What I2 Ethics does

I2 Ethics, legally Ethics Channel S.L., is a Madrid-based information technology company founded in 2011 that operates the first Spanish platform dedicated exclusively to externally managed whistleblower ("canal de denuncias") services. It is a subsidiary within the Grupo GAT conglomerate and is led by CEO Gertrudis Alarcón, who also serves as President of ACFE Spain. The company's core product is a web-based, cloud-hosted whistleblowing channel that allows anonymous, anonymized, or nominative reporting via written, verbal, and telephone submissions, with a secure case management area for designated handlers, encryption in transit and at rest, multi-language and multi-company configuration, and white-label branding for clients and partners. The platform is certified under ISO 27001, ISO 9001, and Spain's Esquema Nacional de Seguridad (ENS), and is positioned for compliance with EU Directive 2019/1937 and Spanish Law 2/2023, which mandate whistleblower channels for companies with 50 or more employees.

The business model is recurring subscription with three tiers — Essential (companies with 50+ workers, 24-hour activation), Medium (250-2,000 workers with custom branding, multi-language, multi-company, and monthly reports), and Large Enterprise Premium (fully personalized channel with dedicated handler, unlimited case management, and optional add-ons). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Optional add-on revenue streams include telephone and verbal reporting, alternative media management, training videos, corporate investigation delivered through partner GAT Intelligence, legal and policy services, and a white-label partner program that lets law firms and compliance specialists resell the platform under their own brand. Go-to-market is sales-led, driven by website demo requests and the partner/reseller channel, with no app, no public API, and no documented third-party integrations. The company has no disclosed funding, no public financials, and operates from a single registered office in Majadahonda, Madrid, with a primarily Spanish and broadly European service footprint.

Name

I2 Ethics

Legal name

Ethics Channel S.L.

Website

https://i2ethics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

I2 Ethics (Ethics Channel S.L.) is a Madrid-based provider of externally managed, ISO- and ENS-certified whistleblower channel services, helping Spanish companies comply with EU Directive 2019/1937 and Spanish Law 2/2023 across SME, mid-market, and large enterprise segments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Whistleblowing & Ethics Compliance Software

NAICS

All Other Business Support Services (561499)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Ethics, Integrity & Whistleblowing Program Advisory (BPAHAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Policy Management, Training & Ethics/Whistleblowing (BPAEAPAI)

Keywords

• Whistleblowing channel services
• Ethics and compliance software
• Regulatory compliance solutions
• Corporate investigation services
• Fraud detection platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Whistleblowing Channel Subscription Services: Subscription-based service for providing and managing whistleblowing channels. Three tiers available: Essential (for small businesses 50+ employees), Medium (for companies 250-2000 employees), and Large Enterprise Premium (fully personalized service). Includes implementation, configuration, ongoing management, and reporting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

I2 Ethics operates an externally managed whistleblowing channel service (Canal de Denuncias) delivered as a subscription web platform that allows organizations to receive, manage, and investigate reports of irregularities, fraud, harassment, abuse of power, and policy violations. The service is offered in three tiered subscription plans (Essential for 50+ employee companies, Medium for 250-2000 employee companies, and Premium for large enterprises) and is designed to ensure compliance with EU Directive 2019/1937 and Spanish Law 2/2023 on whistleblower protection. Optional paid add-ons include telephone/verbal reporting, alternative media management, training, corporate investigation, legal services, and a white-label partner program.

Product overview

I2 Ethics offers a unified whistleblowing channel platform as its core product, supported by three tiered service plans (Essential, Medium, and Large Enterprise/Premium) and optional add-on services. The platform enables organizations to receive, manage, and investigate reports of irregularities in compliance with European and Spanish whistleblower protection regulations. Optional services include telephone/verbal reporting, alternative media management, training, corporate investigation (via GAT INTELLIGENCE), and legal services. The company also offers a white-label partner program for law firms and compliance specialists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Canal de Denuncias i2 Ethics (Whistleblowing Channel Platform) Externally managed web-based whistleblowing channel platform that enables organizations to receive, manage, and investigate reports of irregularities, fraud, harassment, and policy violations in compliance with EU Directive 2019/1937 and Spanish Law 2/2023. Supports anonymous, anonymized, and nominative reporting via written, verbal, and telephone submissions, with encrypted transmission, secure case management area, customizable branding, and multi-language/multi-company configuration.
• Servicios telefónicos y verbales (Telephone and Verbal Reporting Services) Optional paid service providing personalized telephone attention lines and a call-back service where potential whistleblowers can request a return call, complementing the web-based reporting channel.
• Medios alternativos (Alternative Reporting Media Management) Optional paid service that manages alternative reporting channels set up by the client company and integrates those reports into the central online web channel managed by i2 Ethics.
• Formación en canales de denuncia y cumplimiento (Training Services) Optional paid training service delivering customized short narrated videos on whistleblowing channels and compliance, plus training on internal investigation and due diligence within compliance programs.
• Investigación corporativa (Corporate Investigation Service) Optional paid corporate investigation service for difficult-to-resolve complaints, delivered through GAT Intelligence, a Grupo GAT company authorized by the Spanish Ministry of Interior.
• Servicios jurídicos (Legal Services) Optional paid legal service covering the development of regulations, procedures, and policies integrating compliance management system elements, and legal consulting support within ISO 37001/19600 standards.
• Programa de socios (White-label Partner Program) White-label partner program for law firms and compliance specialists, allowing them to offer branded whistleblowing channels to their own clients through multi-company channels or fully personalized platforms.

