What Evidencity does

Evidencity is a private compliance intelligence company that builds source-level, in-language datasets on illicit networks, pre-sanctioned entities, political facilitators, and forced labor operations across 80+ jurisdictions. The company operates three products on a shared research engine: Illicit Network Intelligence (proprietary datasets with quarterly updates and RiskScore assessments), NelsonAI (a conversational AI research companion launched March 2025), and RiskSolve (field-based due diligence investigations delivered via SOW). Its methodology combines vetted local researchers, proprietary Country Resource Libraries, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation AI models to identify network relationships before they appear in conventional sanctions watchlists or media coverage.

The company's revenue model centers on annual and multi-year data licensing subscriptions (Internal Use and Commercial Use tiers) delivered via flat file and SFTP, supplemented by SaaS subscriptions to NelsonAI and project-based professional services through RiskSolve. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; contracts include automatic 7% or CPI annual escalators. Go-to-market combines enterprise field sales focused on discovery calls with channel distribution via the Sigma360 platform integration announced June 24, 2026.

Evidencity serves financial institutions and fintechs (FTO/DTO screening, sanctions evasion detection), multinational corporations with emerging market supply chain exposure (UFLPA, EUFLR, CSDDD compliance), wealth managers (emerging market investment intelligence), and compliance technology platforms (data enrichment). The company is incorporated in Delaware, maintains an EU representative office in Barcelona, and operates with 1-10 employees under founder-CEO Samuel Logan, with no disclosed institutional venture capital backing.

Name

Evidencity

Legal name

Evidencity, Inc.

Website

https://evidencity.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Evidencity builds source-level, in-language datasets on illicit networks, pre-sanctioned entities, and forced labor operations across 80+ jurisdictions, serving financial institutions, multinational corporations, and compliance platforms through subscription data licensing, AI tools, and field-based investigations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Risk Intelligence and Compliance Data Analytics

SIC

Finance Services (6199), Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Crime Investigations & Intelligence (link analysis, network analytics) (FSAGAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cybercrime, Ransomware & Illicit Finance Intelligence (Crypto) (FSADALAL)

Keywords

• Illicit network intelligence
• Sanctions compliance data
• Supply chain due diligence
• Forced labor risk analytics
• Risk intelligence platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Annapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Licensed Data Products: Annual and multi-year data licensing agreements for Illicit Network Intelligence datasets. Customers receive quarterly updates with data delivered via flat file and SFTP transfer. Licensing tiers include Internal Use License and Commercial Use License with premium attributes available for additional fees.
2. NelsonAI SaaS Platform: Cloud-based subscription software platform providing AI-enhanced network analysis, relationship mapping, and strategic intelligence tools. Subscription-based access with automatic renewal and per-user licensing.
3. RiskSolve Professional Services: Custom due diligence and strategic intelligence services delivered via Statement of Work (SOW). Includes comprehensive screening, interactive mapping, and solution implementation through vetted specialist partners.
4. Commercial Use Licensing: Additional licensing fees for commercial applications where Evidencity data is incorporated into customer products, services, or platforms for end-user benefit. Attribution requirements apply to commercial use.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Evidencity builds and licenses proprietary intelligence on illicit networks, pre-sanctioned entities, political facilitators, and forced labor operations across 80+ jurisdictions, produced through source-level in-language research by vetted local researchers and RAG AI models. It monetizes this intelligence through licensed datasets (Illicit Network Intelligence), an AI conversational research platform (NelsonAI), and field-based due diligence services (RiskSolve) for financial institutions, multinational corporations, and investment professionals.

Product overview

Evidencity offers a three-product research intelligence platform built on a single proprietary research engine. The core offerings are Illicit Network Intelligence (proprietary dataset of criminal networks, pre-sanctioned entities, and forced labor operations across 80+ jurisdictions), NelsonAI (AI-powered conversational research companion for querying these datasets), and RiskSolve (field-based due diligence investigations and sustainable solutions). All three products share Evidencity's source-level research methodology leveraging Country Resource Libraries, vetted local researchers, and RAG AI models to surface risks before formal designations are issued.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NelsonAI: AI-powered research companion with analyst-selected sourcing for criminal networks and forced labor, launched in partnership with Southern Pulse.
• RiskSolve
• Illicit Network Intelligence

Products and services

• Illicit Network Intelligence Proprietary licensed intelligence dataset covering criminal networks, pre-sanctioned entities, political facilitators, forced labor operations, and human rights risks across 80+ jurisdictions. Built from source-level, in-language research using Country Resource Libraries, with proprietary RiskScores and documented provenance for every subject. Delivered via flat file and SFTP under Internal Use or Commercial Use license tiers with quarterly updates.
• NelsonAI AI-powered conversational research companion that lets corporate threat intelligence teams, business assurance leaders, wealth managers, modern slavery researchers, journalists, and policy practitioners query Evidencity datasets, Southern Pulse coverage, and partner intelligence through natural language. Delivered as a cloud-based SaaS subscription with a free trial and automatic renewal, offering access to 20 years of Southern Pulse proprietary work and Evidencity data across 80+ jurisdictions.
• RiskSolve Field-based due diligence and investigations service combining comprehensive screening against global datasets, award-winning in-language research methodology, interactive relationship mapping, and solution implementation support. Delivered via Statement of Work for sustainable compliance in emerging and edge markets, addressing high and medium risk subjects in supplier and customer screening.

