplished executive with deep geospatial, AI, data and infrastructure expertise, formerly leading complex government and corporate programmes; now bringing strategic insight, engineering rigour and transformative leadership to drive innovation, capability growth and long-term value for our organisation.

Steve

CTO

Portsmouth–Southampton University trained AI technologist and inventor, leading development of world-class ML and ANN systems, patented technologies, electronic designs and software as a proven, visionary CTO

Sam

CGO

CGO with deep AI, ML and systems expertise, leveraging patented innovations and technical leadership to drive strategic growth, build scalable opportunities, and accelerate our startup’s commercial impact and market expansion

Sally

PMO

Project Professional with a breadth of experience of project management and support across the public and private sectors.

Duncan

Security operations lead (police)

Former senior police leader with 30 years’ experience, now driving strategic growth across defence and law enforcement.

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Northern Ireland

From our new i8i office in Northern Ireland, our Security Operations Lead connects innovation with real-world operations ensuring our technology is tested, trusted, and effective where it matters most.

Why Us?

Lab

Our lab comprises a fully equipped innovation hub with advanced cleanroom environments, rapid-prototyping capabilities, and precision instrumentation for electronics, photonics and micro-electronics development.

Space

Our technologies seamlessly extend into space-enabled operations, connecting with SATCOM networks, utilising EO (Earth Observation) data, integrating with 5G infrastructures, and extracting geospatial intelligence from any point of interest. By fusing our own sensor innovations with orbital data streams, we deliver intelligent, resilient systems that provide precise situational awareness — whether the insight is sourced on the ground or from space.

Under USA and UK patent

R & D

Designing the future of Security and Defence technology from the silicon up. As inventors, we engineer our own sensors, create custom PCBs, hand-select every component, and fuse AI, ML, IoT and advanced sensing to build encrypted, mission-ready hardware that’s rugged, intelligent, and truly patent-worthy often patented by us.