Setient Shortlisted at the Computing AI & Software Development Awards 2026

Two of our products have been recognised by the UK's most respected technology publication. Here's what this means for our mission.

The Recognition

We're proud to announce that Setient has been shortlisted in two categories at the inaugural Computing AI & Software Development Awards 2026:

• Doxi — shortlisted for Innovation of the Year (SME)
• PrivEdge — shortlisted for Edge/IoT Software Project of the Year

The ceremony takes place on 14 May 2026 at the Guildhall in London, alongside nominees from Lloyds Banking Group, Aviva, HMRC, Capgemini, SSE, and dozens of other organisations driving real-world impact through AI and software development.

Why This Matters

Computing's awards aren't a pay-to-enter list. They're judged by an independent panel of industry experts who evaluate technical merit, real-world impact, and innovation depth. Being shortlisted alongside FTSE 100 companies and major government bodies validates what we've always believed: that a small, focused team can build infrastructure that competes at the highest level.

But more importantly, these nominations recognise a philosophy — that AI should enhance human capability, not replace human judgment.

Doxi: Innovation of the Year (SME)

Doxi is our privacy-first document AI. What makes it different from every other document AI tool on the market comes down to two things: how documents are stored, and who controls when AI touches them.

The Problem It Solves

Law firms, NGOs, healthcare providers, and HR departments all handle deeply sensitive documents. Current AI document processing requires uploading your data to someone else's servers, where it's processed, indexed, and — despite promises — potentially accessible to third parties, subpoenas, or breaches.

How Doxi Works Differently

For storage: genuinely zero-knowledge. Documents are encrypted in your browser using AES-256-GCM before they reach Setient. Encryption keys are generated on your device and stored locally — never transmitted. Setient holds only ciphertext it cannot decrypt. We cannot read your stored documents. Not won't. Can't.

For AI analysis: user-controlled. When you want AI to analyse a document, you initiate it. The document is decrypted in your browser and sent for processing — you decide what gets analysed and when. It never happens automatically or in the background. No document content is retained after the session.

This isn't a privacy policy. It's an architectural guarantee — for storage specifically, and user-controlled transparency for AI processing.

The Value

• For law firms: Process client files and privileged communications without exposing them to third parties
• For NGOs: Handle confidential case files for vulnerable populations with cryptographic assurance
• For enterprises: Deploy document AI that's GDPR and HIPAA compliant by architecture, not by promise
• For nations: Keep sensitive government documents sovereign — processed on national infrastructure with zero data exposure

PrivEdge: Edge/IoT Software Project of the Year

PrivEdge AI is our hybrid edge-cloud inference system. It answers a question that every enterprise dealing with sensitive data eventually asks: How do I use cloud AI capabilities without sending my data to the cloud?

The Problem It Solves

Organisations in defence, healthcare, finance, and government want AI's capabilities but face strict data residency requirements. The choice today is usually binary: use the cloud and compromise sovereignty, or run everything on-premise and sacrifice capability.

How PrivEdge Works Differently

PrivEdge sits between your data and the cloud. It makes intelligent routing decisions: sensitive data stays local and is processed on your infrastructure using edge-optimised models. Non-sensitive queries are routed to cloud providers when their superior models add clear value. All of this is governed by configurable policies that you control.

The Value

• For defence organisations: Air-gapped deployments with zero external connectivity, meeting Category A clearance requirements
• For healthcare providers: HIPAA-compliant patient data processing where records never leave the facility
• For financial institutions: PCI-DSS and SOX compliant AI that processes transactions locally while leveraging cloud intelligence for non-sensitive analytics
• For governments: Sovereign AI infrastructure that keeps national data within national borders

What These Products Share

Both Doxi and PrivEdge are built on the same principle: AI should respect boundaries. Data boundaries, privacy boundaries, regulatory boundaries, and the boundary between machine capability and human judgment.

We call this harmonious intelligence — AI infrastructure designed so that every system it touches becomes more capable, without displacing what already works.

What's Next

The awards ceremony in May will be a milestone, but it's not the destination. We're continuing to invest in:

• Infrawise — our AI cost intelligence platform helping CFOs understand which models deliver ROI for which use cases
• OpenCredit — our open-source credit scoring system bringing financial access to 450M+ underbanked Indians through transparent, bias-audited algorithms

If you're building systems where AI needs to respect data sovereignty, protect privacy by design, or operate within strict regulatory frameworks — we'd love to talk.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the Computing AI & Software Development Awards? The Computing AI & Software Development Awards are run by Computing, the UK's longest-established IT publication. The inaugural 2026 ceremony takes place on 14 May 2026 at the Guildhall in London, with nominees including Lloyds Banking Group, Aviva, HMRC, Capgemini, and SSE.

What category is Doxi shortlisted in? Doxi is shortlisted for Innovation of the Year (SME) — recognising the most innovative AI application from a small or medium-sized enterprise, judged on technical merit, real-world impact, and innovation depth.

What category is PrivEdge shortlisted in? PrivEdge is shortlisted for Edge/IoT Software Project of the Year — recognising the most impactful deployment of AI at the edge or in IoT environments, evaluated against criteria including technical innovation, deployment scale, and demonstrable business value.

What makes Doxi different from other document AI tools? Doxi uses client-side AES-256-GCM encryption so that Setient holds only ciphertext it structurally cannot decrypt. Documents are never accessible to Setient in plaintext. AI analysis is always user-initiated — you control when AI touches your documents, and nothing is retained after the session ends.

What makes PrivEdge different from other hybrid AI solutions? PrivEdge enforces local processing as an invariant for high-privacy content — not a default that can be overridden by individual users or applications. Routing decisions are governed by configurable organisational policies, with a complete audit trail suitable for regulatory disclosure under GDPR, HIPAA, NIS2, and sector-specific frameworks.

Interested in learning more? Book a demo or explore our products: Doxi, PrivEdge AI, Infrawise, and OpenCredit.