Faster AI adoption, without the risk.
AI is urgent. Mistakes make headlines.
Everything behind a safe AI road, in one place.
The right solution for the right reason, tailored to your business, under one contract.
Sovereign AI
Software & security
Resilience & control
Not sure which of these you need? That’s what the first conversation is for.
Talk to usOne view of risk and control, across every standard you answer to.
Every standard you follow, mapped once and kept current for auditors, regulators and the board.
Obligations mapping
We identify the standards and regulations that apply in each jurisdiction and map them to a single control set.
Process and control design
Operational processes documented with their risks and controls, so ownership is clear.
AI governance
Controls for AI use aligned to the EU AI Act and ISO/IEC 42001, from model inventory to human oversight.
Continuous evidence
Control testing and evidence kept up to date in the GRC1 platform, rather than rebuilt before each audit.
Unified control library
One set of controls, mapped to every standard you report against.
Risk dashboard
Live status of controls, issues and remediation for the risk committee.
Evidence on request
Organised, current evidence ready for auditors and regulators.
- Which of our controls satisfy DORA and ISO 27001 at the same time?
- Are we ready for the EU AI Act?
- Why do we rebuild the same audit evidence every year?
Find the right data centre space, in the right jurisdiction.
We find and negotiate sovereign space that can carry AI-grade power and cooling.
Requirements brief
We turn your workloads into a facility spec: rack count, power density, cooling, connectivity, security clearance and exit terms.
Sovereign shortlist
We approach facilities that keep data in your jurisdiction and are clear of extraterritorial reach, and compare them like for like.
AI-ready density
GPU and accelerator racks can draw many times the power of standard IT. We check that a site can deliver it, today and as you grow.
Commercials and move-in
We negotiate pricing and contract terms, then plan migration and installation with the facility and your team.
Facility comparison
Side-by-side scoring on power, cooling, resilience, location, sovereignty and cost.
Negotiated terms
Pricing, ramp schedule, service levels and exit rights you can defend to the board.
Move-in plan
Rack layout, cross-connects, install dates and a named owner for each step.
- Where can we host AI inference without our data leaving the country?
- Can this facility actually cool a 40 kW rack?
- What happens to our contract if we need to double capacity next year?
Source AI silicon that is verified before you commit.
AI hardware tested on your workloads, owned outright or paid for by the token.
Vendor-neutral choice
We compare GPUs with newer accelerator architectures, so you are not locked into one supplier’s roadmap or pricing.
Verified performance
Every option is benchmarked on models like yours before you sign. Claims are checked, not repeated.
Owned or rented
Buy the hardware as a capital asset, or rent capacity and pay per token. We model both so finance can compare them.
Supply and delivery
We manage allocation, lead times, delivery and installation into your chosen data centre.
Hardware options
Two or three configurations sized to your use cases, with their trade-offs explained.
Cost comparison
Owned versus rented, over three to five years, in cost per million tokens.
Installed and running
Hardware delivered, racked and serving your chosen open-weight models.
- Do we really need the most expensive GPUs for this?
- Should we buy or rent our AI capacity?
- How long will we wait for delivery?
Size your AI on evidence, not vendor marketing.
Models and hardware tested on your use cases, reported as speed, cost and energy.
Use-case profiling
We map each use case to its demands: response time, volume, context length and accuracy.
Like-for-like testing
Models and hardware run the same workloads under the same conditions, so the comparison is fair.
Right-sizing
A luxury car and a ULEZ-compliant van are both vehicles, used very differently. We match each use case to the vehicle it needs.
Auditable energy figures
Tokens-per-watt is measured and recorded in a form your CSRD and ESG reporting can use.
Benchmark report
Throughput, latency, cost and energy for each option, with the method shown.
Capacity plan
How much hardware each use case needs now and at forecast growth.
Audit trail
Repeatable test records that stand up to internal audit and regulators.
- What will each AI answer actually cost us?
- Is a smaller model good enough for this task?
- How do we report the energy use of our AI?
Help your people work confidently alongside AI.
Boards, leaders and teams trained to use AI safely, on your own tools and policies.
Board and leadership briefings
What AI means for strategy, risk and regulation, in plain language for decision-makers.
Hands-on team training
Practical sessions on the AI tools your teams actually use, built around real tasks.
Responsible use
Data handling, accuracy checks and policy, so people know what is safe to share and rely on.
AI literacy for compliance
Training that supports the AI literacy expectations in the EU AI Act.
Training plan
Role-based learning paths matched to your use cases.
Workshops and materials
Live sessions plus guides your teams can keep using.
Completion records
Records that show who has been trained, for audit and regulators.
- How do we get our teams using AI safely?
- What does the board need to know about AI?
- How do we meet AI literacy requirements?
An AI road, with guardrails.
A clear road to AI adoption, with your safeguards built in at every step.
The worryWe can’t stand still on AI, and we can’t afford a mistake.
Look at your businessWe start with your strategy and the risks you already report on.
