LatticeFlow AI buys AI Sonar to expand enterprise oversight of artificial intelligence
The acquisition brings AI discovery and governance together, as companies struggle to keep track of where AI is used and how it complies with new rules.
LatticeFlow AI has acquired AI Sonar Ltd, a Dublin-based developer of software that helps organisations identify and monitor artificial intelligence systems in use across their operations.
In a statement, governance specialist LatticeFlow said AI Sonar will continue to operate under its existing brand name.
The deal, the company added, will allow it to offer what it described as the industry’s first end-to-end, evidence-based AI governance solution, combining AI discovery with evaluation and oversight across a wide range of systems.
For a lay reader, AI governance refers to the policies, processes and technical controls that ensure AI systems are used safely, legally and responsibly. One of the biggest challenges for large organisations is simply knowing where AI is being used. Models can be embedded in software, workflows and third-party tools, often without central oversight.
AI Sonar’s platform is designed to address that problem by automatically scanning enterprise environments to identify AI assets. These can include traditional machine learning models, newer generative AI tools and so-called agentic systems, which are designed to take actions rather than just generate outputs. The platform maintains a continuously updated catalogue of these systems, giving companies visibility into what AI they are running and where.
LatticeFlow specialises in evaluating AI systems, testing them for issues such as bias, robustness and compliance with internal standards or external regulations. By combining the two platforms, the company said it can link each identified AI asset to technical evidence about how that system performs and whether it meets governance requirements.
“AI governance cannot work without visibility,” said Dr Petar Tsankov, chief executive and co-founder of LatticeFlow AI. He said the acquisition addresses a common gap in enterprise AI programmes, where governance frameworks exist on paper but lack a complete view of deployed systems.
Under the terms of the deal, LatticeFlow assumes full ownership of AI Sonar’s platform, intellectual property and engineering operations. The company also said it will establish Dublin as its third research and development hub, alongside existing offices in Zurich and Sofia.
As part of the integration, Paul Mansfield, former chief technology officer of CloudSphere, will join LatticeFlow to lead the combined engineering organisation. His role will be to bring together the discovery and evaluation technologies into a single product roadmap.
The company said the combined offering will securely connect on-premise AI discovery with centralised software-as-a-service governance tools. In practical terms, this means companies can scan AI systems running inside their own data centres while managing policies, reporting and compliance from a central platform.
This matters as regulators move to formalise rules around AI. In Europe, the EU AI Act introduces obligations to document, assess and monitor certain categories of AI systems. Similar regulatory pressure is emerging elsewhere, particularly in sectors such as finance, healthcare and critical infrastructure.
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LatticeFlow said it will continue to expand its governance capabilities in line with enterprise security and regulatory requirements as it integrates AI Sonar into its products. The focus, it added, is on providing auditable evidence rather than high-level assurances, allowing companies to demonstrate how AI systems were identified, tested and governed.
The acquisition reflects a broader shift in enterprise AI from experimentation to accountability. As AI tools spread across organisations, the question is no longer just what they can do, but how they are controlled. By bringing discovery and evaluation together, LatticeFlow is betting that visibility is the foundation on which meaningful AI governance must be built.
The Recap
- LatticeFlow AI acquired Dublin-based AI Sonar Ltd for integration.
- Dublin becomes LatticeFlow's third R&D office alongside Zurich and Sofia.
- Paul Mansfield will join LatticeFlow to lead the engineering group.