Quantifiable outcome

• Companies with whistleblowing channels suffer 50% less average losses from fraud than companies without this mechanism

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GAT Intelligence (Grupo GAT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGAT Intelligence, a company of Grupo GAT authorized by the Ministry of Interior, provides corporate investigation services for difficult-to-resolve complaints that require expert corporate investigation expertise. i2 Ethics refers clients to this partner for advanced investigation needs.
• ACFE SpainminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of Certified Fraud Examiners Spain. i2 Ethics CEO Gertrudis Alarcón is President of ACFE Spain, the world's largest anti-fraud association. ACFE Spain supports the fight against fraud in Spain.
• Legal Compliance SpainminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner organization shown on i2 Ethics website under 'Nuestros partners'. Provides legal compliance services in Spain.
• Grupo GATcoreOthersParent company of i2 Ethics. i2 Ethics is part of Grupo GAT, which includes GAT Intelligence for investigation services.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• GlobaLeaks: GlobaLeaks is an open-source whistleblowing platform developed by Italian non-profit Hermes Center. It overlaps with i2 Ethics on the secure reporting and case management layer and is sometimes adopted by smaller Spanish organizations as a low-cost alternative to commercial channels.
• Sygnal (Signal Analytics): Sygnal provides ethics and whistleblower case management software focused on mid-market compliance teams. It competes with i2 Ethics on case management and reporting workflows, particularly for companies looking for a modern SaaS UI rather than traditional managed services.

Direct peers

• SpeakUp (People Intouch): SpeakUp by People Intouch is a global whistleblower hotline and case management service used by multinationals for EU Directive compliance. It is a direct peer to i2 Ethics on the managed whistleblower service model, with broader geographic footprint and larger enterprise customer base.
• WhistleB (NAVEX): WhistleB, originally a Swedish SaaS whistleblower platform and now part of NAVEX, was an early European specialist focused on EU Directive compliance. It is a direct peer to i2 Ethics in product scope (whistleblowing channels and case management) and target customer (EU companies needing Directive 2019/1937 compliance).
• EasyWhistle: EasyWhistle is a Spanish provider of whistleblower channel and compliance software aimed at Spanish SMEs and corporations subject to Law 2/2023. It is one of the closest direct competitors to i2 Ethics in the domestic Spanish market, with similar target customers and product scope.

Broad incumbents

• EQS Group: EQS Group is a leading European provider of compliance, whistleblower, and investor relations solutions, with deep coverage of EU Directive 2019/1937 requirements. Comparable to i2 Ethics on whistleblower channels and case management, but operates at pan-European scale with a broader integrated compliance portfolio.
• OneTrust Ethics & Compliance (formerly Convercent): OneTrust, which acquired Convercent, offers an ethics & compliance suite including whistleblower hotline and case management. It competes with i2 Ethics in mid-market and enterprise ethics programs, but as part of a much broader privacy, GRC, and trust platform.
• NAVEX Global: NAVEX Global is the largest global provider of ethics and compliance software, including whistleblower hotlines and case management. It directly competes with i2 Ethics in the Spanish and broader EU market as the dominant incumbent in the same product category, but at much broader scale.

Others

• ACFE Spain: ACFE Spain is the Spanish chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, of which i2 Ethics CEO Gertrudis Alarcón is President. It is not a commercial competitor but an ecosystem partner: fraud examiner certification and anti-fraud community that directly supports i2 Ethics' customer base and referral pipeline.

Regional players

• Canal de Denuncias (Software DELSOL): Software DELSOL offers a 'Canal de Denuncias' product bundled into its Spanish SMB software suite. It is a regional Spanish competitor targeting the same mandatory compliance segment as i2 Ethics' Essential plan, though typically as part of a broader SMB software portfolio rather than a specialist offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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