Vellum Intelligence
For policy, legal, compliance, and strategy teams navigating regulatory change.
Vellum Intelligence delivers time-bounded, source-disciplined analysis on technology regulation, policy, compliance, enforcement, platform governance, and geopolitical risk — built to show what changed, why it matters, and what to do next.
Exact dates · Named actors · Clear sourcing · Explicit uncertainty · Practical relevance
Clarity for people who cannot rely on noise
What Vellum is
Vellum is an AI-native intelligence service for organisations navigating fast-moving regulatory, policy, compliance, and market-risk environments.
We produce structured briefs, commissioned risk analysis, and advisory support for clients who need something more rigorous than broad summaries or generic monitoring. Our work is designed to help serious operators understand what changed, why it matters, and what decisions may require attention next.
Our clients are senior professionals in policy, legal, compliance, and strategy who need expert-grade intelligence without the overhead of a dedicated research team.
Coverage
Why Vellum
Every brief is anchored to a defined coverage window, making it easier to track developments within a clear period rather than across an unstructured stream of updates.
Named sources, exact dates, clear evidentiary treatment, and careful attribution throughout.
We distinguish between fact, inference, and uncertainty so clients can assess not only the conclusion, but the strength of the conclusion.
Each output is built around client exposure, operational significance, and near-term implications.
Recurring coverage is designed to show what changed since the last brief, what remains unresolved, and where attention should focus over the next 30, 60, and 90 days.
We do not aggregate headlines. We tell you what matters, why it matters, and what to watch next — delivered as a structured brief, not a digest.
Products
Vellum supports clients through three core formats, each built around the same analytical standard.
Each output is designed to be worth the time of someone working on the issue every day.
Each Vellum Brief is structured to show what changed, why it matters, and what to do next — with exact dates, named actors, confidence levels, source ratings, and decision points on a 30/60/90-day horizon.
Brief structure: Coverage metadata → What changed since last brief → Executive summary → Bottom line → Client exposure & relevance → Key developments (with status, confidence, date, actor, legal position, likely landing zone, assessment) → Decision points (30/60/90 days) → Analytical caveats → Source rating legend → Sources
See a sample brief →Vellum helps clients understand what changed, why it matters, and what to do next — with precision, discipline, and clear relevance to the decisions ahead.
Product
Vellum delivers structured intelligence through named monitors — each covering a defined regulatory framework, jurisdiction, or geopolitical environment. Clients subscribe to the monitors relevant to their exposure. The same analytical standard applies across all of them.
All monitors are available as a Recurring Intelligence Brief (standing subscription or on demand) or as the basis for a Commissioned Report (one-off deep analysis). Advisory Partnership clients receive coverage across multiple monitors as part of a retained engagement.
The standard
The format varies by need. The standard does not.
Monitors
Each monitor covers a defined regulatory framework, jurisdiction, or geopolitical environment. Clients choose the monitors relevant to their exposure and receive coverage at an agreed cadence.
Political and macroeconomic risk is not in scope — the monitor is focused on the regulatory and compliance environment for technology businesses.
Vellum tracks a broader range of EU, UK, and national instruments beyond the monitors listed above. If the framework relevant to your exposure is not listed, get in touch — coverage can be scoped to your position.
Delivery formats
Standing subscription
The Recurring Intelligence Brief is the standing delivery format for any monitor. Clients receive a structured brief on their chosen monitor(s) at an agreed cadence — weekly, biweekly, or monthly.
Each brief is structured to show:
One-off deep analysis
A commissioned report on a specific question within — or adjacent to — any Vellum monitor. Can be commissioned by existing subscribers or as a standalone engagement.
Designed for moments that require deeper analysis, including:
Designed for moments that require more depth than a standing brief provides.
Embedded intelligence retainer
A retained relationship in which Vellum functions as an embedded intelligence unit for the client.
Designed for clients with sustained need for structured judgment across multiple issues, jurisdictions, or risk categories.
Best suited to organisations that need continuity, responsiveness, and embedded support over time.
How it fits together
Vellum is designed so clients can begin with one monitor, add coverage as their exposure grows, commission deeper analysis when a specific question arises, and move into retained support when the relationship requires sustained, multi-monitor intelligence.
The product and the format are separate decisions — choose the monitor first, then the delivery format that fits the need.
Whether the need is recurring visibility, a one-off risk assessment, or ongoing embedded support, Vellum is built to provide clear, reliable intelligence where it matters most.
How It Works
Vellum combines structured intelligence methods, source discipline, and high-quality analysis to produce outputs that are clear, credible, and operationally useful.
The process
We begin by defining the issue, jurisdictions, time horizon, and exposure areas that matter to the client. That may involve a standing coverage mandate, a specific commissioned question, or a narrower decision point requiring targeted analysis.
Vellum gathers and organises relevant developments within a defined coverage window. This includes careful attention to:
The aim is not to gather everything. It is to gather what matters and structure it properly.
We assess what the evidence shows, what can reasonably be inferred, and what remains uncertain. This stage is where Vellum's work moves beyond summary. We examine significance, direction of travel, client exposure, and decision relevance without overstating what the evidence can support.
