You now have an
AI department.
Software waits for instructions. Sókrates looks for friction.
The gap is widening.
0%
Icelandic companies use AI tools
0%
Use AI for core operations
The gap is 36 percentage points wide and growing. Tools are easy. Integration is hard. Most companies are drowning in subscriptions they don't know how to utilize.
— Hagstofa Íslands, 2025 Data ProjectionSókrates lives in the box.
An on-premises mini-server that handles your company's intelligence locally. No public cloud training, no data leakage. Just raw computing power sitting on your shelf.
- shield_personData Sovereignty
- psychologyProactive Discovery
- visibility_offZero-knowledge Architecture
Your data never leaves the building.
Privacy isn't a feature; it's the foundation. Your proprietary data stays on-premises — only reasoning queries leave the building, routed through Sókrates's controlled infrastructure. The “brain” is physical, tangible, and resides within your four walls.
The Integration Journey
Physical Deployment
We put a small computer in your office. It plugs into your network and creates a secure, encrypted bridge to your internal tools.
Deep Contextualization
The agent learns how your company actually operates. It observes workflows, reads documentation, and identifies bottlenecks without waiting to be prompted.
Silent Construction
It builds automations while you sleep. By morning, repetitive tasks are handled by custom-built scripts running on your local box.
Built for complex operations.
Sókrates doesn't offer generic templates. It studies your specific industry workflows and constructs automations tailored to how your company actually works.
Transport & Logistics
Automating fleet scheduling, route optimization, and complex customs documentation across fragmented systems and email chains.
Rental & Specialized Services
Streamlining contract management, billing reconciliation, and client reporting to eliminate manual administrative bottlenecks.
Manufacturing
Integrating quality control documentation, production scheduling, and compliance workflows directly into your existing operations.
Internal Operations
Replacing messy approval chains with structured, AI-routed decision gates for invoices, employee onboarding, and supplier reconciliation.
If you cancel, you keep everything.
We don't believe in vendor lock-in. If you cancel your retainer, the box, the local knowledge base, and the custom connectors are all yours. The only thing that stops is the continuous learning process.
The Box
Hardware yours
The Data
Always yours
Connectors
Code stays
Freedom
No exit fees
One tier. Complete integration.
“You don't pay your department more because they had a productive month.”
+ 30k ISK one-time onboarding per seat
Retainer scales based on headcount (25–75 employees). Includes physical hardware, dedicated AI Lead, and Claude Teams seats at zero markup. One invoice. No surprises.
- check_circleDedicated AI Project Lead
- check_circleOn-Premises Server Hardware
- check_circleClaude Teams Workspace Included
- check_circleUnlimited Workflow Automations
- check_circleGovernance & Compliance Layer
Before you ask.
A secure mini-server roughly the size of a thick coaster. It sits in your office, behind your firewall, and coordinates your AI environment locally. Customer data stays on the box; reasoning queries go to Claude's API through Sókrates's controlled infrastructure.
We replace it. Hardware failures are covered under your retainer — we ship a replacement unit and restore your environment within 24 hours. No data loss, minimal downtime.
One day for physical deployment. Two to four weeks for deep contextualization — learning your workflows, tools, and bottlenecks. First automations typically go live in week one.
Only you. The box runs behind your firewall, on your network. We have zero access to your data, your models, or your automations. Sovereignty is not a feature — it's the architecture.
We scale the hardware and the engagement to match. The model stays the same — a dedicated AI department that grows with you, not a per-seat license that punishes success.
The agent reasons via Claude's API — Anthropic's frontier model, called through Sókrates's controlled infrastructure. The box itself is a secure coordination and data layer, not a compute layer.
The hardware is yours. Every automation we build keeps running. Your data stays on your premises. If you end the engagement, the only thing that stops is the continuous improvement — everything already built remains fully operational.
Quiet Confidence.
Sókrates is not a startup. We are a collective of systems engineers and philosophers based in Reykjavik. We believe AI should be invisible — a quiet infrastructure that works for the company, not a distraction that forces the company to work for the tool.
Headquarters
Köllunarklettsvegur, 104 Reykjavík
The Architects
Hákon Freyr Gunnarsson
Founder & Head of AI
Mathematician and AI researcher. Built enterprise knowledge systems at Wise, data warehouses at Travelshift, and genomic compression algorithms at deCODE Genetics. Taught himself production engineering in 13 months. The Philosopher King is his fault.
Gunnlaugur Jónsson
Chairman, Fjártækniklasinn / Finance & Strategy
In financial markets since 1997. Founded the Reykjavík FinTech Cluster. Managed investment firms Straumborg and Lindir Resources, co-founded Viska Digital Assets. Wrote Ábyrgðarkver on personal responsibility after the 2008 crash.
Dr. Ásgeir Theodór Jóhannesson
CEO, Fjártækniklasinn / Legal Counsel
Philosopher and international lawyer. PhD on Kierkegaard (Southampton), dual LL.M.s with distinction (Vienna, Southampton), and is admitted to the Icelandic Bar. Makes “your data never leaves the building” a legal guarantee, not a slogan.
Ready? Here's how to start.
One conversation is usually enough. No pitch deck, no twelve-slide discovery process. We listen, we assess honestly, and we tell you whether Sókrates fits — or doesn't.
- mailhakon@sokrates.is
- call+354 660 9570
- location_onKöllunarklettsvegur, 104 Reykjavík