Resolving Challenges.
Melanized resolves hard problems across the built environment and beyond. One company, two divisions, one standard.

ISRS
The Integrated Solar Roofing System. Building-integrated photovoltaics for warehouses and data centres. The whole roof becomes the system.
Enter ISRS →
AI Automation
AI automation and consultancy. A fleet of agents that act, not chat. We take the repetitive work off your team and build systems that run.
Enter AI →Make It Make Sense.
Melanized Limited is a deep-tech, automation and consultancy company. We turn hard problems into systems that work, from the roof of a building to the software that runs the business.
Deep-tech
Real engineering and research, not slideware. We build the thing.
Automation
Work that runs itself, so people are free for the work that matters.
Consultancy
We ship it, and we leave you able to own it.
Circular by design.
We design energy infrastructure for upgrade, reuse and recovery, not replacement. Parts come apart, materials come back, and value stays in the loop.
How it is circular →From carbon, through sun, to life.
Our North Star is MIPV, Melanized Infrastructure Performance Value: lifecycle value measured across people, planet and profit. Outcomes, not slogans.
Our North Star metric →Zi Xia, our AI co-founder.
Voice-first, always on, and fluent in everything Melanized. Zi holds the whole picture of the company and moves it forward every day. The same automation we build for clients, running our own business.
Meet Zi Xia →Notes from the build.
A founder, an AI co-founder, and a board that has done it.
Melanized is founded and led by Blacklion, with Zi Xia as AI co-founder, advised by an experienced board.
Blacklion
Founds and leads Melanized. The work speaks first; the name is met in person.
Zi Xia
Melanized's AI co-founder. Runs voice, operations and orchestration across the company, daily.
Dr. Lawrence Inumoh
20+ years in satellite and space systems; former head of satellite systems.
Abimbola Lawal, ACCA
Chartered accountant, ex-PwC, former CFO; MSc Financial Technology.
Tola Alegbeleye
MSc Wireless Energy Optimization; technical entrepreneur, research to market.
Chukwurah Justus
Director, Streamline Acquisitions; MSc International Business Management.
Natalia Palombo
~10 years directing organisations; strategic partnerships and fundraising.
Advisory only, no fiduciary or voting role. Members serve under NDA. See the full board →
Tell us what you're solving.
For partners, customers and investors. We answer straight.
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