Find where AI helpsWe show where AI moves the numbers you care about, and where it doesn’t.
Build the trackA costed road from first use case to everyday use, with clear decision points.
Strengthen safeguardsYour governance is extended to cover AI, so every step can be explained.
The outcomeA board-ready AI plan, built with the right experts.
The worryAI looks expensive, and nobody can tell us the cost per outcome.
Look at your businessWe map where time and money go today.
Find where AI helpsWe rank each use case by return, not by hype.
Build the trackOwned, rented or managed, compared in cost-per-outcome terms before you commit.
Strengthen safeguardsSpend, energy and value tracked as you run, ready for audit and ESG reporting.
The outcomeKnown costs, measured returns, no open-ended spend.
The worryOur pilots work in the lab but never reach production.
Look at your businessWe assess your data, platforms and team readiness.
Find where AI helpsWe pick the use cases your estate can actually support.
Build the trackVerified hardware, sovereign hosting and models benchmarked on your own workloads.
Strengthen safeguardsSecurity testing and resilience built in from day one.
The outcomeFrom pilot to production, with one accountable partner.
The worryOur people are already using AI, and we have no visibility.
Look at your businessWe map current AI use, data flows and the controls you already run.
Find where AI helpsWe separate quick, low-risk wins from use cases that need more care.
Build the trackA controlled route aligned to the EU AI Act, ISO/IEC 42001 and your regulators.
Strengthen safeguardsYour existing controls extended to AI, with evidence ready for supervisors.
The outcomeLess risk than standing still.
The worryClients want AI, but won’t buy from a vendor they can’t verify.
Look at your businessWe get to know what you do best.
Find where AI helpsWe find where your offer fits our clients’ AI road.
Build the trackWe verify your claims and bring you into one programme, under one contract.
Strengthen safeguardsClear terms, shared standards and one accountable face to the client.
The outcomeQualified demand, without the contract overhead.
Look at your business
We start with your goals, your pressures and the risks you already manage, not with technology.
Find where AI helps
We pinpoint the few places where AI saves real time or money, and say plainly where it won’t.
Build the track
A clear route from first use case to everyday use, sized and costed before you commit.
Strengthen your safeguards
Your existing controls are extended to cover AI, so every step is auditable and explainable.
The right model for every task. The accuracy you need, at the lowest cost per outcome.
Complex reasoning
Large model, higher cost per token, used where accuracy matters most.
High-volume routine
Small, fast model at a fraction of the cost, sized for throughput.
Cost per token
Known before you commit, tracked once you run.
Tokens per watt
Energy per inference, ready for CSRD and ESG disclosure.
Evidence before commitment
Every recommendation is tested on your workloads. Vendor claims are checked, not repeated.
Your jurisdiction, your control
Data and systems stay where your regulators expect them to be, with auditable reporting.
People stay in the work
We help teams work alongside AI, with training and change support built into delivery.
Bring your expertise. We’ll bring the client.
If your expertise helps clients adopt AI without adding risk, we’d like to hear from you.
Infrastructure and hosting
Sovereign data centres, private cloud and managed AI infrastructure in the UK, EU and other jurisdictions.
AI technology
Chip manufacturers, model builders and software vendors with products that stand up to independent testing.
Delivery and assurance
Data engineering, security testing, governance, risk and compliance specialists.
Introducers and advisers
Consultancies and programme leaders whose clients need a safe route into AI.
Software built to pass audit, not just to ship.
Applications and AI tools built for regulated firms, with security and audit trails from day one.
Discovery and design
We work with your teams to define the problem, the users and the controls the software has to meet.
Applications and integrations
Web applications, internal tools and APIs that connect to your existing core systems.
AI-enabled software
Assistants, document processing and workflow automation running on your sovereign AI estate.
Secure by design
Code review, security testing and documented change control built into every release.
Working software
Delivered in short increments you can see, test and steer.
Security evidence
Test results, code review records and a clear release history.
Support and ownership
Documentation, training and ongoing support, or a clean handover to your team.
- Can you build this without our data leaving our jurisdiction?
- How do we get our AI pilot into production safely?
- Will this pass our internal audit and change control?
Find the weaknesses before someone else does.
We test your systems and AI the way an attacker would, then prove the fixes work.
Infrastructure, application and cloud testing
External, internal, web application and cloud configuration testing, scoped to the systems that matter most.
Cyber-physical security
Testing of operational technology, building systems and data centre controls, where an attack can cause physical harm or stop operations.
AI system testing
Testing of AI assistants and models for prompt injection, data leakage and unsafe output.
Threat-led exercises
Red team engagements and preparation for regulator-led schemes such as CBEST and TIBER-EU.
Prioritised report
Each issue rated by risk, with evidence and a clear fix.
Executive summary
A plain-English view of exposure for the board and risk committee.
Retest
Confirmation that fixes are in place and working.
- Could an attacker reach our customer data from the internet?
