Kyan

What Kyan does

Kyan (legal entity Kyanmedia Ltd.) is a UK-based AI consultancy and digital product agency operating from Guildford (headquarters, Friary Court, 13-21 High Street) and London (64 Knightsbridge). Founded around 2003, the firm has delivered digital products for over two decades and has rebranded its core proposition around bespoke AI transformation alongside its legacy digital product services.

The company operates two service portfolios. The AI practice spans AI consultancy, a structured 20 Day AI Sprint delivery methodology (Discover-Define-Build-Validate), AI security audits, AI search visibility optimization, business process automation, AI data readiness, applied workshops, AI culture and adoption training, and AI governance/security/guardrails implementation. The digital product practice spans digital strategy, branding, design systems, website development, and app development using modern stacks including Next.js, React, TypeScript, Ruby on Rails, and headless CMS platforms (Contentful, Kentico.ai, Strapi, Sanity). Underlying AI infrastructure leverages Microsoft Co-pilot, Google Gemini, and Anthropic Claude/MCP, with custom LLM and agentic workflow development executed for clients. The firm holds ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, Cyber Essentials Plus, and B Corp certifications, with ISO 42001 specifically certifying its AI management system.

Kyan operates as a privately held, founder/management-led professional services firm with no disclosed institutional funding. It runs a consultative, sales-led GTM motion supplemented by content marketing, an AI Maturity Assessment tool, and a free 1-hour AI consultation funnel. Pricing is custom-scoped project-based engagement (multi-year contracts available) targeting enterprise clients (ITV, Premier League, Canada Life, Simmons & Simmons, Bellrock, Haleon, Yeo Valley) alongside startups and scaleups (28X, One.site, Pitstop, Reshop, We Are Outside, Frog Systems). Leadership is led by Principal and CEO Laurent Maguire, with co-founder Gavin Shinfield, Principal Rebecca Brennan, and functional heads across Product Strategy, Engineering, Delivery, Creative, and Technology. The team comprises approximately 30 specialists based in the UK.

Name

Kyan

Legal name

Kyanmedia Ltd.

Website

https://kyan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kyan is a UK-based AI consultancy and digital product agency of around 30 specialists that designs and builds AI-enabled products, websites, and apps for enterprise clients and startups using a 20 Day AI Sprint methodology, holding ISO 42001 and B Corp certifications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Consultancy & Digital Product Development Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

AI Application Enablement Platforms (Copilot/Agent Frameworks, SDKs) (HDAEANAJ)

Keywords

• AI consultancy services
• Digital product development
• AI transformation consulting
• Design systems development
• Mobile app development

Headquarters

HQ city

Guildford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. AI Consultancy & Strategy Services: Professional services revenue from AI consulting engagements, opportunity discovery, AI roadmaps, AI security audits, AI search visibility assessments, and organizational AI adoption programs
2. Digital Product Development: Project-based fees for designing and building digital products including marketing websites, e-commerce platforms, mobile apps, web applications, SaaS products, and design systems
3. AI Governance & Security Services: Ongoing consulting and implementation services for AI security posture assessment, policy development, technical control implementation, and continuous monitoring

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Kyan is an AI consultancy and digital product agency that helps enterprises, scaleups, and global brands adopt AI and digital across their operations and products. The firm delivers bespoke AI transformation through strategy, consultancy, and implementation services including AI roadmaps, AI security audits, AI development, business process automation, and AI culture/adoption programs, alongside digital product services covering strategy, branding, design systems, websites, and apps. All services are delivered via custom-scoped, project-based professional engagements rather than packaged software products.

Product overview

Kyan is an AI consultancy and digital product agency offering a comprehensive portfolio of professional services. The company operates across three main areas: AI Services (consulting, development, security, and adoption), Digital Services (strategy, branding, design systems, websites, and apps), and Case Studies (work examples). There is no unified software product; rather, Kyan provides bespoke AI transformation and digital product services including AI consultancy, 20 Day AI Sprint engagements, AI security audits, AI search visibility, AI development, business process automation, data readiness, training workshops, and governance services. Digital services include strategy, branding, design systems, website development, and app development. All services are delivered through collaborative engagements rather than packaged software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AI Consultancy

Quantifiable outcome

• 2 million monthly page views, over 4 million points awarded, and more than 230,000 rewards claimed for Yeo Valley loyalty platform
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EcologicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Carbon offset partnership through which Kyan plants trees for every team member, offsetting more carbon than produced. Partnership established in 2019 enabling Kyan to become carbon negative/climate positive workforce. Over 23,000 trees planted through this partnership supporting global reforestation and biodiversity initiatives.
• ClimeworksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDirect air capture partnership for carbon removal. Kyan invests in Climeworks technology that removes CO2 from the air and stores it permanently underground. Represents commitment to measurable, lasting carbon removal beyond traditional tree planting offsets.
• Giki ZerominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainability app partnership providing all team members with free access to the Giki Zero app, offering practical advice on developing a more sustainable lifestyle including energy/water savings, low-impact purchasing, and healthy eating.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Credera: Mid-sized technology consultancy combining strategy, AI/ML engineering and custom product development, directly comparable to Kyan's end-to-end AI transformation and digital product engagement model.
• AND Digital: UK-based digital transformation consultancy with similar size and a comparable blend of product engineering, design and AI enablement engagements for enterprise and scale-up clients.
• Clearleft: UK UX and digital product consultancy focused on research-led design and strategy engagements, comparable to Kyan's Digital Strategy and Design Systems service lines for enterprise clients.
• ustwo: London-headquartered digital product studio building apps, platforms and AI-enabled experiences for enterprise brands, with overlapping service categories (strategy, design, engineering) and similar project-based engagement model.
• Netguru: Digital product and AI consultancy building custom software, web/mobile apps and AI integrations for enterprise clients, with a delivery mix closely mirroring Kyan's digital product + AI development offering.
• Codurance: Software craftsmanship consultancy delivering custom development and modernization services, overlapping Kyan's app development, AI development and technology advisory work for mid-market and enterprise clients.
• Faculty AI: UK AI consultancy delivering applied AI strategy, development and deployment for enterprise clients, including generative AI and decision-intelligence work that directly overlaps Kyan's AI services portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Accenture: Largest global SI/consultancy with extensive AI transformation practice; competes against Kyan for enterprise AI budgets at a vastly larger scale and broader capability footprint.
• Thoughtworks: Global technology consultancy with deep practices in custom software, AI engineering and design, representing the scaled incumbent version of Kyan's strategy/design/engineering blend.
• Deloitte AI (UK): Big Four consulting arm offering enterprise AI strategy, governance and implementation, overlapping Kyan's AI consultancy and AI Governance service lines with significantly larger delivery capacity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kyan
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/Kyanagency
• LinkedInuk.linkedin.com/company/kyan
• Instagraminstagram.com/kyanagency
• Facebookfacebook.com/kyanmedia

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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