What Custodian Solutions does

Custodian Solutions, operating commercially as IP House, is a global intellectual property protection and anti-counterfeiting services firm founded in 2012 and headquartered in Derby, United Kingdom. The company delivers integrated IP protection services to global brand owners and content creators, focusing on detecting and disrupting counterfeiting, digital piracy, supply chain fraud, and organized IP crime across online and physical environments. Its service portfolio is organized into six core modules: Investigations (evidence collection and attribution), Test Purchases (undercover procurement), Online Monitoring (24/7/365 digital landscape surveillance), Anti-Fraud (covert surveillance and digital investigations), Supply Chain Risk Management (AI-driven supply chain and IMPEX analysis), and Law Enforcement Support (cross-border enforcement coordination). The firm reports a base of 275+ global clients, with no named logos or segment-level revenue split disclosed.

The technology stack combines proprietary web crawlers with a large human-expertise layer. Online monitoring operates continuously across marketplaces, social platforms, pirate-streaming hubs, the open web, and the dark web, detecting infringements, prioritizing threats, and automating enforcement actions while preserving evidentiary trails. Supply chain risk services apply AI-driven analysis to supply chain and import/export data to identify unauthorized trading patterns. Human tradecraft is positioned as central: company materials describe a team of 700+ professional investigators, analysts, and IP law specialists with backgrounds spanning law enforcement, the military, government departments, intelligence services, data science, and forensics. Note that firmographic records list 1-10 employees for the Derby entity, while the company's own materials consistently cite 700+ personnel across the IP House brand; the 700+ figure reflects the firm's stated operational scale.

The business operates a direct enterprise sales motion targeting global brands, supported by offices in the United States and Tokyo (opened May 2026) and an operational footprint spanning 100+ countries across five continents. Revenue is generated primarily through professional services engagements (investigations, test purchases, anti-fraud, supply chain risk, law enforcement support) supplemented by recurring subscription revenue from the always-on online monitoring service. The company does not publicly disclose pricing, contract values, or financial details. Recent strategic activity in 2026 includes an MoU with the UK Intellectual Property Office, a joint research partnership with the Digital Citizens Alliance on piracy-organized crime convergence, and US congressional testimony by the Executive Chairman.

Name

Custodian Solutions

Legal name

IP House

Website

https://custodiansolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Custodian Solutions, operating as IP House, delivers integrated IP protection and anti-counterfeiting services to 275+ global brand owners across 100+ countries through 700+ investigators and analysts, combining proprietary 24/7 monitoring technology with field expertise to combat counterfeiting, piracy, supply chain fraud, and organized IP crime.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Derby

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Investigations Services: Global investigations including online and in-the-field investigators that uncover and collect evidence to hold bad actors accountable. Includes attribution to identify individuals behind illicit activities and technical analysis of methods and tactics.
2. Test Purchase Operations: Global, expert, and cost-effective test purchase operations that substantiate threats, support legal enforcement, and safeguard brand integrity. Ranges from simple click-and-buy to complex undercover purchases of digital and physical products.
3. Online Monitoring Services: Always-on monitoring delivering intelligence-driven visibility across the digital landscape. Combines proprietary crawlers with human expertise for near real-time detection and analysis.
4. Anti-Fraud Services: Specialist fraud detection and enforcement services incorporating covert surveillance, digital investigations, and compliance-focused solutions for internal theft to complex ecommerce fraud.
5. Supply Chain Risk Management: Tailored fraud and risk management solutions across global supply chains including product and process risk assessments, mitigation strategies, and AI-driven analysis.
6. Law Enforcement Support: Intelligence, evidence collection, and investigations driving criminal and civil enforcement actions with strategic approach leveraging global network of law enforcement contacts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Custodian Solutions provides a SaaS investigation, evidence, and case management solution that helps organizations defend and enforce their intellectual property rights worldwide. The platform combines proprietary crawlers with human expertise to deliver always-on 24/7/365 monitoring of marketplaces, social platforms, pirate-streaming hubs, the open web, and the dark web, alongside field investigations, undercover test purchases, anti-fraud services, supply chain risk analysis, and law enforcement support across more than 100 countries.

