Operational Autonomy. Zero-Trust by Design.
We build for governments, critical institutions, and regulated enterprises worldwide.
Early-stage deep-tech startup building mission-critical infrastructure for institutions where trust cannot be delegated. For investment opportunities, contributions, or strategic partnerships, contact us.
Vision
The Problem
Most digital infrastructure today depends on third-party custody: clouds, opaque telemetry, and centralized keys. For governments, critical infrastructure, and regulated industries, this creates structural risks—loss of control, uncertain jurisdiction, limited auditability, and reduced resilience.
Our Approach
We develop foundational building blocks for digital and operational autonomy: secure communications, resilient infrastructure adaptable to air-gapped, hybrid, or cloud environments, AI research and development for secure and compliant systems, and developer tools for secure engineering. Each system is designed with cryptographic and compliance-ready controls where operational requirements permit, advancing innovation across critical technologies while remaining independent of deployment model.
Outcome
A world where institutions control their own infrastructure, policies, and audits—not by exception, but by design.
Technology
Design Principles
- End-to-end privacy for sensitive collaboration
- Deployment flexibility — air-gapped for mission-critical systems, hybrid or cloud where operational requirements permit, always with client-controlled cryptography
- Future-ready cryptography, with post-quantum migration on the roadmap
Capabilities we are building
- Secure Communications — client-governed messaging and signals, deployable across air-gapped, hybrid, or cloud environments
- Resilient Infrastructure — flexible deployment models with cryptographic controls and documented migration paths
- AI Research and Development for Secure and Compliant Systems — decision support, triage, and secure automation with audit trails
- Developer Tools — secure workflows, traceability, and compliance-by-design (e.g., NeuroTrace)
Delivery Status
Our engagement model involves design partnerships and controlled pilots under NDA. External evaluations are planned per milestone and sector requirements (e.g., ISO 27001 alignment, NZISM mapping, FedRAMP-style controls).
Principles
Seven Foundational Pillars
All technologies developed by BlackIron enable autonomous or operation and verified control for our clients, reducing critical dependencies and preserving interoperability across trusted infrastructures, whether cloud, hybrid, or on-premise.
All systems employ state-of-the-art cryptography and Zero-Trust architectures, with no backdoors, verified through internal reviews or independent audits where required by standards or client policy.
Critical components may be auditable under NDA or accredited frameworks (ISO 27001, NZISM, FedRAMP), with audits exclusively enabled for institutional clients or external certified auditors. Open-source elements, when used, are released under recognised community licences allowing peer verification and collaboration.
We remain independent from ideological or cultural alignment while maintaining strict compliance with applicable laws, export controls, and defence-sector regulations.
We design technologies guided by proportionality, privacy, and accountability, pursuing innovation that serves legitimate security needs and benefits society.
Our revenue comes from licensing, subscriptions, secure hardware, and professional services, never from monetising personal or client data. Telemetry is strictly purpose-limited and privacy-compliant.
Our mission and ethics are non-negotiable. We do not compromise under political, financial, or commercial pressure, ensuring enduring integrity in every decision.
BlackIron DevTools
Secure tools for developers
We are already releasing tools that help developers today.
NeuroTrace (VS Code)
Your second brain inside VS Code — capture, connect, and secure your reasoning.
Overview
NeuroTrace captures design intent and engineering reasoning inside the editor—link notes to code and tasks to reduce context switching, preserve decision rationale, and streamline secure reviews.
Key Features
- Code-linked notes and threads
- Prioritized tasks inline with code
- Local-first storage, with precise export controls
- AES-256 encryption to protect customer data (SQLCipher3)
- Telemetry is purpose-limited, and fully disable-able
About
BlackIron Technologies is a deep-tech startup from New Zealand developing secure, auditable, and interoperable technologies for governments, critical infrastructure, and regulated industries. We build mission-critical systems, from secure communications and resilient infrastructure to AI research and development and developer tools, engineered for operational autonomy and verifiable security.
Founded to serve institutions that cannot outsource trust, BlackIron operates quietly and deliberately, aligning with international security standards and advancing innovation across critical technologies. Our approach combines engineering discipline, ethical governance, and strategic resilience.
Contact
BlackIron Technologies Limited
For confidential briefings and inquiries:
contact@blackironhq.comNDA discussions available upon request
We build for governments, critical infrastructure, and regulated enterprises worldwide.
All communications are treated with the highest level of confidentiality.