Altia

What Altia does

Altia Solutions Ltd, founded in 2002 and headquartered in Glasgow with operational offices in Nottingham, USA, Canada, and Australia, develops intelligence and investigation software for law enforcement, government agencies, local authorities, and select private-sector clients (such as transport operators and NGOs). The company's core platform is Altia HQ, a cloud-native investigation hub built on Microsoft Azure that unifies eight interoperable modules: Insight (case and investigation management), Insight Mobile, Capture (field evidence capture with PACE compliance and voice-to-text), CLIO (critical incident management, acquired via Badger Software in 2023), Transcribe (audio transcription), OSINT Investigator (open-source intelligence), the Financial Investigation Toolkit (transaction linking, pattern detection, and Power BI integration), and ACOS/ACOS Mobile (covert operations management compliant with RIPA and the Investigatory Powers Act). The architecture is positioned to produce court-ready audit trails and is delivered as a managed service with deployment options spanning local workstation, concurrent shared-license, and cloud-concurrent access.

Name

Altia

Legal name

Altia Solutions Ltd

Website

https://altiaintel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Altia provides cloud-native intelligence and investigation software to law enforcement, government agencies, and select private-sector clients, unifying case management, financial crime analysis, covert operations, and critical incident management on a Microsoft Azure platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Investigation and Intelligence Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (51929)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

AI Observability, Monitoring & Evaluation Platforms (Drift, Quality, Safety) (HDAEANAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

AI Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Platforms (HDAAAMAA)

Keywords

• Investigation software
• Law enforcement software
• Intelligence platform
• Financial crime analytics
• Covert operations software

Headquarters

HQ city

Nottingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing and Subscription: Cloud-native investigation software platform offered as managed service. Delivered through Microsoft Azure partnership, providing scalable cloud hosting with regular updates and automatic upgrades. Revenue generated through software licensing with deployment options including FIT Workstation (local installation), FIT Concurrent (shared license), and FIT Cloud Concurrent (cloud-based with Power BI integration).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Altia provides a cloud-native intelligence and investigation software platform (Altia HQ) delivered via Microsoft Azure, combining modular solutions for case management, critical incident management, financial crime investigation, covert operations, evidence capture, audio transcription, and open-source intelligence. The platform is sold primarily to law enforcement agencies, government departments, local authorities, and regulated private sector organisations that require court-admissible audit trails and regulatory compliance (RIPA, GDPR, Investigatory Powers Act 2016).

Product overview

Altia is a provider of intelligence and investigation software for government, law enforcement, and private sector organisations. The product portfolio consists of Altia HQ as the core cloud-native platform, supplemented by modular solutions that can be used independently or combined: Information Management Solutions include Capture (field evidence capture), CLIO (critical incident management), Insight (case/investigation management), and Transcribe (audio transcription); Investigations Solutions include Financial Investigation Toolkit (financial data analysis) and OSINT Investigator (open-source intelligence); and Covert Operations Solutions include ACOS (end-to-end covert operations management). All modules are interoperable and can be accessed through Altia HQ, with options for flexible deployment including workstation, concurrent, and cloud-based configurations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Altia HQ: Cloud-native platform serving as the central hub for Altia's investigation software solutions, bringing together various modules including Insight, CLIO, Capture, Transcribe, OSINT Investigator, Financial Investigation Toolkit, and ACOS.
• Insight
• Insight Mobile
• CLIO
• Capture
• Transcribe
• OSINT Investigator
• Financial Investigation Toolkit
• ACOS
• ACOS Mobile

