Why we exist

We build the agents.
We stay accountable for them.

Real velocity and quality gains happen when agents are engineered into the core workflow under clear governance. Fragmented productivity tools create noise, not throughput. We built Aitonomy to close that gap.

Why we started
“We've spent our careers building, leading, and scaling in-house product teams. We saw the shift to agent-driven coming and started Aitonomy to help organisations navigate it. Because it is organisational change as much as engineering.
Mik & Joep · Co-founders
What makes us different

How we deliver,
and how we run.

Forward-deployed engineers, embedded in your team.

The reality
Engineers with real production experience getting agents into a live team's workflow are rare.
The role
Each is forward-deployed: hands-on inside your team, not advising from outside it.
The action
They install agents on real work, own the delivery outcome, then hand over as your team takes it on.

We run our firm the way we rebuild yours.

The framework
We run our own firm on the same architecture we configure for yours.
The automation
Infrastructure, codebase maintenance, and documentation run on agent networks.
The advantage
No consultancy overhead. Our energy goes into your architecture, not our admin.
Who you'll work with

The people,
not just the platform.

"I have held every position in your engineering stack. Having already moved complete product organisations to an agentic standard, I don't talk about theoretical potential. I install systems that deliver factual throughput."

Mik Nijhuis
Mik
Co-Founder & Chief AI Officer

Covered every seat in software delivery, from developer to CTO, architecting enterprise systems for ABN AMRO, Aegon, and Shell, sectors with strict governance requirements. He designs high-velocity workflows that move product teams off legacy delivery patterns without cutting the controls that regulated environments require.

"True digital transformation fails when it is treated purely as an IT upgrade. Shifting to an agent-driven operation is an organisational change. My focus is ensuring our platform and hands-on guidance protect your governance and control costs."

Joep
Joep
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Spent two decades at DEPT®, driving its scale from a local digital studio into a global agency powerhouse. As SVP Clients, he worked directly with enterprise leadership, including regulated organisations, to design and deploy the digital operations and governance behind their core business.

Why trust this team

Two decades of enterprise delivery,
now applied to agents.

The same people who scaled enterprise software delivery now build the agents that run it, and answer for what they do.

Track record
38yrs
combined enterprise delivery experience between the founders
Scale
800+
FTE organisation scaled under Joep's leadership at DEPT
Clients
26+
recognisable names across sectors
Delivered inside regulated, high-governance environments
ABN AMROAegonShellMicrosoft WaternetEnecoDe AlliantieVitens PartouHagaZiekenhuisand more
Let's talk

Come and
talk to us.

Tell us where your team is and we will tell you straight whether agents will help and where to start.

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