About licens.io
We exist because organizations deserve Big 4-level expertise without Big 4-level bills, timelines, or bureaucracy.
$10B+
Capital Raised & Deployed
20+
Fortune 500 Clients
17
Companies Founded / Advised
30+
Security Certifications Managed
What we do
licens.io provides AI governance, technology due diligence, privacy and security compliance, data strategy, and AI development services. We cover the full lifecycle — from assessing and auditing AI systems to building and deploying them — with one team, one relationship, and fixed-fee pricing.
Why we exist
The gap between what organizations need and what they can access has never been wider. The EU AI Act enforces in months. AI is embedded in half of all tech deals. Copyright lawsuits over training data are multiplying. Boards are being told they have AI oversight obligations they don't understand.
The Big 4 serve this market, but slowly, expensively, and with junior staff doing the work. Point tools scan for vulnerabilities but can't exercise judgment. Dev shops build without understanding compliance. AI governance platforms sell software, not independence.
We fill the gap. Senior practitioners with published research, professional credentials, and hands-on AI building experience — delivering at boutique speed and pricing.
How we're different
We've built what we audit.
We trained the first Fairly Trained LLM (KL3M) from scratch. We created open-source tools used across the legal and AI industries. When we assess AI systems, we understand the engineering decisions behind them.
We've founded and exited companies.
LexPredict was built, scaled, and acquired in 2018. We understand the builder's perspective and the buyer's requirements because we've been on both sides.
We've published the research.
Nearly 50 papers, 4,000+ citations, published in Science, Phil. Trans. Royal Society A, and ACL. Published research, not self-published thought leadership.
We hold the credentials.
CPA. CIPP/US. CIPP/E. Certified AI Auditor (first cohort). Stanford CodeX affiliate. Michigan State adjunct professor of law. The credentials span financial compliance, privacy, and AI governance.
Our positioning
Big 4 breadth, boutique speed, AI-native delivery. We offer the range of services you'd expect from Deloitte or PwC — governance, compliance, diligence, development — but delivered by the senior people who actually do the work, at fixed prices, in weeks instead of months.
Michigan roots
We're headquartered in Michigan and serve clients nationwide. Our team has deep ties to Grand Rapids, Detroit, Ann Arbor, and Lansing — and to the University of Michigan, Michigan State, and the state's manufacturing, automotive, healthcare, and technology ecosystems.
Woman-owned. CPA-credentialed. Michigan-based.