The final product is delivered as a clear, organised intelligence output rather than an undifferentiated update. Depending on format, that may include:
For recurring clients, Vellum coverage is cumulative. Each cycle is designed to help the client understand what is genuinely new, what remains stable, what is becoming more likely, and where further action or attention may be required. This creates continuity over time rather than isolated updates.
Principles
Clear date windows make changes easier to track and compare.
Named sourcing, careful attribution, and evidentiary clarity remain central throughout.
We do not collapse fact, assessment, and uncertainty into one undifferentiated conclusion.
Analysis is framed around the client's likely exposure, operating environment, and decision horizon.
About
Vellum Intelligence serves clients navigating regulatory, policy, compliance, and geopolitical complexity across technology, digital markets, and cross-border environments.
Who we are
Vellum is an AI-native intelligence service. We produce structured intelligence for decision-makers who need a clearer view of what is changing, why it matters, and what may need attention next.
Our work is designed to be useful to professionals whose time is limited and whose decisions carry real legal, commercial, strategic, or reputational consequences.
What we believe
In fast-moving policy and regulatory environments, the problem is rarely lack of information. It is lack of clarity.
Vellum is built on a simple view: intelligence should be precise, transparent about uncertainty, and directly relevant to the decisions ahead.
The aim is not to provide more information. It is to provide better judgment.
That means:
Editorial standard
Commercial incentives do not determine analytical framing, topic selection, or evidentiary standards.
We are careful about conflicts, disciplined in sourcing, and clear about the limits of what can be known at a given moment.
Client confidentiality is treated as an absolute commitment. If a conflict of interest would affect the integrity of our analysis, we decline or scope around it.
What makes Vellum distinctive
Rigorous analytical frameworks applied with consistency across every brief and dossier.
The capability of a full in-house research team, delivered through a focused, high-quality operation.
Named sourcing, exact dates, and clear evidentiary treatment throughout.
We separate fact from inference and inference from uncertainty at every stage.
Analysis is always framed around the client's actual exposure and operational environment.
Fast enough to be useful on live issues. Disciplined enough to be trusted over time.
Methodology
Vellum's methodology is designed to make analysis more useful, more transparent, and more accountable to evidence.
Core commitments
We anchor developments in time so clients can understand what happened, when it happened, and how the picture is changing. Precision in dating is not a formality — it is how change becomes trackable.
Where relevant, we identify the institutions, officials, companies, regulators, and other actors shaping the issue. Anonymous attribution is used only where sourcing genuinely requires it.
We rely on verifiable material and treat evidence carefully. Attribution matters. We do not present inference as fact or assessment as certainty.
We distinguish between enacted measures, draft proposals, political intent, enforcement signals, and implementation uncertainty. These categories carry very different operational significance.
We separate what is directly supported by the evidence from what is assessed and what remains unclear. Clients should always be able to understand not just the conclusion, but the confidence behind it.
We do not stop at describing developments. We explain why they matter for the client's operating environment, legal position, and decision horizon.
In practice
Why this matters
Vellum is designed to be clear about both knowledge and limits. Strong intelligence does not depend on pretending uncertainty does not exist. It depends on handling uncertainty honestly and using evidence with discipline.
Sample Brief
The Vellum Brief is designed to be practical, precise, and easy to use under real decision pressure.
Sample outputs
A live sample of the Vellum Brief format — covering DSA enforcement developments with what changed, why it matters, and 30/60/90-day decision points.
Open PDF →A sample of the Vellum Monitor format — tracking EU AI Act implementation with structured analysis of regulatory milestones, compliance deadlines, and exposure areas.
Open PDF →What a brief includes
A clearly defined period so the client can track developments in sequence. Every brief is time-anchored from the outset.
The most important developments, implications, and near-term watchpoints — structured for the time-constrained reader.
A focused account of the developments that materially changed the picture during the coverage window.
Clear explanation of relevance to the client's legal, policy, operational, or strategic position — not generic commentary.
Direct treatment of what is known, what is assessed, and what remains unresolved — expressed as explicit confidence ratings. Clients see the evidential basis, not just the conclusion.
Issues that may require attention over the next 30, 60, and 90 days — structured for forward planning.
Signals likely to matter in the next reporting cycle. Designed to inform standing attention rather than reactive monitoring.
A Vellum Brief is not designed to look busy. It is designed to be useful. The structure is intentionally restrained so that clients can identify the signal quickly, understand the evidentiary basis, and act with greater confidence.
Risk Dossier
A Vellum Risk Dossier is a commissioned intelligence report built for a specific issue, transaction, or strategic question. It goes beyond regular brief coverage to provide structured analysis, scenario outlooks, and risk assessment.
A typical Risk Dossier includes:
To request a sample excerpt or discuss a specific Dossier, contact Vellum directly.
Tell us what you are tracking or where you are exposed and we will respond with the most relevant materials.
Contact
If you would like to discuss coverage, product fit, or a specific intelligence requirement, get in touch.
Get in touch
Tell us what you are tracking, where you are exposed, or what decision is approaching. We will respond with a clear view of fit and next steps.
