About Fortalis

INTELLIGENCE FOR A MORE COMPLEX WORLD.

External intelligence has long been the preserve of large enterprises, with dedicated in-house teams and expensive multi-vendor stacks. Yet, in a rapidly evolving world, all organisations face the same complexity: leadership exposure, reputational attack, counterparty and supply-chain risk, geopolitical pressure, and high-stakes decisions where the information picture is fragmented or unclear. What they lack is a coherent function to monitor the signals that matter, interpret them, and act.

Fortalis fills that gap. We are a managed intelligence layer, combining proprietary technology, an in-house analyst team, and a specialist partner network to deliver enterprise-grade intelligence cost-effectively and at scale.

The founders.

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Jonathan Cartier

Co-Founder · Commercial & Client Relationships

Second-time founder with a decade across capital markets, private equity and finance. Co-founded and scaled Lakeshield, an alternative lending business; real estate investment banking at UBS; private equity at BentallGreenOak. Leads commercial strategy and client relationships.

jonathan@fortalis.co
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Saul Yardley, PhD

Co-Founder · Intelligence, Product & Strategy

Career intelligence professional with deep experience building intelligence teams, research functions and specialist networks across corporate security, defence and strategic risk. Holds a Cambridge PhD. Leads intelligence methodology, product design and analyst delivery.

saul@fortalis.co
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