Lynx Insights & Investigatons

What Lynx Insights & Investigatons does

Lynx Insights & Investigations, Inc. is a privately held professional services firm headquartered at 970 North Broadway, Suite 211, Los Angeles, California, operating under California Private Investigator license #27310. The firm provides investigative services to law firms, corporations, financial institutions, government agencies, nonprofits, and media organizations across the United States with global reach. It is led by two principals, Giles Miller and Josh Lichtman, each of whom previously served as Associate Managing Directors at Kroll and bring over 20 years of investigative experience.

The firm delivers nine integrated practice areas: litigation support, investigative due diligence, internal investigations, asset searches and recovery, intellectual property protection, online fraud and cyber defense, digital forensics, social media investigations and preservation, and documentary film/podcast support. Underlying capabilities combine sophisticated public records research, online data-mining, cyber investigation techniques, witness interviews, field investigations, and certified digital forensics across hard drives, email, mobile devices, cloud, and social media. The firm develops court-admissible evidentiary outputs and its principals provide expert testimony in state and federal court on evidence preservation, investigations, and digital forensic methodologies.

Lynx generates revenue through project-based professional services engagements and retainer arrangements, charging consulting fees for investigations, due diligence, digital forensics, litigation support, and IP enforcement work. The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales through principal-level direct relationships with senior executives, litigators, and institutional buyers. No public pricing, revenue figures, or external funding are disclosed. Documented outcomes include elimination of thousands of illicit websites, destruction of millions of counterfeit products, seizure of millions of dollars in assets, and collection of millions in settlements and judgments, with engagements spanning entertainment, luxury goods, pharmaceuticals, video games, apparel, technology, and food and beverage sectors.

Name

Lynx Insights & Investigatons

Legal name

Lynx Insights & Investigations, Inc.

Website

https://lynxinsights.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lynx Insights & Investigations is a privately held investigative professional services firm in Los Angeles providing litigation support, due diligence, internal investigations, digital forensics, IP protection, and cyber defense to law firms, corporations, government agencies, nonprofits, and media organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Investigative and Litigation Support Services

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Fraud Investigations & Claims Support (Insurance/Financial) (BPAKAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fraud, Cybercrime Investigations & Brand/Dark Web Monitoring (BPAKAHAO), eDiscovery, Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAKAHAD), Due Diligence & Investigative Research (BPAHALAI), Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

Keywords

• Investigative services
• Litigation support
• Due diligence
• Digital forensics
• Intellectual property enforcement

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Investigative Services: Project-based professional services engagements providing investigative, due diligence, digital forensics, and litigation support services to law firms, corporations, and government agencies. Revenue generated through consulting fees for specific engagements, investigations, and retainer arrangements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Lynx Insights & Investigations is a professional services firm that provides investigative, due diligence, digital forensics, and litigation support services to law firms, corporations, financial institutions, government agencies, nonprofits, and media organizations. The firm combines public records research, online data-mining, cyber investigation techniques, and field witness interviews to deliver hard-to-find facts for legal disputes, pre-transactional due diligence, internal fraud and misconduct investigations, asset searches, intellectual property enforcement, and documentary filmmaking.

Product overview

Lynx Insights & Investigations is a professional services firm (not a software platform) offering a unified portfolio of investigative services. The core offering consists of nine distinct service areas that work together to provide comprehensive investigative support: Litigation Support provides fact-finding for legal disputes; Investigative Due Diligence supports pre-deal decision-making; Internal Investigations evaluates organizational misconduct; Asset Searches & Recovery locates financial assets; Intellectual Property Protection enforces brand rights; Online Fraud & Cyber Defense protects against cyber threats; Digital Forensics handles electronic evidence; Social Media Investigations preserves digital evidence; and Documentary Films services assist media creators. These services are delivered by principals with over 20 years of investigative experience, combining sophisticated public records research, online data-mining, cyber techniques, witness interviews, and field investigations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Litigation Support

Quantifiable outcome

• Elimination of thousands of illicit websites
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• New Community Leadership Foundation (NCLF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022In 2022, Lynx entered into a partnership with NCLF, a Fillmore-based community empowerment organization. Lynx and NCLF were awarded a contract to locate and contact approximately 10,000 people displaced from their homes in San Francisco during the federally-funded urban renewal programs of the 1960s and 1970s. Lynx and NCLF trained and equipped a team of individuals with ties to the impacted communities in San Francisco to conduct investigations and outreach in this ongoing matter.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Nardello & Co. Global private investigations firm offering due diligence, internal investigations, asset tracing, and cyber investigations. Similar boutique positioning with a comparable enterprise and legal-client focus to Lynx.
• Guidepost Solutions: Investigations, compliance, and security consulting firm serving corporations, law firms, and government agencies. Comparable in providing litigation support, internal investigations, and digital forensics services.
• Mintz Group: Boutique global investigations firm focused on due diligence, asset searches, internal investigations, and litigation support for law firms, corporates, and investors. Directly comparable in scale, service mix, and client base to Lynx.

Broad incumbents

• Kroll: Global risk consultancy with a comprehensive investigations practice covering cyber, due diligence, fraud, and litigation support. Both Lynx principals previously served as Associate Managing Directors at Kroll, making it the closest reference point for Lynx's service mix.
• Berkeley Research Group (BRG): Global consulting firm with a forensics and investigations practice spanning asset tracing, internal investigations, and litigation support. Competes for similar legal and corporate mandates as Lynx.
• Stroz Friedberg (Aon): Digital forensics, e-discovery, and investigations firm now part of Aon. Highly comparable to Lynx's digital forensics, social media preservation, and cyber investigation capabilities.
• Control Risks: International risk consultancy offering investigations, integrity due diligence, and litigation support. Competes with Lynx in pre-transactional due diligence, internal investigations, and complex cross-border matters.
• Duff & Phelps (Kroll Restructuring): Financial advisory and investigations firm offering due diligence, asset tracing, and litigation support. Comparable service lines to Lynx, particularly in investigative due diligence and asset search work.
• FTI Consulting: Large global advisory firm with a forensic and investigations practice covering litigation support, e-discovery, and forensic accounting. Overlaps with Lynx's digital forensics, litigation support, and internal investigations work.
• Pinkerton: Established investigations and security firm offering corporate investigations, due diligence, and fraud inquiries. Competes with Lynx on enterprise due diligence and intellectual property enforcement work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lynxinsights

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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