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Donors and Partners

ZSL’s Instant Detect 2.0 was only made possible by the support of our generous donors and a dedicated team of partners.

Thank you.

Cambridge Design Partnership

Cambridge Design Partnership designed and developed the Instant Detect 2.0 system. Thank you for your ingenuity, flexibility and tireless dedication to the project, we are very lucky to have worked with you.

Octophin Digital

Octophin Digital are a team of software wizards who built the Access Tool and Instant Detect Cloud as well as providing technical advice throughout the system’s development. Thank you for your passion and flexible approach.

NHT Electronics

NHT Electronics is Instant Detect 2.0’s UK based manufacturing partner who have gone above and beyond to ensure that the system can be built for the most affordable price. Thank you for your enthusiasm, we are so pleased to have your continuing support.

Bartington Instruments

Bartington Instruments developed the metal detecting sensor for threat detection. Thank you for producing a fantastic sensor that far outperforms the original specification, it is going to make a big difference.

Iridium Satellite Communications

Quite simply, without Iridium’s support there would be no Instant Detect 2.0. Thank you for your long-term support of the system and for making this technology possible.

Ground Control

Ground Control provide us with our discounted Iridium airtime package, satellite modems and satellite communication technical support. Thank you for your dedication to the project and your continued support

Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge Development Award

Awarded by USAID to develop the Instant Detect concept from version 1.0 to 2.0, this funding made our early R&D and system specification phases possible. Thank you for seeing the potential of the system.

People’s Postcode Lottery

People’s Postcode Lottery provided crucial funding for our development phases. A huge thank you to all the players for making this possible.

National Geographic Society

National Geographic Society provided some of the earliest funding the project received, enabling our initial testing and optimisation phases that were critical in improving the system’s performance. Thank you for believing in the system.

Anonymous Donors

Instant Detect 2.0 would not have been possible without the support and belief of anonymous donors. Thank you.

Nominet Ventures

Nominet Ventures dedicated four years to developing a powerful cloud-based interface, pro bono! It got very close to completion before the support had to be withdrawn due to the global pandemic. Thank you for making complex things seem simple and for all your patience. We learned a lot from you.