About us
Clue is a world-class investigation and intelligence management application that centralises and links all information in searchable data structures. Our software enables diverse investigation teams worldwide to detect threats, prevent recurrence, uncover actionable intelligence, and progress investigations to successful outcomes at pace.
Detect early, investigate at pace, act with certainty
Our journey started in law enforcement. Clue began as a tool for police to organise, manage and search evidence and export case files quickly and easily. The advantages of digitalising investigations quickly spread to other sectors and industries.
Today, Clue serves a growing global community of investigation professionals across law enforcement, government, not for profit, sports and corporate organisations.
What makes us different
Leadership and best practice in investigations
As industry leaders, we bring unparalleled expertise deeply rooted in law enforcement, setting a high standard for investigative excellence. Our collective knowledge empowers us to address diverse threats across sectors, making us a reliable source of insights and best practices.
Product strategy
Our platform simplifies complex investigative workflows, ensuring organisations run efficient and compliant investigations. We provide timely, context-rich information, eliminating the need for exhaustive searches. We enable users to measure investigation success and ROI, helping secure and expand funding streams confidently.
Heart of the ecosystem
Clue places data accessibility at the forefront, simplifying secure data exchange across various systems. Our commitment extends to representing UK tech in national forums, advocating for seamless interoperability.
Community engagement
Our platform unites professionals to exchange vital knowledge, enhancing their investigative capabilities collaboratively. The insights generated within our community inform our company and product priorities, ensuring alignment with user needs. We also actively contribute to existing communities, broadening our reach and impact.
Diversity of customer base
Our configurable system caters to a diverse user base across geographical, domain, sectoral, and threat-type variations. Despite differences, a shared set of requirements is met through Clue, reinforcing our leadership position. We amplify these diverse voices through product features, communities, and content.
Pureplay intelligence and investigation
Our single, in-house-built application is exclusively designed to enhance intelligence and investigative capabilities. It offers rapid deployment, template configurations for various workflows, and scalable innovation. This ensures that all Clue product enhancements are accessible to all customers, fostering scalability and a dynamic roadmap.
Trusted by
Clue is trusted by 5000+ investigation professionals worldwide, spanning law enforcement, government, not for profit, corporate and sports organisations.
The Team
Clare Elford
Clare is Chief Executive Officer, and co-owner, of Clue. Under Clare’s stewardship, Clue has become a leading investigation case management and intelligence platform. Clare has driven the development of a single platform, interoperable product that is at the centre of the investigation technology ecosystem.
Thomas Drohan
Thomas is Chief Commercial Officer, and co-owner, of Clue. Thomas has extensive experience building and leading world-class technology businesses. He is passionate about creating teams that are focused on customer success by working closely with product users to understand their changing environments and challenges to meet their needs.
Adam Hale
Adam has served as non-executive Chair of Clue since November 2021. He is also Chair of SaaS businesses Orbus Software and Arctic Shores, operating partner for SALESmanago and edays, Venture Partner for Notion Capital, Partner of ScaleUp Group and committee member of Boardwave.
Nick Harber
Nick is Chief Financial Officer of Clue. Nick joined Clue in 2021, playing a key role in securing the strategic growth investment from Frog Capital.
Martin Wilks
Martin Wilks is an experienced technology leader with over 30 years of expertise in developing scalable, AI-driven solutions. As Clue's Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Martin brings a wealth of experience from previous roles as CTO at four other organisations, including his most recent position at an AI-enabled knowledge marketplace. Known for his passion for building innovative products and leading high-performing teams, Martin has a proven track record in driving growth and delivering cutting-edge technology platforms.
Nick Gregory
Nick is the chief marketing officer for Clue Software and is responsible for the business’s global marketing and communications strategy. Nick has over 35 years of experience in B2B software marketing, sales and product development. He joined Clue in August 2022, having previously served as CMO for nearly six years at IRIS Software Group.
Antonia James
Antonia, as Chief Customer Officer for Clue Software, is responsible for driving a customer-centric strategy across the business. Since joining in January 2024, she has led initiatives to enhance customer experience, ensuring that operations align with client needs and expectations.
