About Third Ark
Offline language models that live on a USB, speak your domain, and never leave your control.
We build small, sovereign AI.
Offline language models that live on a USB, speak your domain, and never leave your control.
Our Story
Third Ark began at the intersection of **Palantir’s data vaults** and **ancient monasteries.
Our founders saw the same pattern:
- Defense contractors couldn’t risk cloud AI with classified docs.
- Orthodox catechists needed the Fathers without secular hallucinations.
- Homeschool parents wanted a tutor that respected their curriculum.
- The solution was identical: a private, air-gapped brain on a keychain.
What We Believe
- Privacy is non-negotiable — even anonymised telemetry is a leak.
- The best AI is small — 2B parameters beat 70B when trained on your data.
- Digital tools should feel physical — a USB is heirloom, not a subscription.
The Team
Mark Fothergill · Founder & CEO | Ex-BBC technologist.
Samuel Guiho · CTO | AI Wrangler.
Robert Sturman · Managing Director.
Our Promise
- No cloud. Ever.
- No tracking. Not even for “analytics.”
- No subscriptions. You own the model.
Join Us
Whether you’re securing trade secrets or teaching the trivium offline — your data deserves an Ark.