Interrupt22, a British technology start-up, officially launches today with the roll-out of a platform developed to dismantle the primary barrier to AI adoption: ageing legacy IT infrastructure. Led by James Tennant, a former AI lead at Capgemini, the firm’s proprietary agentic AI platform allows businesses to modernise decades-old systems in months rather than years.
As UK enterprises race to integrate AI, many find themselves held back by “black box” legacy systems that are costly to maintain and increasingly difficult to manage as the original developers retire. Interrupt22’s agentic modernisation platform creates a blueprint of these opaque systems and executes changes without the traditional risks of downtime or compliance breaches.
James Tennant, Co-founder and Technology & Product Director at Interrupt22, commented, “Businesses across the country can see what AI offers and want to get involved, but they simply can’t if their infrastructure is outdated. Maintenance costs are climbing and the experts are retiring. Their skills are literally walking onto the golf course. Traditionally, the solution has been long and arduous. Our solution provides a team of AI agents which work with an organisation’s own experts understand the legacy system and enable quick, safe, and cost-effective modernisation so businesses can focus on the opportunities AI has to offer.”
Former Capgemini and Kyndryl executive Ben Scowen, Co-founder and Delivery & Commercial Director, added, “In early 2025, the UK government estimated that taxpayer-funded services were missing out on £45billion in productivity savings largely due to a dependency on old and outdated technology. The numbers could be just as high for business. Interrupt22 is committed to helping clients unlock these savings and driving growth.”
While the platform’s development was accelerated by AI coding releases in late 2025, Interrupt22 emphasises a “human-led” philosophy. Recognising that many organisations are struggling to keep pace, Interrupt22 provides AI training and coaching, consultancy on how to reorganise your engineering teams for AI, and AI solutions delivery to help businesses get their ideas into production as fast as possible.
Charlotte Morris, Co-founder and Finance & Operations Director, commented, “At Interrupt22, we don’t believe that enterprise AI adoption is going to lead to widespread job losses amongst software engineers. We do believe, however, that there will be a shift in their roles. Organisations will need an AI-empowered workforce; without it, AI can’t be used to best effect in service of the business. Interrupt22 can fill that knowledge gap for clients while we build internal skills through training.”
Interrupt22 was co-founded by James Tennant, Charlotte Morris, and Ben Scowen. The company’s goal is to eliminate legacy debt and help accelerate delivery through Human-Led Agentic Engineering. The platform was built to help organisations escape the “Legacy IT Trap” and provide the necessary infrastructure for future AI ambitions. The platform was built using advanced models, including Claude Opus 4.5 and Codex, to provide high-fidelity engineering for enterprise transformation.
