A company can look legitimate on the surface while the entity has been dissolved, the Tax Identification Number (TIN) on file belongs to a different organization, the principal operates under a name variation with a different history, or ownership is layered through intermediary entities that obscure who actually controls the business. For most businesses, these gaps don't surface before the deal. They surface after.
Knowing who you’re actually doing business with is the foundation every other investigation depends on. Without it, you can run the right investigation on the wrong person entirely.
Many automated screening tools serve a real purpose for quick lookups and initial screening. But for company identification and Know Your Business (KYB) compliance workflows where accuracy is non-negotiable, they have structural limitations worth understanding.
Our licensed investigators pull directly from Secretary of State offices, the IRS, and credit header data — rather than relying solely on aggregated records to get a complete picture of a company and the individuals who operate it. Our investigators map every name variation and jurisdiction associated with a subject, verify each identifier at its source, and document findings in plain English with supporting evidence attached.
“Using Business Screen has been an essential component of our grant making process since 2023. The company background case reports are detailed and thorough, delivered within days, and simple to view/manage via a user-friendly portal.”
From individual identity traces to corporate record pulls, these are the investigations that confirm who you’re dealing with before anything else depends on it.
Tailored solutions for customers, suppliers, partners, and deals, with the flexibility to add depth as needed.
Investigator-verified screening — fast automated searches, with any adverse finding confirmed by a licensed investigator before it reaches you.
Investigator-sourced insight — our investigators go directly into the jurisdiction and run live searches at the source.
Everything in Advanced, expanded — multiple jurisdictions, associated entities, name variations, and a deeper lookback for the complete picture.
Compliance officers, onboarding managers, deal teams, and lenders all share the same first question: is the entity real and is the person behind it who they claim to be? Clean Preliminary Report results return in minutes, and investigator-verified results in 2 to 3 business days.
