Safe is the new outstanding.
We built Safe Workplace on a conviction: organisations that manage risk, compliance, and employee relations well don't just avoid problems — they grow faster, win bigger contracts, and build cultures people want to be part of.
Started with a question. Built on real outcomes.
Safe Workplace began as a research project with a single question: "How can technology improve the safeguarding of people in the workplace?" What we found — and what we experienced personally — made it impossible to look away.
The data was stark. One in three people experience misconduct at work. Sixty per cent of concerns go unreported. Over ninety per cent don't trust the reporting process. But it wasn't just research. People close to us were living it — bullying, discrimination, toxic management. We watched their confidence crumble. We saw the human cost first-hand.
The pattern was always the same: the warning signs were there, but organisations were only ever reacting — documenting problems after they'd exploded. We couldn't accept that. We set out to build something different: a platform that encouraged early reporting, enabled faster responses, and gave leaders the intelligence to act before situations escalated.
As Amazon put it when we deployed with them, if you can enable people to act within the Golden Hour, you can dramatically reduce the human and operational cost of bad situations. After 12 months, early-stage reporting had tripled. Psychological safety measurably improved. Legal and compliance teams reported reduced liability and cleaner documentation trails. The approach worked.
Armed with those outcomes, we expanded to Booking.com, Roche, Thiess and others across logistics, mining, pharmaceuticals and professional services. Across every sector, the same truth held: most organisations want to do the right thing — they're just overwhelmed by how. We then turned our attention to healthcare, because healthcare leaders understood our thesis. In high-stakes clinical environments, a culture of compliance doesn't just protect performance — it protects people.
Five inflection points.
A third-sector research project into how technology could change reporting culture and workplace safeguarding — driven by data and by personal experience of what poor governance does to people.
Deployed at Amazon scale, proving that early detection and faster response could fundamentally change people outcomes. A 3× increase in early-stage reporting within 12 months.
Expanded into global logistics, pharmaceuticals and mining — proving the platform across radically different regulatory environments, geographies and workforce profiles.
We chose healthcare because it demanded the most rigorous version of what we'd built. CQC, HIQA, EU MDR, DTAC — enterprise-grade governance infrastructure in the highest-stakes compliance environment in the world.
Backed by Fuel Ventures, Concept Ventures, FSE Group and H2 Ventures — scaling the quality, risk and compliance operating system for regulated organisations worldwide.
From two-person teams to global enterprises.
Amazon, Booking.com, Thiess, Roche, Seafrigo, MKS, the Cabinet Office and dozens more — regulated healthcare providers, global technology companies and industrial operators managing tens of thousands of frontline staff.
Three principles that shape everything we build.
We see compliance not as an obligation but as an enabler for strategic growth, safety, quality and trust. Our aim is not to add more rules — it's to remove friction, increase confidence, and make the right thing to do the easiest thing to do.
High incident reporting rates seem counterintuitive, but they're a sign of trust. They prove people feel safe raising concerns, that teams are aware of what's going wrong, and that leaders can act quickly. That's what builds resilient organisations. Most solutions are reactive. We're not.
In a truly thriving organisation, compliance isn't a paper exercise — it's a shared commitment that aligns behaviour with values. These principles aren't imposed; they're co-created, emerging from trust, transparency, accountability and mutual respect. We build for that culture.
People who've lived the problems we solve.
Our team spans enterprise technology, regulated healthcare, employment law and institutional finance.
Romano RabieCEO · Co-FounderA serial startup operator, Romano co-founded Safe Workplace on the conviction that workplace ethics and employee relations lack connected, intelligent systems to operationalise them. He led the early proof-of-concept and product build, having previously helped scale Mr Messaging from employee #4 to its €40M acquisition by Route Mobile.
Luke AikmanChairman · FounderA serial entrepreneur with two exits behind him, Luke founded Safe Workplace and chairs the board. His previous venture Nudge led the UK Cabinet Office's discovery work in workplace conduct, and he continues to advise global Pharma organisations including Roche and Novartis on strategy and innovation.
David ShirraHealthcare PartnerDavid brings deep operational and commercial expertise across the UK regulated healthcare landscape — from NHS Trusts and PMI providers to PE-backed clinic groups. As former Commercial Director at Transform Hospital Group, David led the turnaround to £47.8m revenue while every site maintained or achieved CQC 'Good' or 'Outstanding'.
John PickenEmployee Relations & Healthcare PartnerBrings 30+ years advising executive boards, HR directors, and government task forces on workplace health, risk, and employee relations, including contributing to the landmark Thriving at Work review. A law graduate and Chartered Insurance Institute Associate, John has built corporate health propositions for clients including Siemens, BNY Mellon, and Nuffield Health.
Anna StaevskaBoard MemberAnna brings rich operational and growth expertise at board level for start-ups and scale-ups across a diverse portfolio of businesses. Her network across UK healthcare and regulated spaces enables Safe Workplace to approach new markets with consideration and deploy resources effectively.
Robert WallaceSenior Healthcare PartnerA qualified dentist with two decades of clinical and management experience across UK and Irish healthcare, Robert has overseen GRC implementation since 2005 — from founding multi-site dental clinics to advising healthcare SaaS providers on regulated market needs. He ensures Safe Workplace reflects how regulated care actually operates on the ground.
David GreenhalghEmployment Law AdvisorTop-ranked as a Leading Individual in the Legal 500 2025, David brings 35+ years of employment law expertise advising senior executives, employers, and employees. Known for unstuffy, commercially focused tactical advice that grounds Safe Workplace's ER frameworks in how employment law actually works in practice.
Institutional investors behind the build.
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