Quantifiable outcome

• Maps criminal network relationships before formal sanctions designation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Sigma360flagshipTechnology or Integration · 24 June 2026Strategic partnership announced June 24, 2026 integrates Evidencity's proprietary illicit network intelligence into Sigma360's AI-powered risk intelligence platform. Full integration gives Sigma360 customers unmatched visibility into FTO, DTO, cartel, fentanyl supply chain, forced labor, and transnational organized crime risks across 80+ jurisdictions. Evidencity data complements Sigma360's sanctions screening, adverse media monitoring, KYC, and entity resolution capabilities.
• Southern PulsecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLatin America-focused research and advisory firm with over 20 years of on-the-ground experience. Evidencity clients gain access to Southern Pulse's deep regional relationships, two decades of accumulated knowledge, and multidisciplinary expertise spanning security risk, political dynamics, regulatory environments, and operational challenges across Latin America. Southern Pulse operates through decentralized team living and working across the region.
• FiftyEightcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch and technology organization focused on identifying and addressing worker exploitation, modern slavery, and child labor across global supply chains. Ranked in top 100 B Corps globally. Through partnership, Evidencity clients gain access to FiftyEight's implementation expertise for translating forced labor intelligence into sustainable prevention and remediation programs. Their 'Just Good Work' platform enables workers to know their rights and raise issues, while 'MeL' tool gathers ground-level human rights data at scale.
• PamircoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerData intelligence firm offering systematic mapping of China's labor transfer system at the center of UFLPA enforcement and EU Forced Labor Regulation compliance. Founded by investigative journalists and AI engineers, Pamir surfaces hidden and emerging forced labor risks through proprietary discovery methods, primary source evidence, and real-time monitoring. Partnership enables clients to verify China exposure where conventional due diligence cannot reach.
• The Search GroupminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGlobal due diligence and business intelligence firm extending Evidencity's research capacity across challenging jurisdictions. With fluency in over 45 languages and network of 50+ full-time professionals supported by 250+ external associates, TSG provides linguistic depth and on-the-ground reach enabling Evidencity to deliver intelligence in over 100 jurisdictions. Operating from hubs in Spain, Poland, Serbia, and Malaysia.
• Anti-Trafficking Investment Network (ATIN)minorOthersFirst investment collaborative dedicated to decimating human trafficking. ATIN funding enabled Evidencity's tantalum research project (Project Tantalus). ATIN is the first investment collaborative dedicated to decimating human trafficking, providing grant funding for research that maps supply chain exposure to modern slavery.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sigma360: AI-powered risk and compliance platform serving financial institutions with sanctions screening, adverse media, KYC, and entity resolution. Most directly comparable because Evidencity's illicit network intelligence is now fully integrated into Sigma360, and the two collaborate on FTO/DTO and supply chain risk data for shared enterprise customers.
• Sayari: Corporate intelligence platform mapping beneficial ownership, supply chain, and illicit finance networks across emerging markets. Highly comparable to Evidencity in its use of source-level research, network analytics, and risk-scoring for compliance and due diligence use cases at financial institutions and multinationals.
• Kharon: Research and analytics firm specializing in sanctions, export controls, and trade-related illicit finance risk. Directly comparable because Kharon also sells proprietary datasets and analytics on sanctioned and pre-sanctioned networks to financial institutions and compliance teams, overlapping with Evidencity's INI datasets.

Broad incumbents

• Refinitiv (LSEG) World-Check: One of the largest providers of KYC, AML, and sanctions screening data globally. Comparable as the incumbent baseline data layer that Evidencity positions against, offering broader but less specialized coverage of watchlists, PEPs, and adverse media for financial crime compliance.
• Dow Jones Risk & Compliance: Provider of RiskCenter, Factiva-derived adverse media, and Dow Jones Watchlist for AML and sanctions compliance. Comparable as an established incumbent serving the same financial institution and corporate compliance buyers, with broader but less source-driven intelligence than Evidencity.
• Kroll: Global risk consultancy providing due diligence, compliance, and investigations services to corporations and financial institutions. Comparable as a provider of bespoke research and investigative services for the same enterprise buyer, though Kroll's scope is broader than Evidencity's pre-sanctions network intelligence focus.
• Control Risks: Specialist risk consultancy delivering political, security, and integrity due diligence for multinationals and financial institutions. Comparable for its emerging-market and high-risk jurisdiction intelligence work that overlaps with Evidencity's field-research and political exposure offerings.
• LexisNexis Risk Solutions: Provider of compliance, fraud, and identity data products including WorldCompliance and Bridger Insight for AML and sanctions screening. Comparable as an incumbent data vendor serving the same enterprise compliance buyers that Evidencity targets.

Emerging players

• Flashpoint: Threat intelligence platform covering illicit communities, fraud, and supply chain risk with source-level intelligence from underground forums. Comparable for its intelligence-driven approach to pre-emptive risk identification for enterprise security and compliance teams, partially overlapping with Evidencity's pre-sanctions network coverage.
• Panaseer: Continuous controls monitoring and security posture analytics platform serving financial institutions. Comparable as an emerging data analytics vendor helping regulated enterprises quantify and evidence compliance posture, a similar buyer profile to Evidencity though a different problem domain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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