SOLVUS LTD

Their core work

SOLVUS is a Bulgarian software and IT services SME specializing in cybersecurity solutions and secure digital platforms. Their work spans cybersecurity awareness tools for SMEs, digital forensics platforms for law enforcement, and educational technology applications. They contribute software development and integration capabilities to EU consortia tackling cyber threats, digital evidence handling, and trusted computing environments.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

SOLVUS began its H2020 participation in 2017 with a mix of educational technology (STORIES) and general cybersecurity projects (FORTIKA, YAKSHA) — broad software development work without a sharp thematic focus. By 2019, their involvement shifted decisively toward digital forensics and law enforcement technology with LOCARD, which introduced blockchain and trusted execution environments. This progression shows a company that used early EU projects to build cybersecurity credentials and then specialized into the higher-value niche of lawful digital evidence handling.

SOLVUS is moving from general cybersecurity toward specialized law enforcement and digital trust technologies, making them a relevant partner for future security and justice-sector projects.

How they like to work

SOLVUS operates exclusively as a consortium participant — they have never coordinated an H2020 project. Despite only four projects, they have worked with 60 unique partners across 20 countries, indicating they integrate well into large, diverse consortia rather than sticking with a tight circle of repeat collaborators. This pattern suggests a flexible technical contributor that adapts to different project contexts and team configurations.

With 60 consortium partners spread across 20 countries from just four projects, SOLVUS has built a remarkably wide European network for its size. Their partnerships span the EU broadly, with no apparent geographic clustering beyond their Bulgarian base.

What sets them apart

SOLVUS occupies a distinctive niche as a Bulgarian SME that bridges cybersecurity and law enforcement technology — a combination uncommon among Eastern European tech companies in H2020. Their LOCARD involvement demonstrates capacity to work on sensitive security-sector projects involving blockchain-based evidence chains, which requires both technical depth and institutional trust. For consortium builders, they offer competitive Eastern European development costs combined with proven experience in security-cleared EU project environments.

Highlights from their portfolio

• LOCARD
  Their largest project (EUR 368K) applying blockchain and trusted execution environments to digital forensics — a technically demanding security-sector application.
• FORTIKA
  Addressed the underserved problem of cybersecurity for SME ecosystems, demonstrating awareness of real business needs beyond academic research.
• STORIES
  An outlier in their portfolio — an educational technology project about space exploration, showing versatility beyond their core security focus.