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Adarga

Adarga builds AI-powered intelligence-analysis and decision-support software — anchored by its Vantage platform — for defence, national security, and commercial clients.

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Adarga
Defense Software/AIEUPrivate
Adarga builds AI-powered intelligence-analysis and decision-support software — anchored by its Vantage platform — for defence, national security, and commercial clients.
Founded
2016
HQ
London, United Kingdom
Headcount
51–200
Total raised
≥$20Mcomplete lifetime total unconfirmed
Valuation
Undisclosed
Stage
Private / Growth

Background

Adarga was founded in London in 2016 by Rob Bassett Cross, a former British Army officer who serves as CEO.

The company emerged from a conviction that defence and national-security analysts were drowning in data and needed AI to surface actionable insight at speed.

Its core product is Vantage, an AI-driven intelligence platform that ingests millions of open-source and internal documents across 75-plus languages, then extracts, contextualises, and connects information for analysts, planners, and commanders.

The broader suite includes a Knowledge Platform for enterprise AI analytics and an AI Innovation Services offering for bespoke capability development.

Adarga sells directly into defence and national-security procurement channels, supported by strategic partnerships with QinetiQ and KBR. Its 2024 acquisition of U.S.

risk-intelligence firm J2X Solutions extended its footprint into the American market. Headcount sits in the 51–200 employee band per LinkedIn, consistent with a scaling Series-B-stage software firm.

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