Operational Autonomy. Zero-Trust by Design.
We build for governments, defense organizations, and regulated enterprises worldwide.
Building mission-critical infrastructure for institutions where trust cannot be delegated. For investment inquiries, contact us.
Vision
The Problem
Most digital infrastructure today depends on third-party custody: foreign clouds, opaque telemetry, and centralized keys. For governments, defence, and regulated industries, this creates structural risks—loss of control, uncertain jurisdiction, and limited auditability.
Our Approach
We develop foundational building blocks for digital and operational autonomy: secure communications, resilient infrastructure adaptable to air-gapped, hybrid, or cloud environments, applied AI for mission systems, and developer tools for secure engineering. Everything is designed with cryptographic controls where operational requirements permit, independent of deployment model.
Outcome
A world where institutions control their own infrastructure, policies, and audit—not by exception, but by default.
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
- Neutral foundations, engineered from New Zealand
- 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 Mission 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 Technologies prioritize autonomous operation by clients, minimizing critical dependencies on third-party infrastructure.
All critical systems shall employ state-of-the-art cryptography and Zero-Trust architectures where required by industry standards or client specifications, without malicious backdoors, and shall be subject to appropriate internal or independent security audits.
Critical code and architectures can be subject to verifiable audit under non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) exclusively for institutional clients, or accredited certification frameworks (e.g. ISO 27001, NZISM, FedRAMP). Open-source components, where applicable, shall be released under recognised community licences (e.g. AGPLv3) permitting public audit and collaboration.
BlackIron Technologies shall remain free from ideological or cultural alignment, while maintaining full compliance with applicable laws, export controls, and defence-sector regulations.
BlackIron Technologies shall uphold principles of proportionality, privacy, and accountability in the design of its technologies, actively pursuing innovation and experimentation while ensuring that these serve legitimate security needs or contribute to societal well-being.
Revenue shall derive primarily — though not exclusively — from licensing, secure hardware, and professional services. BlackIron Technologies shall not monetise personal or client data and shall implement purpose-limited telemetry consistent with privacy laws.
The mission, values, and guiding principles of BlackIron Technologies shall not be compromised by external political, financial, or commercial pressure, ensuring the enduring integrity.
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, focused on defense and critical areas. We build mission-critical systems for defence and regulated industries—secure communications, resilient infrastructure, AI research and development, and developer tools—engineered for operational and verifiable security.
Founded in New Zealand, our purpose is to serve institutions that cannot outsource trust. We operate quietly and deliberately, aligning with sector standards and national security requirements.
- Founder-led with governance safeguards to protect mission integrity
- Neutral by design. No ideological alignment, only engineering rigor
Contact
BlackIron Technologies Limited
For confidential briefings and inquiries:
contact@blackironhq.comNDA discussions available upon request
We build for governments, defense organizations, and regulated enterprises worldwide.
All communications are treated with the highest level of confidentiality.