# Cyril Brignone

> Cyril Brignone is a French-trained computer scientist, inventor, and repeat technology founder who is CEO and co-founder of Vectice, a San Francisco company focused on AI and machine-learning model documentation, lineage, review, and governance. His career has moved from smart-environment research at HP Labs to co-founding Vator.tv, leading connected-product platform Arrayent through its acquisition by Prodea, and now building infrastructure intended to make enterprise AI work visible and auditable.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at Vectice
- **Organizations:** Vectice, Prodea Systems, Arrayent, Vator.tv, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories
- **Nationality:** French
- **Education:** M.S. in Computer Science, École Centrale de Lyon, Preparatory classes, Lycée Camille Guérin
- **Known for:** Holds 23 patents in distributed sensor networks and Internet of Things technology, according to Arrayent's 2015 CEO appointment announcement., Led HP Labs' Smart Environment Research Group; its work contributed to HP's RFID and Sentient Spaces programs., Co-founded Vator.tv and helped establish partnerships with companies including AOL, Entrepreneur.com, Microsoft, and Google.

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Moved from France to Silicon Valley to work at Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, later leading the Smart Environment Research Group.
- **2007** — Co-founded Vator.tv and served as COO, architecting the platform and establishing business partnerships.
- **2011** — Joined Arrayent, initially working in field operations, product, and European leadership roles.
- **2015** — Appointed CEO and board member of Arrayent.
- **2017** — Became Chief Revenue Officer of Prodea Systems after Prodea acquired Arrayent.
- **2020** — Co-founded Vectice with Gregory Haardt in San Francisco and established an R&D operation in Nantes.
- **2021** — Vectice announced $15.6 million in seed and Series A financing, including a $12.6 million Series A.
- **2025** — Vectice expanded its regulatory MLOps offering with IBM watsonx integration, automated compliance checks, and a ServiceNow integration announcement.

## Achievements

- Holds 23 patents in distributed sensor networks and Internet of Things technology, according to Arrayent's 2015 CEO appointment announcement.
- Led HP Labs' Smart Environment Research Group; its work contributed to HP's RFID and Sentient Spaces programs.
- Co-founded Vator.tv and helped establish partnerships with companies including AOL, Entrepreneur.com, Microsoft, and Google.
- Led Arrayent as CEO before its 2017 acquisition by Prodea Systems.
- Co-founded Vectice and led the company through $15.6 million in announced seed and Series A funding.
- Vectice was included in the 2025 and 2026 RegTech100 lists.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — A French corporate filing records a decision to dissolve Vectice France and transfer its assets to the U.S. parent, Vectice Inc., without liquidation.
- **2025-12** — Vectice announced its inclusion in the 2026 RegTech100 list, its second consecutive appearance.
- **2025-09** — Vectice announced an integration with ServiceNow aimed at AI governance workflows for financial services.
- **2025-07** — Vectice introduced Automated Compliance Checks for testing AI and ML models against policy or regulatory requirements.
- **2025-02** — Vectice announced an integration with IBM watsonx.governance focused on documentation and metadata for financial institutions.

## Links

- Website: https://vectice.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyrilbrignone
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/VecticeAI

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Last updated: 2026-08-18