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As AI usage accelerates across enterprises, often through unsanctioned and embedded tools, organisations are facing a growing gap between AI adoption and governance.

While 93 % of UK organisations now use AI in some form, only 7 % have fully embedded governance frameworks to manage its risks, highlighting how adoption far outpaces oversight. Traditional security controls were not built to understand prompts, intent or real-world AI behaviour, leaving partners searching for new ways to deliver safe, compliant AI enablement.

The CultureAI Partner Programme addresses this challenge head-on, giving partners the technology, enablement and commercial framework needed to build scalable AI Usage Control practices.

“ AI is already everywhere inside organisations, whether security teams like it or not,” said Sam Soares, CRO of CultureAI.“ Blocking AI doesn’ t work and logging it after the fact isn’ t enough. Partners need a way to help customers move fast and stay safe. That’ s exactly what this programme is built for.”

A channel-first programme built for the AI era

CultureAI is a channel-first company, with every opportunity flowing through its partner ecosystem. The new programme is structured around three core principles: ease of partnership, enablement-driven growth and sustained profitability.

Key elements of the programme include:

• Four-tier partner model aligned to revenue, certification and engagement

• Protected deal registration with clear ownership, margin protection and rapid approval

• Sales and technical certifications, delivered online and free of charge

• Partner-ready platform architecture, including multi-tenant management and rapid deployment

• Marketing Development Funds( MDF) tied to joint marketing plans and measurable outcomes

• AI risk assessment, a lightweight discovery tool that partners can use to uncover shadow AI usage and accelerate pipeline

• Azure and AWS Marketplace readiness, with co-sell enablement launching in 2026

The programme is designed to support both

transactional resale and recurring, serviceled models, particularly for MSSPs delivering managed AI governance and risk services.

Turning AI risk into partner opportunity

AI is now a top cybersecurity budget priority for many organisations and a growing boardlevel concern. Research found that 96 % of business executives expect that adopting Generative AI will make a security breach likely in the next three years. CultureAI sees the partner ecosystem as critical to scaling safe AI adoption across regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, legal and technology.

Rather than positioning AI as a threat to be blocked, CultureAI enables partners to lead with visibility, control and real-time coaching, helping customers reduce risk while accelerating productivity.

“ This is a long-term ecosystem play,” said Soares.“ We’ re building the most trusted partner network in AI Usage Control – one that helps organisations get to the top-right quadrant: high AI adoption, high security.” •

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