The easiest route to global investigative data

The network is invitation only.

Yes. Ground Truth supports many advisory firms, risk consultancies, and investigators. We help them ensure they have access to the best-possible information flows for their requirement, so that they can focus on what they do best: analysis and advice.

Ground Truth's platform is the antithesis of an open jobs board. Project requirements are only shared with Network Partners once a GT staff member has carefully compared the project requirements against the qualifications and expertise of our network partner database. Once we have identified a match, we then share the project requirements on a no-names basis with the Network Partner we have carefully selected as being the best fit for the task. If they agree to take on the project and are accepted by the client then that is the only Network Partner who is ever made aware of the project requirements.

Our invitation-only network has more than 1,500 Network Partners, covering over 200 countries, territories and jurisdictions. They come from backgrounds including journalism, business, law, government, law enforcement, public affairs, research, investigations and consulting. All are highly experienced in their niche within the intelligence and investigations information chain. They also share in common their professionalism, agility and a commitment to providing high quality information and analysis in a timely, cost-effective manner, and with full commitment to our Code of Conduct.

Yes. Ground Truth's platform provides access to an international network of providers of publicly-sourced information, including, but not limited to, public registries and databases, social and other open source media.

The Ground Truth network includes numerous independent consultants and consultancies who also provide desktop-based research services, either on a standalone basis or in support of other, human network based services they provide. This desktop research provision is comprehensive in that it not only covers a broad array of jurisdictions and languages, but is also specialised according to services such as asset tracing, integrity due diligence, and political risk analysis.

While such services do not form the core of the Ground Truth network offering - which is focused on more mainstream corporate intelligence and investigations services - our network does include independent consultants and boutique consultancies that also provide security consulting, forensic accounting, and commercial competitor and market intelligence in certain jurisdictions. We are always happy to assist in those cases where our network partners have these capabilities.

There is no fee involved in joining Ground Truth as a Network Partner. Joining does not entail any kind of exclusive agreement and therefore does not preclude you from continuing to work for other clients and consultancies as normal.

The insurance liability requirement is determined by the nature of your activities on the platform. The level it should be, is your own decision. If your activities are mostly confined to conducting checks at local courts and retrieving corporate docs, or even conducting human source inquiries we can't envisage that you'll need a high level of cover at all. The information is the information and as long as you are providing it in good faith, your exposure should be very limited, if not negligible. The importance is that you have some kind of cover and that it's appropriate to the work you do.

No. Ground Truth does not share any network partner profiles publicly. The only time we share a network partner's profile with anyone beyond GT is once we have matched them with a client project requirement, which the Network Partner has in turn accepted. The client is then able to review the background and expertise of our proposed partner against their own objectives. If they wish, clients are able to remain anonymous throughout the project.

Our clients tend to be regular users of intelligence and investigations services: financial institutions, law firms, multinational corporations and advisory firms. We also support investigative specialists who work in-house at corporations, within consulting firms, or as independent investigators.

Ground Truth carefully selects its Network Partners according to a range of criteria. This includes the quality of their professional services; their expertise in certain jurisdictions, sectors or themes; and their adherence to GT's strict legal and ethical policies and guidelines.

Yes. The network is invitation only, and all Network Partners are subject to risk-based due diligence and ongoing training and development to ensure quality standards and compliance with Ground Truth's Corporate Governance & Compliance Guidelines and Code of Conduct.

Yes. Once you have agreed to commence work on the project, you have direct access to the Network Partner and can use the secure chat function and receive documents and reports through the platform.

We use an adaptive algorithm to match a shortlist of Network Partners with the criteria of your requirement. From there, the Ground Truth team assesses the best match, and the Network Partner is proposed for your approval in the platform. You can talk directly as much as you like before making any commitment to proceed.

No, we've developed a truly comprehensive global network in over 200 jurisdictions and territories. We have systematically identified and mapped out the highest quality professionals across all regions, covering the full range of professional corporate intelligence & investigative services, at scale.

Yes. Ground Truth's platform enables you to engage as many network partners as are required to meet your project needs.

Absolutely. Ground Truth's default preference is maximal transparency between all parties. Nevertheless, we also appreciate that there are very legitimate reasons for clients wishing to keep their identity confidential from the Network Partner working on their project. Upon entering each new project request within the platform, clients can choose to remain anonymous from the Network Partner assigned to their case. This enables clients to withhold their identity while still having direct and ongoing access to the Network Partner throughout the project.

Information security is paramount in our industry. Your reports, as well as any communication history you have with the Network Partner, are securely stored on our servers. After project completion, we only keep the chat history and deliverables for 10 days. After the 10-day window has elapsed, all deliverables associated with your project are deleted from our servers.

Like most marketplace platforms, Ground Truth Intelligence's terms of use require clients and Network Partners to refrain from engaging in business together directly, if they have been introduced by us.

All clients contract with Ground Truth Intelligence.

While there is no one template for the experience required of a GT Network Partner, the majority have considerable experience in providing high quality research and analysis in a professional setting. This might have been acquired in the context of investigative journalism, law enforcement, multinational institutions, or while working within other reputable corporate intelligence and investigations firms.

We work with a wide range of high-quality independent consultants and boutique consultancies. They span the world in terms of coverage and operate in a variety of intelligence and investigations professional service lines. For example some are country or regional specialists, while others focus exclusively in areas such as asset tracing or multi-lingual open source research. But what they share in common is their independence, professionalism, and commitment to providing high quality information and analysis in a timely, cost-effective, and legal and ethical manner.