- Is our new AI assistant leaking information?
- What will the regulator expect from our next test?
Encrypt your data in hardware, on every link.
Hardware encryption on every link between your sites, at full speed.
Every link covered
Data centre, failover and office links encrypted at the network layer, including subsea and leased routes.
Full-speed protection
Hardware encrypts at line rate with minimal added delay, so AI inference and replication run as normal.
Keys you control
Encryption keys stay with you, in your jurisdiction, separate from the hosting provider.
Evidence for audit
Design, key management and test records mapped into your risk and control platform.
Encryption plan
Which links, which appliances and how the keys are managed.
Encrypted links
Appliances installed and tested on each route.
Audit pack
Records your regulator and auditors can review.
- Is our data encrypted on the links between data centres?
- Who holds the encryption keys?
- Will encryption slow down our AI?
Keep working when Microsoft 365 doesn’t.
An independent fallback, so critical people keep working when Microsoft 365 goes down.
Dependency mapping
We identify which business services stop when Microsoft 365 does, and who needs what during an outage.
Independent continuity
Fallback email, messaging and document access that runs outside Microsoft’s infrastructure.
Backup you control
Copies of mail, files and Teams data held independently, in your jurisdiction, and restorable.
Tested runbooks
Clear switch-over steps, rehearsed with your teams, so the plan works under pressure.
Outage impact assessment
Which services fail, how fast, and the cost of each hour offline.
Continuity service
An independent route for critical communication and documents.
Resilience pack
Test records that support operational resilience reporting to regulators.
- What happens to our business if Microsoft 365 is down for a day?
- Can our leadership still talk to each other during an outage?
- How do we show the regulator we stay within impact tolerance?
See how your operations really run, before you change them.
We map your processes, find the bottlenecks and risks, and test changes before you commit.
Discovery and mapping
We map how work really flows today, from your systems’ data where it exists and from your teams where it doesn't.
Bottlenecks and risks
We show where work slows down, where controls are weak and where the risks sit.
Test before you invest
We model and simulate changes, so you can see the effect before you spend.
Ready for AI and automation
We find the processes that are ready for AI or automation, and the ones to fix first.
Current-state process map
A clear, shared picture of how the work really runs today.
Tested future state
Changes modelled and simulated, with their effect on cost, time and risk.
Controls linked to processes
Each process tied to its controls, ready for auditors and regulators.
- Where do our processes slow down or carry risk?
- What would this change do before we commit to it?
- Which of our processes are ready for AI or automation?
For organisations that can’t afford to get AI wrong.
You answer to a board or a regulator, and every step must be explainable. Whatever your sector, only the rulebook changes.
Chief Information and Technology Officers
Verified infrastructure, sovereign hosting and a single partner for delivery, security testing and resilience.
Chief Financial Officers
AI costs in cost-per-token terms, a clear owned-versus-rented comparison, and energy figures for sustainability reporting.
Chief Risk Officers
Controls mapped to every standard you answer to, tested resilience and evidence ready for supervisors.
Boards
A plain-English view of AI adoption, cyber exposure and operational resilience, with one accountable partner.
Financial services
Banks, lenders, payments and wealth firms that answer to supervisors.
PRA · FCA · DORA · ISO/IEC 42001 · ISO 22301Insurance
Insurers and brokers protecting policyholder data and services.
Solvency II · DORA · GDPR · ISO/IEC 42001 · ISO 22301Government and public sector
Central and local government, defence and public bodies.
Sovereignty · NIS2 · GDPR · ISO/IEC 42001 · ISO 22301Healthcare and life sciences
Health providers, pharma and research handling sensitive data.
GDPR · NHS DSPT · GxP · ISO/IEC 42001 · ISO 22301Energy and utilities
Critical national infrastructure that has to stay running.
NIS2 · CNI · ISO 27001 · ISO/IEC 42001 · ISO 22301Technology and telecoms
Providers whose own customers depend on their security and uptime.
NIS2 · ISO 27001 · SOC 2 · ISO/IEC 42001 · ISO 22301Independent together.
Named after the Hanseatic League: independent cities, stronger together. The bridge is the link we add.
AI with humanity.The Hanseatic League let independent cities trade as one trusted network. That is the model we build for institutions today. You keep your sovereignty, your data and your people, and gain the network, the verification and the support that make new technology safe to adopt.
Our founders have spent three decades opening doors in banking and regulation, working with CIOs and boards. We know what a supervisor will ask, and we build the evidence in from the start.
Two pillars are the institutions. The bridge between them is Hansa. The connection is the value.
Sovereign data centres
Colocation and managed services in the UK, EU, US, Middle East and Asia Pacific.
AI chip manufacturers
Established OEMs under reseller agreements.
AI engineering and benchmarking
Model enablement, SDKs and independent testing.
Security and governance
Testing, resilience and risk and control specialists.
Mark Dawber
Co-Founder & Director
Tony Smith
Co-Founder & Director
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