What Kharon does

Kharon is a Denver-headquartered, private risk-analytics platform (legally 1nteger, LLC) founded in 2016 by former senior officials from the U.S. Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. The company sells subscription access to network-based intelligence on sanctions exposure, export controls, forced labor, military end use, investment risk, and related regulatory threats, targeting Financial Institutions, Global Trade-facing Multinationals, Defense & Aerospace, Government agencies, Asset Managers, and Research Universities. The technology centers on the "Kharon Core," a proprietary knowledge graph married to an analytic engine producing Dynamic Exposure Scores; this core powers four product lines — ClearView (web-based investigation platform), GraphCast (structured data extracts via API/CSV/JSON), CoreStream (AI-enhanced continuous risk intelligence feed), and The Brief (editorial publication). Documented customers include 7 of the 10 largest US banks, 6 of the 10 largest EU banks, 9 of the 10 largest global semiconductor companies, 35+ Fortune 100 firms, 35+ research universities, and government agencies in 20+ countries including U.S. Treasury, CBP, DHS, and the State Department.

The business model is enterprise SaaS on quote-based annual subscriptions, with distribution via a direct field-sales motion (sector-based AEs for financial services, public sector, and commercial accounts), supported by the Kharon Activation Network of 34+ technology partners (Descartes, Tradeflow, NICE Actimize, e2open, AIAG, Altana, AML RightSource, Carahsoft, CSI, Everstream, Expeditors, Facctum, Digital Science, Z2Data) that embed Kharon data into trade, supply-chain, GRC, and research-security platforms. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the absence of self-serve tiers and the "Request a Demo" CTA reflect an enterprise-low-velocity / high-ACV profile. The company holds SOC 2 Type 2 certification and operates offices across the U.S. (Denver, Washington D.C., New York, Los Angeles), the U.K. (London as European HQ), Spain (Madrid as European engineering hub), and Japan (Tokyo). Notable outcomes reported by customers include an 80%-plus reduction in forced-labor screening review time (80 hours to 16 hours for Western Digital) and export-control review cycles compressed from weeks to hours.

Monetization is concentrated in subscription revenue, with three identifiable streams: ClearView platform subscriptions, GraphCast/CoreStream/API data products, and The Brief editorial/research content — all anchored to recurring annual enterprise contracts. Growth is supported by a regulatory tailwind (875+ new sanctions designations since February 2025 under the U.S. maximum-pressure posture on Iran, plus expanding forced-labor regimes including UFLPA, Germany's LkSG, and the EU Forced Labor Regulation) and a deliberate partnership-and-channel buildout targeting both depth (existing financial-services and corporate buyers) and breadth (new verticals such as research security, defense, and asset management).

Name

Kharon

Legal name

1nteger, LLC

Website

https://kharon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Kharon is a Denver-based risk-analytics platform, founded in 2016, that sells subscription access to network-based intelligence on sanctions exposure, export controls, forced labor, military end use, and investment risk to financial institutions, multinational corporations, governments, and research universities. Its proprietary "Kharon Core" knowledge graph powers ClearView, GraphCast, CoreStream, and The Brief products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sanctions and Compliance Risk Analytics Software

akta.pro primary industry

KYC/KYB & Customer Onboarding (CIP, beneficial ownership, screening) (FSAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Beneficial Ownership (UBO) & Corporate Registry Verification (KYB) (FSAMAMAK), KYC/KYB, Identity Verification & Customer Due Diligence (FSAFAOAE)

Keywords

• Sanctions compliance
• Risk analytics platform
• Export controls compliance
• Supply chain risk intelligence
• Forced labor due diligence