Products and services

• Altia HQ Altia HQ is a secure cloud-native platform serving as the unified interface for all Altia investigation solutions, bringing together modules for case management, financial analysis, covert operations, evidence capture, transcription, OSINT, and covert operations into one interoperable system delivered via Microsoft Azure.
• Insight Insight is an investigation hub for running and managing investigations in one place, providing case, incident and investigation management with rapid evidence storage, transaction linking, and court-ready document creation.
• Insight Mobile Insight Mobile provides mobile access to investigation intelligence, allowing investigators to access and analyse case information on mobile devices while in the field.
• CLIO CLIO is a critical incident management system providing rapid threat- and risk-based response to incidents or major events, coordinating teams, capturing decisions, and delivering full situational awareness during live incidents.
• Transcribe Transcribe is a fast and secure evidence transcription solution that ingests, processes, and analyses digital audio data for investigations from any medium.
• Capture Capture enables evidence and intelligence capture in the field, anywhere and anytime, providing front-line staff with voice-to-text, voice recording, and text entry with full evidentiary trail and PACE compliance.
• OSINT Investigator OSINT Investigator is a platform that securely collects, monitors, and analyses public digital data in real time, helping investigators identify relationships between people, organisations, and digital assets.
• ACOS (Altia Covert Operations Solution) ACOS is an end-to-end covert operations management platform for risk, information, and intelligence management across covert and overt operations, supporting surveillance, sources, undercover operations, protected persons, and intelligence activities in compliance with RIPA and the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.
• ACOS Mobile ACOS Mobile captures and syncs field intelligence instantly, providing covert operations teams with mobile access to mission-critical information during field operations.
• Financial Investigation Toolkit (FIT) Financial Investigation Toolkit turns raw financial data into structured intelligence, helping investigators uncover suspicious activity faster by converting large volumes of bank statements and financial records into organised datasets with Pattern Manager, Merge Accounts, Transaction Matcher, and Power BI integration.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% reduction in financial analysis time for tenancy fraud investigations
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability8 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft partnership provides cloud hosting through Azure, enabling Altia to deliver its investigation platform as a managed service with enterprise-grade security, scalability, and powerful cognitive services. Solutions are available as a managed service leveraging Azure infrastructure.
• Geoff Smith Associates LtdstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerGSA is a collaboration partner working to improve the accessibility and effectiveness of communications data in investigations. Partnership announced in January 2024.

Scale indicators12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Micro Focus (now OpenText): Micro Focus / OpenText provides a broad portfolio of enterprise software including investigation, security, and analytics tools used by law enforcement. A wide incumbent that overlaps with Altia's case management and information management capabilities as part of a much larger product portfolio.
• NICE Actimize: NICE Actimize is a broad financial crime, AML, and fraud detection platform used by global banks and regulators. Comparable to Altia's Financial Investigation Toolkit in addressing financial crime investigation, though targeting larger financial institutions rather than police/law enforcement.
• Palantir Technologies: Palantir provides big data analytics platforms (Gotham, Foundry) widely used by law enforcement, defence, and intelligence agencies. A broader incumbent offering overlapping capabilities in case management, pattern detection, and OSINT-style data fusion across investigative workflows.

Emerging players

• Chainalysis: Chainalysis provides blockchain investigation and compliance software used by law enforcement and financial institutions for crypto investigations. Competes in an emerging subset of Altia's financial crime investigation space, particularly with their OSINT Investigator and Financial Investigation Toolkit.
• Relativity (RelativityOne): Relativity provides eDiscovery and investigation software for legal, regulatory, and law enforcement teams. Comparable to Altia's Insight and OSINT modules in managing document/investigation workflows with court-ready outputs, particularly in fraud and regulatory investigations.
• Quantexa: Quantexa provides entity resolution and network analytics for financial crime, KYC, and investigations. Overlaps with Altia's Financial Investigation Toolkit in pattern detection and transaction linking, with strong positioning in UK and EMEA financial services and public-sector markets.

Direct peers

• Magnet Forensics: Magnet Forensics provides digital investigation software used by law enforcement, government, and corporations to acquire, analyse, and report on digital evidence. Targets the same investigator personas as Altia's Capture and Insight modules, with strong UK and North American law enforcement presence.
• Babel Street: Babel Street is an OSINT and data analytics platform serving defence, law enforcement, and commercial customers. Closely comparable to Altia's OSINT Investigator module, with similar open-source intelligence collection and entity resolution capabilities for investigative workflows.
• PenLink: PenLink provides investigative and intelligence management software for law enforcement, including financial crime analysis and communications intelligence. Closely aligned with Altia's Financial Investigation Toolkit and Insight modules serving similar federal/law enforcement customers.
• Cellebrite: Cellebrite is a leading provider of digital intelligence and mobile forensics solutions for law enforcement and government agencies. Directly comparable to Altia's investigative intelligence offerings, with overlapping customer base in policing and focus on lawful intercept and evidence extraction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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

M&A1 record

Investments

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

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