Ci™ – the journey so far

Company timeline

2015

The initial idea is born from a personal incident in Anthony Parfitt's home. An early stage prototype is created.

2016

New company formed to consider the problem of electrical appliance safety.

2017

Grenfell tragedy – company accelerates design process.

2019-2020

UK patents filed and granted for the Ci™ core technology. Global patents filed and pending.

2019

Board and founding team assembled. Full suite of concept products designed.

2018

Fully functional Proof of Concept demonstration built in order to seek investment.

2021

Aim to close first funding round. - build, test and certificate prototypes.

2022

Conduct trials, launch Ci™ as a solution (Grenfell 5 year anniversary).

Second round of funding currently open.

2022-2025

The Ci™ journey continues - We aim to grow globally.

Patent protection

All our patent applications are PCT-based, meaning we have the opportunity to exclusively file in major economies within (typically) a 2-year period and no one else can file in this time.

Countries in which our two patents have been granted.

Countries in which our two patents are currently pending.

UAE
Saudi Arabia
Bahrain
USA
EU (including all 36 member states of the European Patent Convention)
Hong Kong
China
Japan
Nigeria
India
Canada
Australia
Malaysia
Indonesia
Singapore