Experience-led.
Purpose Driven.

DNexus is led by a founding team with over 35 years of combined experience across IP protection, legal operations, and technology.

Leadership

The team

We’ve worked inside the systems we’re now rethinking - in areas such as supporting IP professionals, navigating enforcement challenges, and building technology in highly regulated environments.

That experience shapes how we build: carefully, credibly, and with a clear understanding of what legal teams actually need.

CEO
Michael James
Founder & CEO

A career entrepreneur with a track record in IP protection service ventures.

COO
Joseph Cherayath
Founder & COO

A knowledge champion in IP protection, having worked closely with leading brands, law enforcement agencies and law firms worldwide.

CTO
Matthew Bill
Founder & CTO

An experienced technology leader specialising in SaaS and data-driven platforms across three decades.

Foundation

Our Culture

Built around trust, expertise, and impact.

DNexus is built by a multidisciplinary team spanning technology, IP protection, and operations. We're united by a shared belief that better tools lead to better outcomes when they respect professional expertise.

Integrity

transparency, ownership, and accountability in everything we build

Impact

focusing on outcomes that genuinely improve how IP protection is delivered

Ingenuity

applying technology thoughtfully to real problems

Immediacy

responding quickly to change without sacrificing judgement

Founders' Perspective

Why we built DNexus

Having spent years working alongside IP professionals, we saw an industry dominated by variations of the same managed service model: opaque processes, limited visibility, and decisions increasingly removed from legal expertise.

We believed there was a better way.

DNexus was founded to place control back in the hands of IP experts, giving them the infrastructure to work more strategically, collaborate more effectively, and deliver consistent, defensible outcomes.

Our goal is not to disrupt for the sake of it, but to build something meaningful, modern, and genuinely useful — a platform that helps IP professionals succeed as the landscape continues to evolve.

Leadership Huddle

Join Us

We’re building DNexus for the long term and we’re always open to conversations with people who share our direction.

For partners - If you work in IP protection, legal services, or adjacent fields and are interested in shaping the future of domain enforcement, we’d welcome the discussion.

For people looking for opportunities - If you’re passionate about IP protection, LegalTech, or building thoughtful SaaS products that make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.