The UK company building the sovereign intelligence operating system.
Mickai LTD is a British company, incorporated at Companies House under number 17166618. We build Mickai®, a hardware-bound, fully offline AI operating system with a post-quantum signed audit ledger, defended by 104 filed UK patent applications. A small, accountable team in the United Kingdom owns the substrate, its patents, and every subsystem on top of it.
The people behind the substrate.
Inventor-led, exit-credentialled, defence-experienced, and engineering-deep. A small, accountable team in the United Kingdom building the sovereign substrate, its 104 filed UK patent applications, and every subsystem on top of it.
EC&I commissioning engineer before founder: LLWR, four years at Sellafield, the UK Atomic Energy Authority and the MAST fusion experiment, then nine portfolios across the Sellafield site with Morgan Sindall. Named inventor on the full portfolio of 104 filed UK patent applications, owned by Mickai LTD. Original co-founder of Collector Crypt, now a live on-chain marketplace with more than $1 billion in transaction volume.
Software engineer and engineering leader across data and artificial intelligence. Began building language models in 2017 and has led engineering teams across multiple markets, taking products from proof of concept into production. As Chief Technology Officer he leads the Sovereign Intelligence Operating System with clear design principles, maintainable code and thorough testing.
Technology executive in defence, AI, and blockchain, with a record of mission-critical systems and government contracts. Owns the MOD, Cabinet Office, NCSC, AISI, and Five Eyes pipeline and the sovereign-AI procurement strategy.
Governance, delivery and assurance leader with more than 25 years across 11 sectors. A Royal Navy and British Army veteran, he has worked in defence, the NHS, transport and engineering. He leads how decisions are made, how responsibilities are defined and how delivery stays accountable, with a focus on clear ownership and measurable progress.
Governance, legal framework and regulatory compliance specialist with more than 40 years in bookkeeping and accountancy. Founder and Chairwoman of Zortrex and a Director of Company Policy. She leads Mickai's compliance function and board-level oversight, covering ISO/IEC 27001 readiness, Cyber Essentials and UK and European regulatory alignment.
Commercial operator, investor and capital formation specialist with more than 10 years building revenue functions and investor relationships across venture-backed companies. He has built commercial functions from the ground up, generated more than one million dollars in ARR and supported fundraising across angel and institutional investors. He leads go-to-market, revenue, partnerships and fundraising.
A senior team that continues to grow across engineering, delivery and sovereign go-to-market, alongside a growing United Kingdom delivery group.
Founder and named inventor.
Micky Irons is the founder, CEO and named inventor on the full portfolio of 104 filed UK patent applications, owned by Mickai LTD. The full career history and the engineering arc into sovereign AI are on the founder page.