Made For Mission

Operating environments are shifting:

new variables, new risks, higher stakes.

Operating environments are shifting:
new variables, new risks, higher stakes.

Legacy stacks can't keep pace.

We build a unified system for sensing, sense‑making, and action - AI and robotics at the edge with humans firmly in control.

Trained on real‑world scenarios, verified with practitioners in theatre, and engineered for regulated domains.

The outcome:
auditable decisions, faster loops, and
deployable capability from data to effect.

Oxford Dynamics.
Made for mission.

Our Journey

We build deployable capability across data, autonomy, and edge platforms—from fusion to action in contested environments.

2020

Founded and won our first DASA contract to shape AVIS and our robotics platforms.

2021

Secured DSTL and DASA funding, expanding AVIS to handle text, images, and video. Delivered multiple successful robotics framework contracts.

2022

DSTL funding enabled AVIS to process radar, LiDAR data. STRIDER platform conceptualised.

2023

Selected for GenAI engagement, delivered AVIS for the UK Strategic Defence Review, and won the UK MOD’s first Enterprise Agreement LITE.

2024

Awarded follow-on SDR contract to optimise AVIS for Battlespace Information Management. Successfully developed the STRIDER platform for a £1M+ DEFRA and DSTL contract.

2025

Secured first strategic investment from BAE Systems and advanced AVIS` multi-agentic capabilities.

OUR TEAM

Engineers, operators, and researchers building deployable capability across data and robotics – measured by outcomes, not titles.

Shefali Sharma

Co-founder & Director

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Mike Lawton

Co-Founder & Director

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Edward Jackson

Director & Co-Founder

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Shebin Rawther

Director of Technology

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Andy Broom

Chief Strategy Officer

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INVESTORS & BACKERS

Backed by BAE Systems, we are scaling a unified stack for operational AI and robotics—fielded in defence and engineered for regulated industries worldwide. With enterprise deployments and multi‑year government programmes, we combine disciplined unit economics with a growing international pipeline. The forthcoming rounds will accelerate overseas expansion, autonomy at the edge, and decision advantage for mission‑critical users.

We are inviting investors who bring market access and domain expertise across defence, national security and adjacent industries. Request our investor brief to review programmes, traction, and the roadmap in detail.

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Made For Mission

​​You prepare teams for the moments that matter. 
We prepare systems for the moments that matter.

Oxford Dynamics.
Made for Mission.

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