AI & security studio · UK & EU

AI that runs your business — governed, private, and yours.

ELRU builds and operates AI systems for businesses that can't afford to get it wrong. Senior work, a handful of clients, infrastructure we own in the EU — so your data stays private and the results are measured, not promised.

We take on a small number of clients and go deep. No pitch — the first call tells you if we fit.

MBA Cyber Security SIA Level 7 Security Manager CMI Chartered Manager Owned EU infrastructure

What we do

Three ways to put AI to work — without betting the business.

Fewer clients, deeper work, higher standard. Start with one.

Flagship

Fractional Chief AI & Security Officer

A senior AI & security leader inside your business, one to two days a week — owning strategy, governance and delivery. The board-level expertise, without a board-level salary.

What you get, every month
  • An AI roadmap with ROI attached to each initiative
  • Build-vs-buy & vendor decisions made for you
  • EU AI Act, GDPR & security oversight
  • A board-ready report on progress & results
from £3,500/month2 days a month · fixed packages & custom
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Sovereign AI & Private Systems

Your own private AI, deployed on servers we own in the EU. Your data never leaves — the only honest answer when confidentiality is the point.

What we deliver
  • A private AI model deployed for your team
  • Your documents searchable, answered with sources
  • GDPR-native, isolated, EU-hosted
  • Full handover, documentation & support
build from £15,000+ run from £600/month · packages & custom
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Governed AI Transformation

AI agents that do real work — answering customers, handling back-office — built with controls and measured ROI, then run for you so it never becomes a cancelled experiment.

What we deliver
  • Live AI agent(s) across your channels
  • Connected to your ERP / CRM / calendar
  • Risk controls + a monthly ROI report
  • We run & improve it after launch
from £15,000/projector AI Front Desk from £1,500 · packages below
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How it works

Clear from the first call to the running system.

01

We talk

A 20-minute call, or a free 10-minute demo on your own number or documents. No slides — you see it work, or you don't buy it.

02

We scope & build

A fixed-scope engagement with a clear owner — me. Governed, documented and tuned to how your business actually runs.

03

We run it

It goes live and we keep it working — monitored, improved and reported on monthly. You get the results, not a maintenance job.

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Daniel Dumitru
Founder & principal · ELRU
  • MBA in Cyber Security
  • SIA Level 7 Security Manager
  • CMI Chartered Manager
  • 17+ years in operations leadership
UK & EU · English & Romanian · every engagement led personally

Why ELRU

Most AI people are just developers. Most security people don't know AI.
ELRU is deliberately both.

That combination is exactly what you need the moment AI touches your customers and your data. You're not handed a risky experiment — you get governed AI with measured ROI, run on infrastructure we own in the EU, and one accountable person standing behind it.

“Small enough to genuinely care. Credentialed enough to trust with the things that can't go wrong.”
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Tell me what you need — get a proposal.

Send a brief in a couple of minutes — or just record a voice note and let my AI shape it. Not sure what you need yet? That's exactly what it's for.