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Monica

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Platform Subscriptions: ClearView is a web-based investigation and analysis platform for KYC, sanctions and compliance investigations, and due diligence. Sold as subscription with access to Dynamic Exposure Scores, entity profiles, and network visualization.
2. Data Products and API Access: GraphCast delivers structured data extracts via API, CSV, JSON, or directly via partnerships for integration with existing screening, compliance and analytic systems. CoreStream provides AI-enhanced insights through a continuously updating feed. API provides programmatic access for automated workflows.
3. Intelligence Content and Research: The Brief is an editorial and investigative publication covering sanctions developments, enforcement actions, and regulatory changes - available to subscribers and as part of platform access.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Kharon provides a global risk analytics platform that combines proprietary knowledge graphs, data science, and AI to map ownership structures, corporate networks, trade relationships, and hidden connections. Its products—ClearView (investigation platform), CoreStream (AI-enhanced insights feed), GraphCast (structured data extracts via API), The Brief (editorial publication), and the Kharon API—enable organizations to identify sanctions, export control, forced labor, and financial crime exposure for KYC, due diligence, and compliance investigations.

Product overview

Kharon provides a platform-plus-modules architecture for global risk analytics, serving as the system of record for risk intelligence. The portfolio centers on Kharon Core—a proprietary intelligence layer consisting of a Knowledge Graph, Analytic Engine, and Analyst-Validated Research—which powers all products. The core products include ClearView (web-based investigation platform for KYC and compliance), CoreStream (AI-enhanced continuous risk insights), GraphCast (structured data extracts via API), The Brief (editorial publication), and a programmatic API for integration. All products draw from the unified Kharon Core to deliver comprehensive sanctions, export controls, forced labor, investment risk, and supply chain risk intelligence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ClearView: Investigation and analysis platform for KYC, sanctions and compliance investigations, and due diligence.
• CoreStream
• GraphCast
• The Brief

Products and services

• Kharon Core Proprietary intelligence layer at the center of Kharon's offerings, built over more than a decade. Comprises a Knowledge Graph (deeply researched entities, individuals, vessels, and their networks with ownership chains and control relationships), an Analytic Engine (proprietary methodology that scores entity exposure to risk themes), and Analyst-Validated Research (sourced and cited research with context and risk rationale).
• ClearView Web-based investigation and analysis platform for KYC, sanctions and compliance investigations, and due diligence. Provides 360-degree view of business risk through instant mapping of corporate ownership and affiliations, Dynamic Exposure Scores, and visualization of ownership and relationship networks.
• CoreStream AI-enhanced insights platform delivering continuously updating feed of risk insights grounded in Kharon-verified intelligence. Produces analyst-verified narratives covering sanctions, export controls, forced labor, military end use, investment risk, and more. Users can search by concept, browse by risk typology, and set up personalized feeds.
• GraphCast Structured data extracts for integration with existing screening, compliance and analytic systems. Delivers curated datasets covering 20+ risk typologies including sanctions ownership 50% rule, BIS affiliates rule, military end use, forced labor, research security, and evasion. Data is delivered via API, CSV, JSON, or directly via partnerships.
• The Brief Editorial and investigative publication delivering insights and analysis covering sanctions developments, enforcement actions, evasion trends, and regulatory changes from OFAC, BIS, FinCEN, UK OFSI, the EU, and other international bodies.
• Kharon API Programmatic access to Kharon's data and analytics for integration into financial crime platforms, trade and supply chain systems, trading desks, and other compliance workflows. Enables building sanctions, trade control, and investment risk into automated and agentic workflows, screening cascades, and custom compliance applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced forced labor screening review time from 80 hours to 16 hours for one enterprise customer
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DescartescoreTechnology or Integration · 1 June 2026Joint webinar partnership demonstrating how intelligence-led trade compliance can streamline controls, surface hidden risk, and prioritize investigations. Kharon data embedded into Descartes workflows for global trade compliance.
• TradeflowcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 June 2026Partnership bringing ownership clarity to global trade compliance. Kharon data integrated into Tradeflow platform to address OFAC 50 Percent Rule and BIS Affiliates Rule requirements. Supports efficient screening and decision-making.
• Z2DatacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Partnership integrating Kharon's forced labor intelligence into Z2Data's end-to-end supply chain management platform. Creates joint solution for identifying and managing forced labor risks. Supports compliance with UFLPA, Germany's LkSG, EU Forced Labor Regulation, and Canada's S-211.
• Digital SciencecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Strategic partnership integrating Kharon's sanctions, export control, and compliance risk intelligence with Digital Science's Dimensions Research Security platform. Helps universities, funders, and government agencies identify foreign influence and compliance risks while maintaining academic openness. Addresses NSPM-33 and Trusted Research Guidance requirements.
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)coreOthers · 1 December 2025Expanded agreement with U.S. CBP to enhance enforcement against goods connected to forced labor. Supports UFLPA enforcement. CBP officers and investigators use Kharon's analytics platform to facilitate customs and trade law enforcement. Building on contract first announced in 2023.
• AIAGminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSupply Chain Mapping partner - industry association for automotive industry supply chain.
• AML RightSourceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSanctions Compliance partner providing compliance services.
• CarahsoftminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublic Sector partner - government technology solutions provider.
• CSIminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSanctions Compliance partner.
• Descartes Systems GroupcoreTechnology or IntegrationGlobal Trade Management partner - integration of Kharon data into Descartes platform.
• ExpeditorsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlobal Trade Management partner - logistics provider.
• FacctumminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSanctions Compliance partner.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sayari: Sayari provides corporate ownership, supply chain, and risk intelligence for sanctions, AML, and trade compliance. Like Kharon, Sayari combines proprietary entity data with a graph-based investigation platform (Sayari Graph) and serves banks, corporates, and government agencies - making it the closest direct competitor.
• ComplyAdvantage: ComplyAdvantage offers AI-driven sanctions, AML, and transaction screening to banks and fintechs. It competes with Kharon's ClearView and GraphCast on sanctions screening workflows, though it focuses more on transaction monitoring than deep network/ownership intelligence.

