Capital Investigations

What Capital Investigations does

Capital Investigations is a privately held, single-office private investigative firm headquartered in Cedar Knolls, New Jersey, founded approximately 2013 and operating with 1-10 employees. The firm provides investigative services to three primary customer groups: family law attorneys (its core segment), corporate clients requiring due diligence, fraud, non-compete, and judgment recovery work, and individuals navigating divorce, custody, estate, and personal matters. Its service portfolio spans 13+ lines including cohabitation investigations, asset searches, surveillance, computer forensics, e-Discovery, fraud investigations, background checks, and mobile device spyware detection, with documented outcomes including a claimed 97-99% success rate in obtaining prima facie rulings on cohabitation matters in New Jersey courts.

The firm's underlying technology stack is deterministic rather than AI-driven: proprietary time-lapse video (TLV) cameras that capture 3,000-5,000 images per day over 5-7 day unattended deployments, GPS vehicle tracking, mobile device forensic scanning with 90-minute turnaround, FCRA/GLB-compliant database access for asset and background searches, and standard e-Discovery processing tools. Investigators come from mixed law-enforcement and corporate backgrounds. Court-ready deliverables include 200-300 page time-stamped photo reports and comprehensive scan reports.

Capital Investigations generates revenue on a fee-for-service professional services model with pay-as-you-go billing. Cohabitation investigations start at $5,500 as flat-rate pricing, while asset searches, surveillance, and other services are quote-based and customized to case scope. A 20% ATTY20 referral discount is offered to attorneys, formalizing the firm go-to-market which is anchored on attorney referrals, direct phone/website intake, and content marketing through an active blog and SEO-optimized service pages targeting New Jersey legal investigation queries. The firm claims to serve clients across the United States and internationally from its single NJ office.

Name

Capital Investigations

Legal name

Capital Investigations

Website

https://capinvestigations.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Capital Investigations is a Cedar Knolls, NJ-based private investigative firm (founded ~2013, 1-10 employees) serving family law attorneys, corporations, and individuals with cohabitation investigations, asset searches, surveillance, computer forensics, and related services across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Investigation Services

NAICS

Investigation and Security Services (5616)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation Support & Civil Investigations (Witness/Asset/Skip Tracing) (BPAKAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Domestic/Family & Matrimonial Investigations (BPAKAEAG)

Keywords

• Private investigation services
• Asset search services
• Cohabitation investigations
• Computer forensics e-discovery
• Surveillance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Cedar Knolls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Investigation Services: Fee-for-service investigative work including cohabitation investigations, asset searches, surveillance, computer forensics, judgment recovery, background checks, and fraud investigations. Services are customized to client needs and case requirements. Pricing varies by service type and complexity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Capital Investigations is a legal and financial investigative firm that sells professional investigation services to attorneys, banks, corporations, and individuals. Its core offerings span cohabitation investigations, asset searches, surveillance (including proprietary time-lapse video), computer forensics and e-Discovery, judgment recovery, fraud and non-compete investigations, due diligence, background checks, custody/infidelity investigations, trust and estate investigations, and mobile device spyware detection. Services are customized per case and delivered primarily through attorney referrals and direct client engagement out of Cedar Knolls, NJ.

Product overview

Capital Investigations is a full-service private investigative firm offering investigative services to individuals, law offices, and businesses. The company operates as a single unified service offering with multiple specialized investigation divisions rather than a software platform. Services span attorney services (Asset Search, Computer Forensic Investigations, Family Law Investigations, Trust and Estate Investigations), corporate services (Due Diligence, Fraud Investigations, Judgement Recovery, Non-Compete Investigations, Surveillance), and individual services (Background Checks, Cohabitation Investigations, Custody Investigations, Infidelity Investigations, Spyware Detection). The firm leverages technology including time-lapse video cameras, GPS tracking, and digital forensics to support legal proceedings. Located in Cedar Knolls, New Jersey, the company serves clients throughout the United States and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Asset Search FCRA/GLB-compliant searches identifying bank accounts, brokerage accounts, property ownership, vehicle registrations, business affiliations, UCC filings, civil judgments, and bankruptcy records. Used by attorneys, creditors, executors, and individuals for debt collection, family law matters, and judgment enforcement.
• Computer Forensic Investigations
• Family Law Investigations
• Trust and Estate Investigations
• Due Diligence
• Fraud Investigations
• Judgement Recovery
• Non-Compete Investigations
• Surveillance
• Background Checks
• Cohabitation Investigation
• Custody Investigations
• Infidelity Investigations
• Spyware Detection Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 97-99% success rate in obtaining prima facie rulings in cohabitation cases
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Guidepost Solutions: Guidepost Solutions is a US investigations and security consulting firm offering domestic and international investigations, including family law-adjacent and corporate matters. Comparable to Capital Investigations in private investigation services and client mix spanning attorneys, corporations, and individuals, though operating at broader geographic scale.
• Lauth Investigations International: Lauth Investigations International is a US private investigation firm providing surveillance, asset search, background checks, and family law investigation services. Comparable to Capital Investigations in service mix, target client (family law attorneys and individuals), and case-driven investigative model.
• The PBI Group: The PBI Group is a US private investigations firm providing surveillance, asset location, and litigation support to attorneys and corporations. Comparable to Capital Investigations in attorney-focused B2B service model and case-driven investigative offerings.
• Vidocq Group: Vidocq Group is a North American private investigation firm offering background checks, due diligence, surveillance, and corporate investigations. Comparable to Capital Investigations across multiple service lines and B2B attorney/corporate client base.

Regional players

• Custer Agency Investigations: Custer Agency Investigations is a New Jersey-based private investigation firm offering surveillance, asset search, and family law investigations. Highly comparable to Capital Investigations in geographic focus (NJ) and family law/divorce specialization, representing the closest direct regional competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Pinkerton: Pinkerton is a long-established national investigations and security firm offering corporate, fraud, surveillance, and background services. Comparable to Capital Investigations in core investigative capabilities (surveillance, asset search, background checks), but operates at vastly larger scale and across corporate rather than family law niches.
• Control Risks: Control Risks is a global risk consultancy offering investigations, integrity due diligence, and fraud response services. Comparable to Capital Investigations in fraud and due diligence investigations, but serves multinational corporations rather than family law and individual clients.
• Kroll: Kroll is a global investigations, risk consulting, and security firm with extensive corporate due diligence, fraud investigation, and litigation support practices. Comparable to Capital Investigations in fraud, due diligence, and asset/background work, but addresses enterprise and cross-border clients rather than NJ family law consumers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/capinvestigate
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/capital-investigations

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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