Neo4j, the graph intelligence platform, has announced an agreement to acquire GraphAware, an intelligence analysis software company serving government agencies worldwide.
The deal marks a significant milestone in Neo4j’s $100 million AI investment roadmap, aimed at accelerating the delivery of autonomous, context-aware agents that turn raw, siloed data into actionable intelligence.
The acquisition is designed to position GraphAware Hume, powered by the Neo4j platform, as a direct alternative to Palantir Gotham for government intelligence analysis operations.
Emil Eifrem, Founder and CEO of Neo4j, said, “For over a decade, governments have utilized intelligence analysis software from Palantir. Now they will have a legitimate choice with GraphAware Hume, powered by the Neo4j graph intelligence platform.”
Eifrem added, “We aren’t just launching a new intelligence analysis alternative to Palantir Gotham. We’re acquiring a proven solution that’s built on open-standards technology, and already trusted by government agencies throughout the world.”
Neo4j argues that the era of proprietary black-box solutions is over, with government agencies increasingly requiring modular architecture built on certified open standards that integrates with enterprise AI platforms.
GraphAware Hume is described as a graph-powered intelligence analysis platform built for mission-critical environments, helping organisations work with complex and fragmented information across law enforcement, defence, and tax authorities.
The Western Australia Police Force is among the existing customers, using Neo4j and GraphAware Hume to accelerate crime analysis by unifying siloed data and reducing data analysis turnaround time from hours to seconds.
The US Department of Defense uses Neo4j and GraphAware Hume on a DoD IL5 network inside a fully-accredited DevSecOps platform hosted on the US Air Force’s Cloud One, delivering graph-enabled AI applications for mission-critical analytics.
A European national cyber defence agency also relies on the combined platform to detect and understand threats before they impact critical infrastructure, companies, and societies.
Additional customers using the combined Neo4j and GraphAware solution include the European Commission, the IRS, and US DoD Platform One.
Michal Bachman, Founder and CEO of GraphAware, said, “The future of intelligence analysis is undeniably graph-powered and AI-assisted. Having partnered with Neo4j for over ten years, integrating GraphAware Hume into the Neo4j ecosystem is an extremely exciting next step.”
Bachman continued, “By joining forces, we will drive tighter integration and faster innovation, delivering game-changing AI capabilities to our existing joint customers and new organizations worldwide.”
The acquisition follows accelerated market demand for graph intelligence, with Neo4j reporting a fourfold increase in customers solving for AI-ready data use cases, with a significant portion of those deployments now in production.
Neo4j’s broader AI investment programme, announced in October 2025, also includes the launch of Neo4j Aura Agent, MCP Server for Neo4j, and an AI start-up programme that has attracted more than 700 registered companies.