Broad incumbents

• Refinitiv (LSEG) - World-Check: Refinitiv's World-Check is the long-standing incumbent for sanctions, PEP, and adverse media screening, now part of LSEG. It serves the same G-SIB and Fortune 100 customer base as Kharon and competes in ownership and beneficial-ownership intelligence, though as part of a much broader data and analytics portfolio.
• LexisNexis Risk Solutions: LexisNexis Risk Solutions provides KYC, AML, sanctions screening, and beneficial ownership data to financial institutions and corporates. Its Bridger Insight and WorldCompliance platforms overlap with Kharon's KYC and ownership-mapping capabilities, though LexisNexis serves a broader identity/fraud risk portfolio.
• Dow Jones Risk & Compliance: Dow Jones Risk & Compliance offers sanctions, PEP, and adverse media data as well as beneficial ownership research. It is a direct competitor in sanctions and KYC content, sold into the same enterprise compliance buyer base that Kharon targets.
• Moody's (Bureau van Dijk): Moody's, through Bureau van Dijk, provides global corporate registries and ownership data (Orbis, Compliance Catalyst) that overlap with Kharon's entity-graph and UBO offerings. Moody's serves many of the same banks and asset managers and competes on depth of corporate registry coverage.

Emerging players

• Quantifind: Quantifind applies AI and entity-resolution to financial crime risk intelligence, including sanctions and adverse media. It targets banks and fintechs with a similar workflow-automation pitch to Kharon's ClearView and CoreStream, though with a narrower data footprint.
• Pole Star Global: Pole Star Global specializes in maritime sanctions intelligence and vessel tracking - a niche but adjacent capability to Kharon's GraphCast maritime dataset and military end-use/forced labor risk typologies.
• Enigma / Middesk: Middesk (and adjacent players like Enigma) provide business verification, corporate ownership, and KYB data. They overlap with Kharon's KYB/UBO capabilities, particularly for fintech and payments use cases, though they focus more on US entity verification than global sanctions exposure.
• DataWalk: DataWalk provides an enterprise graph analytics platform used by banks, law enforcement, and governments for AML, fraud, and intelligence investigations. It is an adjacent technology peer to Kharon's Knowledge Graph approach, competing for similar analytic-platform budgets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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