The Inscentinel team gathers people from a variety of backgrounds, from academia to business and industry. Initially founded by Professor Paul Davis in 2001, at the time in charge of Innovation at Unilever, it is now led by Lucius Cary, first and main investor through his company, Oxford Technology Management and Stephen James, Institute Secretary of Rothamsted Research where Inscentinel is based.

Inscentinel benefits from a large network of advisors such as Prof John Pickett CBE, Scientific Director of Rothamsted Centre for Sustainable Pest and Disease Management who hosted Inscentinel's preliminary bee research within his department of Biochemical Ecology. Security expertise is provided by Norman Shanks who with 30 years of airport operations and management experience (Airport Security Manager for Heathrow Airport during 1986 - 1991 then Head of Group Security for BAA Plc) is internationally recognised as one of the world's foremost experts in aviation security. Also involved are John Wilson, private investor, and Lamia Baker, project manager at Rainbow Seed Fund, which recently invested in Inscentinel.