With a background in the legal sector, she brings a deep understanding of customer challenges and leverages technology and innovation to deliver impactful solutions. Her leadership plays a crucial role in advancing Clue Software’s mission to protect society from harm.
Ian Blackhurst
Ian is the Director of Commercial at Clue. With extensive experience in the information technology and services industry, Ian is adept in strategy, sales, management, software, consultancy, and services. He possesses deep expertise in public services, including public safety, local and central government, justice, and defense sectors. Prior to Clue, Ian held executive roles at NEC and Northgate Public Services.
Clair Hodgson
Clair is the Director of People and Culture at Clue, leading the People team in developing and executing the company's People Strategy. A Chartered Fellow of the CIPD and a qualified Chartered Accountant, Clair is dedicated to creating purpose-driven workplaces where individuals and teams can thrive.
Matt Horne
Matt is Director of Investigations and Intelligence. A former law enforcement leader, he served for 30 years in policing and national security, accomplishing the position of National Crime Agency Deputy Director - Investigations. He is expert in the domains of intelligence and investigations, with experience leading the most complex and high risk operations at national level.
Phil Suddick
Phil is a former law enforcement officer. During his thirty-year service to 2015, he specialised in proactive and reactive complex anti-corruption investigations and the covert investigation and locating of high-risk global fugitives. Phil then moved into the world of sport tackling global corruption in tennis.
Laura Eshelby
Laura is the Head of Economic Crime at Clue Software, with over 20 years’ experience in counter fraud and economic crime. Formerly a Deputy Director at the Cabinet Office, she shaped UK government policies on fraud prevention and insider threats. Laura now drives Clue’s innovation in economic crime solutions.
Natasha Laird
Natasha is the Director of Legal at Clue. She holds a degree in Law and German Law from King's College London and qualified as a solicitor in 1998. Before joining Clue, she practiced as a commercial litigation lawyer at Hammonds (now Squire Patton Boggs) and has been active in the software sector since 2014. Natasha has served as General Counsel for SCISYS Group PLC and most recently as Deputy General Counsel for Tribal Group PLC. With over 20 years of legal and commercial experience, she is passionate about delivering effective and agile legal support.
Craig Train
Craig is the Director of Application Development at Clue Software, overseeing the technical development of the Clue platform. Since joining Clue in 2021, Craig has leveraged his over 20 years of software development experience to drive innovation and excellence. He is passionate about building inclusive technical teams and fostering an environment where they can excel and deliver their best work.
Mal Earnest
Mal, the Director of Innovation at Clue, has been with the company for over 25 years. Formerly serving as a Technical Architect and Senior Developer, Mal brings a deep understanding of Clue's diverse customer base and a robust technical background. He leads the innovation team with a commitment to pushing boundaries and staying ahead of industry trends.
Graham Newman
Graham is Director of Marketing for Clue Software. He joined the company in March 2021 and has over 25 years’ marketing experience primarily in SaaS and information businesses across a range of sectors in domestic and global markets. Graham has also worked in business services, not-for-profit and start-up organisations.
Siobhan Myles
As Director of Product at Clue Software, Siobhan leverages 18 years of experience to bridge technical teams, the business, and customers, ensuring maximum value delivery. Trained in Psychology and Economics, Siobhan excels at translating market needs into impactful product specifications, driving innovation, and refining the Clue platform through customer insights and data analysis.
Glyn Evans
As Director of Solutions Consultancy at Clue, Glyn brings 27 years of experience in customer success, growth, and team leadership across the public sector, defence, and financial services. Formerly Consultancy Services Director (MD) for Civica's Central Government division, Glyn holds degrees in Information Systems Engineering and Advanced Computing. Passionate about delivering impactful solutions, he is dedicated to scaling Clue's services and deepening customer engagement.
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Our customers across law enforcement, government, sports, non-profit and corporate sectors tackle challenges from human trafficking and economic crime to safeguarding and corruption.