Direct contact
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Monitor
Track Digital Services Act enforcement in real time — Commission proceedings, national DSC activity, VLOP obligations, and platform compliance actions.
What this monitor covers
The DSA Enforcement Monitor tracks how the Digital Services Act is being applied in practice — not just what the law says, but what regulators are actually doing, which platforms are under scrutiny, and where enforcement is accelerating or stalling.
Tell us what you are tracking and we will respond with the most relevant coverage options.
Monitor
Track AI Act implementation and enforcement — prohibited practices, high-risk AI obligations, GPAI rules, AI Office activity, and delegated acts.
What this monitor covers
The EU AI Act Monitor follows how the AI Act moves from text to practice — tracking implementing acts, guidance documents, AI Office decisions, and the evolving compliance landscape for general-purpose and high-risk AI systems.
Tell us what you are tracking and we will respond with the most relevant coverage options.
Monitor
Track EMFA obligations for VLOPs with media content — media ownership transparency, editorial independence provisions, and enforcement developments.
What this monitor covers
The EMFA Monitor tracks how European media freedom rules affect platforms, publishers, and content intermediaries — covering ownership transparency requirements, editorial independence protections, and the intersection with DSA obligations.
Tell us what you are tracking and we will respond with the most relevant coverage options.
Monitor
Track DMA gatekeeper obligations, Commission enforcement, interoperability and access obligations, and designated platform compliance.
What this monitor covers
The DMA Monitor tracks how the Commission enforces gatekeeper obligations, how designated platforms are responding to compliance requirements, and where interoperability, self-preferencing, and data-access rules are generating friction or litigation.
Tell us what you are tracking and we will respond with the most relevant coverage options.
Monitor
Track national-level implementation and enforcement overlaying EU digital regulation frameworks — scoped to your jurisdictions and issue areas.
What this monitor covers
EU regulation is only part of the picture. This monitor tracks how member states implement, interpret, and enforce alongside EU instruments — covering national digital services coordinators, local enforcement postures, and jurisdiction-specific requirements that affect compliance obligations.
Scope is agreed at onboarding — tell us which jurisdictions and issues matter to you.
Monitor
Track active EU legislative proposals and policy files at Commission, Council, and Parliament level — before they become binding obligations.
What this monitor covers
This monitor covers proposals under active negotiation or consultation that carry forward-looking regulatory risk. It is structured to show where each file sits in the legislative process, what is likely to change, what remains contested, and what the near-term decision points are.
Track the EU legislative pipeline so you can plan ahead, not react.
Monitor
Track Ofcom enforcement, category thresholds, safety duties, age assurance requirements, children's online safety, and platform compliance activity.
What this monitor covers
The UK Online Safety Act Monitor tracks how Ofcom is implementing and enforcing the Online Safety Act — covering codes of practice, category determinations, age assurance standards, and enforcement actions against regulated services.
Tell us what you are tracking and we will respond with the most relevant coverage options.
Monitor
Track UK-specific regulatory activity beyond the Online Safety Act — scoped to your issue areas across the CMA digital markets regime, investment screening, data law, AI policy, and more.
What this monitor covers
This is the UK equivalent of the EU National Overlay Monitor. Scope is defined at onboarding and capped at five issue areas — covering the CMA digital markets regime, UK investment screening, data law reform, AI policy, media regulation, and cybersecurity frameworks.
Choose up to five issue areas — tell us what matters to your position.
Monitor
Track what EU and UK regulators, legislators, and enforcement bodies do or say that could affect Chinese-owned or Chinese-operated businesses in European markets.
What this monitor covers
This monitor focuses exclusively on the European regulatory and enforcement environment as it affects Chinese-owned or Chinese-operated businesses. It does not cover Chinese domestic policy — only what European regulators are doing that creates exposure for Chinese businesses operating in EU and UK markets.
Tell us what you are tracking and we will respond with the most relevant coverage options.
Monitor
Track political stability, policy direction, technology partnerships, market-entry risk signals, and state-level strategic developments across the Middle East.
What this monitor covers
The Middle East Geopolitical Monitor provides structured intelligence on political developments, policy direction, and strategic shifts across the region — designed for organisations with operational exposure, investment interest, or advisory mandates in Middle Eastern markets.
Tell us what you are tracking and we will respond with the most relevant coverage options.
Monitor
Track regulatory, policy, and integrity developments surrounding electoral processes — covering platform obligations, political advertising rules, and disinformation responses.
What this monitor covers
The Elections Monitor tracks how regulators, electoral management bodies, and enforcement authorities respond to the intersection of technology platforms and democratic processes — covering political advertising rules, disinformation measures, and platform-specific requirements during electoral periods.
Scope is configured by jurisdiction and electoral cycle — tell us what you need.
Monitor
Track technology, digital policy, and data regulation across all six GCC jurisdictions — Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman.
What this monitor covers
The GCC Monitor covers the regulatory and compliance environment for technology businesses across the Gulf — not political or macroeconomic risk, but the practical regulatory landscape that affects operations, market entry, and data handling.
Tell us what you are tracking and we will respond with the most relevant coverage options.