The Demine Foundation

What The Demine Foundation does

The Demine Foundation is a UK Registered Charity (Company #14624922) founded in 2022 that develops autonomous drone-based detection systems for explosive ordnance survey and classification in Ukraine. The foundation serves Ukrainian state and non-state demining organisations, including the State Emergency Services of Ukraine (SESU), Ukrainian State Police, Ukrainian Military Units, Bomb Techs Without Borders, and Fenix Insight. Operationally, the foundation has maintained a continuous field presence in Ukraine since March 2022, with field teams collecting data and coordinating detection-to-clearance handoffs across contaminated territories covering 139,000 km² — an area larger than England that, at conventional manual clearing rates of approximately 20 m² per technician per day, would take 750+ years to clear.

The foundation's core product is an integrated Detection Platform consisting of four components: COTS multi-rotor UAS equipped with downward-facing RGB and multi-spectral sensor arrays, a computer vision AI pipeline running onboard via NVIDIA Jetson Orin edge compute, and integration with T-Kartor's NATO-classified geospatial platform. Models are trained on a combination of real-world ordnance imagery and synthetic datasets generated through a partnership with syntheticAIdata and Unreal Engine workflows, including 3D-printed replicas of PFM-1 butterfly mines. Ground-penetrating radar integration for sub-surface detection is in development. The architecture is designed for autonomous operation with no ground station or connectivity dependency, enabling deployment in remote and contested environments.

The foundation operates as a non-profit rather than a commercial entity. Revenue appears to come from charitable donations and grants rather than product sales, with no pricing model, ARR, or commercial contracts disclosed. The organisation employs approximately 5 staff with a broader team of ~9 contributors across research, engineering, and field operations, and is structured as a charitable foundation with no disclosed venture or institutional investors.

Name

The Demine Foundation

Legal name

DEMINE Foundation

Website

https://deminefoundation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Demine Foundation is a UK Registered Charity developing autonomous drone-based computer vision systems for explosive ordnance detection in Ukraine, serving state emergency services, military units, and humanitarian demining organisations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Demining Technology

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), National Security (928110)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Aircraft (3721)

akta.pro primary industry

UAS Payloads (EO/IR, LiDAR, SAR, SIGINT) & Gimbals (IMABAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) & Multirotor Drones (IMABAIAA), Military Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) & Autonomous Aerial Platforms (IMABAMAC), Military ISR, EW & SIGINT Payloads (Airborne) (IMABAMAF)

Keywords

• Humanitarian demining technology
• Drone-based mine detection
• Explosive ordnance survey
• Autonomous UAS detection
• Computer vision ordnance

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

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. Humanitarian Funding & Grants: Registered as a UK charity (Company #14624922). Revenue appears to come from charitable donations, grants, and potentially government/humanitarian funding mechanisms rather than commercial product sales. Operations focus on humanitarian demining rather than profit generation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Demine Foundation develops and field-deploys an integrated drone-based detection and classification system for explosive ordnance survey in contaminated Ukrainian territory. The platform combines commercially available multi-rotor UAS hardware with purpose-trained computer vision models running on NVIDIA Jetson Orin edge compute, enabling autonomous onboard object recognition with no ground station or connectivity dependency. Detection outputs are mapped to a NATO-classified geospatial platform via T-Kartor and shared with state and non-state demining partners for clearance operations.

Product overview

The DEMINE Foundation offers a single unified product: an integrated drone-based Detection Platform for autonomous explosive ordnance detection and classification. The platform consists of four interconnected components: the UAS Platform (COTS multi-rotor hardware), the Sensor Suite (RGB computer vision with multi-spectral and ground-penetrating radar capabilities), the AI Pipeline (onboard NVIDIA Jetson Orin inference for autonomous real-time object recognition), and Data Integration (geospatial mapping to NATO-classified platform via T-Kartor partnership).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Detection Platform Integrated drone-based detection and classification system using commercially available hardware, purpose-trained computer vision models, and edge computing for explosive ordnance survey in contaminated territories. Provided to state and non-state demining organizations through direct field deployment.

Quantifiable outcome

• A single technician using conventional methods clears approximately 20m² per day. Drone-based detection can survey significantly larger areas faster.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• T-KartorcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 August 2024Strategic partnership for humanitarian demining. Detection data is integrated into T-Kartor's NATO-classified geospatial platform, enabling interoperability with existing military and civilian clearance operations. T-Kartor is a global leader in geospatial solutions across defence, public safety, and civic transportation.
• syntheticAIdatacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2023Partnership for synthetic training data generation. syntheticAIdata generates purpose-built synthetic datasets simulating explosive ordnance scenarios across diverse terrain conditions for robust model training. Enables diverse dataset creation at scale for object recognition training.
• SESU (State Emergency Services of Ukraine)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperational coordination with state emergency services of Ukraine for demining operations. Detection data integrated into clearance workflow.
• Ukrainian State PolicemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperational coordination with Ukrainian State Police for explosive ordnance detection and clearance operations.
• Ukrainian Military UnitscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperational coordination with Ukrainian military units for demining and EOD operations across contaminated territories.
• Bomb Techs Without BordersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with humanitarian demining NGO. Detection data provided to support their field operations.
• Fenix InsightmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with humanitarian demining organisation. Detection data integration for field operations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• L3Harris Technologies: Large defense prime with extensive portfolio in sensors, autonomous systems, and geospatial intelligence for military customers. Potential competitor with capacity to deliver integrated mine detection solutions at scale.
• Skydio: Autonomous drone manufacturer with significant defense and public safety segment. Comparable technology (autonomous multirotor UAS with onboard AI), though focused on broader reconnaissance and inspection markets.
• Anduril Industries: Large-scale defense technology company building autonomous systems, sensors, and AI for national security customers. Comparable in applying AI + autonomy to defense problems at scale; broader portfolio that could enter mine detection.

Emerging players

• Prevail: US 501(c) non-profit co-founded by DEMINE's EOD Technical Advisor Christopher Garrett; focused on landmine removal and EOD training. Closely related mission and personnel, positioning it as an adjacent peer.
• Dedrone: Counter-UAS detection and defeat company applying sensor fusion and AI to airspace security. Comparable in AI-driven detection of small objects in complex environments for defense customers.
• Shield AI: Autonomous defense UAS company building AI-piloted drones (Hivemind) for military ISR and operations. Comparable technology stack (autonomous AI on edge compute) applied to defense, though focused on ISR rather than mine detection.

Direct peers

• Fenix Insight: Provider of landmine and unexploded ordnance detection technology used by humanitarian demining organisations globally. Listed as both partner and peer; directly comparable product category and end customers.
• Mines Advisory Group (MAG): International humanitarian NGO clearing landmines and unexploded ordnance in conflict-affected countries including Ukraine. Direct peer as both customer and operator in the same field.
• The HALO Trust: Largest humanitarian mine action organisation operating across post-conflict countries including Ukraine, Afghanistan, and Cambodia. Comparable as the dominant customer/operator for autonomous mine detection technology.
• Mine Kafon: Humanitarian demining technology organisation that develops drone-based and mechanical landmine detection and clearance solutions for contaminated territories. Most directly comparable peer in mission and customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DEMINE_dev
• Facebookfacebook.com/deminefoundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/DEMINE_dev
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/demine-dev

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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