What i2 Group does

i2 Group is a UK-headquartered (Cambridge) software vendor specializing in visual link analysis and intelligence analysis platforms used by law enforcement, defense, national security, government, banking/finance, and commercial organizations across more than 30 years. Its core platform centers on the Entity-Link-Properties (ELP) data model and comprises i2 Analyst's Notebook (the flagship knowledge graph and link analysis desktop product), i2 iBase (intelligence database), i2 Analyze (server-side search, storage, and REST API services), and the Analysis Hub and Analysis Studio enterprise suites that bundle these components. Add-on modules extend the platform with i2 TextChart (NLP-based entity and relationship extraction across 200+ languages, originally from the 2022 Rosoka Software acquisition), i2 Overwatch (real-time monitoring and alerting), i2 Insights (advanced analytics), i2 Explore (web client), i2 Chart Reader (free read-only viewer), and Connector Designer (no-code REST/SQL connector authoring). Acquired capabilities from CITSL, FIS, and Xanalys, completed in 2025, have broadened the portfolio into case management (Centurion, PowerCase) and audit (Audit Trail Appliance).

i2 Group generates revenue through a mix of perpetual and subscription licensing (managed via Thales Sentinel EMS/RMS), a SaaS Agreement for cloud-based delivery, professional services for deployment and configuration, training (delivered directly and through Authorized Training Partners), and data connector services. The company sells almost exclusively through direct enterprise field sales to government agencies and large institutions, supplemented by an Authorized Training Partner network. Distribution includes on-premise server deployments, Docker-based component packaging, and a self-download customer support portal.

i2 Group is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Canadian technology firm N. Harris Computer Corporation, and has reported a 40% year-on-year increase in bookings for fiscal year 2025. The company announced the i2 Amplify community platform in May 2026 to consolidate its 1,000+ customer base, and is actively investing in AI-driven Analyst's Notebook features for semantic search and data fusion use cases such as border security and supply chain risk analysis.

Name

i2 Group

Legal name

i2 Group

Website

https://i2group.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

i2 Group is a Cambridge, UK-based software vendor providing visual link analysis and intelligence platforms (Analyst's Notebook, iBase, i2 Analyze) for law enforcement, defense, national security, government, and commercial organizations across 1,000+ customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intelligence Analysis Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Video Analytics & AI Security Solutions Integration (LPR, Facial, Behavior) (BPAKAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Augmented Analytics & AI-Assisted BI (NLQ/NLG, Insights) (HDAEAMAD), B2B/EDI & Partner Integration (BPAMAOAJ)

Keywords

• Link analysis software
• Intelligence analysis platform
• Visual investigation tools
• Knowledge graph analytics
• Law enforcement software

Headquarters

HQ city

Mclean

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: i2 Group sells software licenses for its core products including Analyst's Notebook, iBase, and related solutions. Licensing uses Thales Sentinel EMS and RMS solutions for standalone, network, and internet license management. Both perpetual and subscription-based licensing models are available.
2. Subscription (SaaS): i2 Group offers a Subscription Bundle for Analyst's Notebook and provides a Software as a Service (SaaS) Agreement. The company also offers a Beta Software as a Service Agreement, indicating active development of cloud-based delivery.
3. Professional Services: i2 Group offers Professional Services including deployment, configuration, and implementation support for its intelligence analysis solutions.
4. Training Services: The company provides Training services through its own offerings and through Authorized Training Partners, covering product usage, configuration, and advanced analytical techniques.
5. Data Connectors: i2 Group offers Data Connectors as a service, enabling customers to integrate external data sources into the i2 Analyze platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

i2 Group develops and sells visual investigation analysis software that helps law enforcement, intelligence, defense, government, and commercial organizations identify connections between people, places, events, and assets. Its flagship i2 Analyst's Notebook provides link analysis on top of an Entity-Link-Properties data model, complemented by the iBase database, the i2 Analyze platform for scalable server deployment, and add-ons for geospatial, temporal, and AI-driven analytics.

