What Alto Intelligence does

Alto Intelligence (legal entity: Alto Social Analytics, S.L.) is a privately held cognitive threat intelligence company headquartered in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain, founded in 2012. The company operates an AI-powered platform that processes more than 700 billion public digital signals annually across 50+ languages and 125+ countries, covering mainstream platforms, fringe forums, encrypted channels, and grey-space messaging environments. Its core product is positioned around detecting emerging narrative threats, AI-generated deepfakes and synthetic media, and influence operations before they amplify, with capabilities spanning text, image, video, and audio analysis through 50+ deepfake detection models.

The product portfolio is organized into three layers: a SaaS platform (Analyzer, AI-Powered SaaS Platform, Alto Intelligence Environments covering 20+ verticals), AI agent modules (Virtual Intelligence Analysts, DISARM Agent for NATO/ENISA-aligned classification), and delivery mechanisms (Intelligence-as-a-Service managed service, Niche Data API, Global Risk Indexes). Outputs are delivered in DISARM-aligned formats via STIX/TAXII and OpenCTI for integration into existing SOC and threat intelligence workflows. The company holds ISO 27001, ISO 9001, and ISO 20000-1 certifications and is GDPR compliant.

The business model is enterprise SaaS with accompanying managed services and API access, sold via direct enterprise sales with a book-a-demo motion. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Customers span defense and law enforcement, critical infrastructure (energy, mining, telecom), global enterprises, financial services, and the public and multilateral sector, with named testimonials covering an energy/mining group security lead, a UN agency policy advisor, a global media company senior director, and a global philanthropic organization senior advisor. The company has been recognized by Gartner as a Market Shaper in Narrative Intelligence (top 5 globally, only EU-based) and as a Front-Runner in Disinformation Security.

Name

Alto Intelligence

Legal name

Alto Social Analytics, S.L.

Website

https://altointelligence.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Alto Intelligence is an AI-native cognitive threat intelligence platform that detects narrative attacks, deepfakes, and influence operations across 700B+ signals, serving defense, government, critical infrastructure, financial services, and global enterprises via SaaS, API, and managed services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Threat Intelligence Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Other Computer Related Services (541519)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Threat Intelligence Services (BPAEADAC), Responsible AI, Security & Privacy Platforms (Safety, Guardrails, PII) (HDAEANAG), Enterprise AI Governance, Risk & Compliance Platforms (Model Risk, Audit, Policies) (HDAEANAE)

Keywords

• Cognitive threat intelligence
• AI security platform
• Deepfake detection
• Open source intelligence
• Risk monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Alcobendas, Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. AI-Powered SaaS Platform: Cloud-based SaaS platform subscription for accessing cognitive threat intelligence, narrative analysis, and synthetic media detection capabilities
2. Intelligence-as-a-Service (Managed Service): Custom narrative and cognitive intelligence delivered as a managed service aligned to customer operational risk priorities
3. Niche Data API Access: API access to early-warning signals from Telegram and niche sources, delivered via STIX/TAXII and OpenCTI integration
4. Alto Intelligence Environments: Dedicated industry-specific intelligence environments with customized threat coverage and monitoring

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Alto Intelligence operates an AI-powered cognitive threat intelligence SaaS platform that ingests and analyzes more than 700 billion signals per year across 50+ languages and 125+ countries. It delivers threat monitoring, deepfake detection, disinformation analysis, risk indexes, and analyst tooling (VIAs, DISARM Agent, Analyzer) to defense, law enforcement, critical infrastructure, financial services, and public-sector buyers.

Product overview

Alto Intelligence offers an AI-powered SaaS platform with modular components designed for cognitive threat intelligence and narrative security. The core platform processes 700B+ public signals annually across 50+ languages and 125+ countries. Key products include: Virtual Intelligence Analysts (VIAs) for autonomous threat monitoring and synthesis; Deepfakes & Synthetic Media Detection for AI-generated content identification; Global Risk Indexes for dynamic risk scoring; Alto Intelligence Environments (20+ sector-specific threat environments); Niche Data API for Telegram and niche source integration; DISARM Agent for standardized threat classification; and Intelligence-as-a-Service for managed analytical support. The architecture delivers via SaaS, API, or managed service, with outputs aligned to DISARM framework and compatible with STIX/TAXII/OpenCTI.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Analyzer: The core intelligence platform that monitors, accesses, and manages indexed information relating to businesses, brands, activities, and industries.
• Virtual Intelligence Analysts (VIAs)
• DISARM Agent
• Cognitive Threat Intelligence
• Alto Intelligence Environments
• Alto API
• Global Risk Indexes

Products and services

• Alto Cognitive Threat Intelligence Platform (SaaS)
• VIAs (Virtual Information Agents)
• Deepfake Detection

Quantifiable outcome

• Detects and mitigates 10,000+ AI-driven deepfake and synthetic narrative attacks weekly
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability13 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DISARM FoundationcoreTechnology or IntegrationAlto's intelligence outputs are aligned to the DISARM framework endorsed by NATO and ENISA for mapping information manipulation tactics, techniques, and procedures. The DISARM Agent feature classifies influence operations against DISARM Red and Blue Frameworks.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cyabra: Cyabra provides AI-driven social media threat intelligence detecting bots, fake accounts, disinformation, and coordinated inauthentic behavior. It is directly comparable as a Gartner-named peer alongside Alto in narrative intelligence.
• Blackbird.AI: Blackbird.AI is a narrative intelligence platform that detects and analyzes disinformation, harmful narratives, and synthetic media for enterprises and governments. It is directly comparable as a Gartner co-positioned vendor with Alto in the narrative intelligence category.
• Alethea: Alethea offers an AI-based disinformation and narrative threat detection platform for enterprises and governments. It is directly comparable as a Gartner reference vendor cited alongside Alto in narrative intelligence research.
• Osavul: Osavul is an AI platform for analyzing and countering information threats and disinformation campaigns, serving governments and enterprises. It is directly comparable as a Gartner Front-Runner in Disinformation Security alongside Alto.
• Checkstep: Checkstep provides AI-based content moderation and Trust & Safety tooling, including disinformation and synthetic media detection for platforms. It is directly comparable as a Gartner Front-Runner in Disinformation Security alongside Alto and Osavul.

Broad incumbents

• Recorded Future (Insikt Group): Recorded Future is a large, established threat intelligence platform covering cyber, geopolitical, and dark-web signals for enterprise and government. It is a broad incumbent that overlaps with Alto's threat-intel integration stack (STIX/TAXII) and narrative risk coverage, but operates as a wider portfolio vendor rather than a narrative-intel specialist.
• ZeroFox: ZeroFox provides external attack surface, social media, and digital risk protection for enterprises. It is a broad incumbent comparable to Alto's narrative and digital risk monitoring, but at a larger scale and broader scope.
• Dataminr: Dataminr is an established real-time event and risk detection platform analyzing public data signals for enterprise and government clients. It is a broad incumbent comparable to Alto's real-time public-signal monitoring at enterprise scale, though it spans many risk categories beyond narrative intelligence.

Emerging players

• Babel Street: Babel Street is an OSINT and multilingual data analytics platform for government, defense, and commercial customers. It is an emerging peer with meaningful overlap in multilingual public-signal intelligence and analyst workflows comparable to Alto's VIA capabilities.
• Logically: Logically combines AI and human analysts to detect misinformation, influence operations, and harmful narratives for governments and platforms. It is an emerging peer operating in the same narrative-intelligence category as Alto, with overlapping customer profiles.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alto-intel

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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