Product overview

i2 Group offers a platform-plus-modules architecture for intelligence analysis. The core platform consists of i2 Analyst's Notebook (link analysis desktop software), i2 iBase (database management), i2 Analyze (server services for search and storage), Analysis Studio and Analysis Hub (enterprise suites combining these components). Add-on modules include i2 Overwatch (real-time monitoring), i2 Insights (enhanced analysis), i2 Explore (web client), i2 TextChart (unstructured document processing in 200+ languages), i2 Chart Reader (read-only viewer), and Connector Designer (external data source integration). Group Solutions comprise Audit Trail Appliance, Centurion, and PowerCase for specialized use cases. The company has expanded through acquisitions including Rosoka Software (multilingual text analysis), CITSL, FIS, and Xanalys. The company also launched i2 Amplify, a community platform for intelligence professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• i2 Analyst's Notebook: The knowledge graph solution at the forefront of intelligence analysis, providing flexible data acquisition, key insight identification, and complex data visualization.
• iBase
• Analysis Hub
• Analysis Studio
• i2 Amplify
• i2 Overwatch
• i2 Insights
• i2 Explore
• i2 TextChart

Products and services

• i2 Analyst's Notebook

Quantifiable outcome

• 70-80% of analyst time is spent managing data rather than searching for it
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability7 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• i2 Group Customers (via i2 Amplify)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 5 May 2026i2 Amplify, launched May 5, 2026, is a free community platform for active i2 customers, providing peer discussion forums, knowledge articles, product updates, and support resources consolidated into a single environment. The platform is community-driven with direction shaped by member input.
• Rosoka Software InccoreTechnology or Integration · 21 July 2022i2 Group acquired Rosoka Software Inc to enhance its analytics capabilities, specifically in data analysis from unstructured documents. This integration aims to improve the efficiency of intelligence analysts and investigators working with diverse data sources in multiple languages. The acquisition strengthens i2 Group's text and document analysis capabilities.
• CITSLcoreStrategic or Co-development Partneri2 Group expanded its portfolio through the acquisition of CITSL, contributing to a 40% year-on-year increase in bookings. CITSL extends i2 Group's capabilities in the law enforcement and commercial sectors.
• FIScoreStrategic or Co-development Partneri2 Group expanded its portfolio through the acquisition of FIS, contributing to a 40% year-on-year increase in bookings. FIS strengthens i2 Group's offering in financial and security sectors.
• XanalyscoreStrategic or Co-development Partneri2 Group expanded its portfolio through the acquisition of Xanalys, contributing to a 40% year-on-year increase in bookings. Xanalys expands i2 Group's capabilities and market reach in the intelligence analysis space.
• N. Harris Computer CorporationcoreOthersi2 Group is a subsidiary of N. Harris Computer Corporation, a global software company. All trademarks for i2 Group products are owned by N. Harris Computer Corporation. The parent company provides corporate governance and ownership structure.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Chainalysis: Blockchain analytics platform built around entity/link analysis for crypto investigations, serving law enforcement and financial institutions. Same underlying graph-analytics paradigm as i2 in a more specialized, emerging domain.

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft Power BI: Enterprise BI/analytics platform with growing AI-assisted insights and government cloud availability. Adjacent in data visualization/augmented analytics; positions as a generalist alternative to specialized intelligence tools.
• Tableau (Salesforce): BI and data visualization platform with broad enterprise adoption. Comparable as a visual analytics layer, though lacks i2's domain specialization in entity/relationship analysis and intelligence workflows.
• Databricks: Unified data and AI platform increasingly used by government and defense for advanced analytics and entity/link workloads (e.g., Delta Lake, graph, ML). A broader, cloud-native incumbent competing for the same intelligence budgets.
• Splunk (Cisco): Provides broad security analytics and operational intelligence across enterprise and public sector. Overlapping use cases in fraud investigation, security operations, and intelligence analysis, but at significantly broader scale and portfolio depth.
• BAE Systems Intelligence & Security: Defense prime with intelligence analysis software and services for national security and law enforcement clients. Overlapping customer relationships and analytic capabilities, but bundled inside larger defense programs.

Direct peers

• Maltego: Specializes in link analysis for investigators and security analysts, with graphical network exploration and OSINT/integrations. Closest direct head-to-head with i2 Analyst's Notebook in the link analysis tooling category.
• PenLink (PLX): Provides intelligence analytics and link-analysis software for law enforcement, defense, and national security agencies. Direct competitor in target segments with comparable investigative workflow tooling.
• Palantir Technologies: Provides data analytics and operational intelligence platforms (Foundry, Gotham) to defense, intelligence, and law enforcement agencies globally. Most directly comparable to i2 given shared customer base in US/UK intelligence agencies and overlapping link/relational analytics capabilities.
• Recorded Future: Threat intelligence platform with entity/relationship analysis over structured and unstructured sources for national security and enterprise customers. Comparable to i2 in intelligence-cycle tooling and government/defense customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/i2group
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A2 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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