Product overview

IP House offers a unified platform of integrated IP protection services rather than discrete software products. The portfolio comprises six core service modules: Investigations (evidence collection and attribution), Test Purchases (undercover procurement operations), Online Monitoring (24/7 digital landscape surveillance), Anti-Fraud (fraud detection and enforcement), Supply Chain Risk (AI-driven supply chain and IMPEX analysis), and Law Enforcement Support (cross-border enforcement coordination). These services work as an integrated system, combining proprietary technology with a global team of 700+ investigators, analysts, and IP law specialists operating across 100+ countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Investigations Global investigations service combining online and in-the-field investigators who uncover and collect evidence to hold bad actors accountable, including attribution to identify individuals behind illicit activities and technical analysis of their methods and tactics. Evidence is packaged into detailed reports for use in civil or criminal enforcement actions.
• Test Purchases Global, expert, and cost-effective test purchase operations that substantiate threats, support legal enforcement, and safeguard brand integrity. Covers simple click-and-buy purchases through to complex undercover procurement of digital and physical products on the ground and across online platforms including the Dark Web.
• Online Monitoring Always-on, 24/7/365 monitoring delivering intelligence-driven visibility across marketplaces, social platforms, pirate-streaming hubs, the open web, and the dark web. Combines proprietary crawlers with human expertise to detect infringements, prioritize threats, and automate enforcement actions while preserving evidentiary trails.
• Anti-Fraud Specialist fraud detection and enforcement services incorporating covert surveillance, digital investigations, and compliance-focused solutions. Addresses internal theft through to complex ecommerce fraud across both physical and online environments, delivering actionable intelligence and admissible evidence.
• Supply Chain Risk Tailored fraud and risk management solutions across global supply chains. Combines expert product and process risk assessments and mitigation strategies with AI-driven analysis of supply chain and IMPEX data to combat unauthorized trading patterns, regain control of global distribution channels, and minimize exposure to illicit activity.
• Law Enforcement Support Expert-directed intelligence, evidence collection, and investigations that drive criminal and civil enforcement actions, leveraging a global network of law enforcement contacts. Trusted to manage law enforcement response programs for global clients and to enable brands to partner with agencies at local, national, and international border levels.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trusted by 275+ clients globally

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 May 2026Landmark partnership formalized through Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen IP enforcement collaboration. UKIPO and IP House working together in the fight against intellectual property crime.
• Digital Citizens Alliance (DCA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 April 2026Joint research partnership exposing the growing convergence between global piracy networks and organized crime. Released new research on how piracy operations function as organized criminal enterprises.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Resolver: Adjacent risk and compliance software provider that overlaps with IP House's supply chain risk and investigation use cases. Useful for benchmarking how risk-focused software is monetized, though not a head-to-head competitor in IP enforcement.

Direct peers

• Corsearch: Direct peer in online brand protection and anti-piracy, providing monitoring, takedown, and investigation services alongside trademark clearance. The acquisitions of Incopro and NetNames have made Corsearch one of the closest end-to-end comparables to IP House.
• OpSec Security: Long-standing direct competitor in anti-counterfeiting and brand protection, offering authentication, online monitoring, and investigation services to global brand owners. Highly comparable business model combining technology and field investigation for IP enforcement.
• MarkMonitor (Clarivate): Direct peer in online brand protection, anti-piracy, and anti-counterfeiting, now part of Clarivate. Competes head-to-head with IP House on domain monitoring, marketplace enforcement, and investigation services for global brands.
• Yellow Brand Protection: Direct peer offering online brand protection, anti-counterfeiting, and anti-piracy services with a similar mix of monitoring technology and enforcement actions. Closely comparable in target customer (global brands) and service delivery model.
• PhishLabs: Direct peer in digital risk protection, focusing on anti-phishing, brand abuse, and fraud takedowns. Overlaps with IP House's Anti-Fraud and Online Monitoring services for enterprise customers facing digital threats.
• NetNames (CSC): Direct peer in online brand protection and anti-piracy, now part of CSC. Provides domain monitoring, investigation, and enforcement services targeting the same global brand owner and content creator customer base as IP House.
• Incopro (Corsearch): Direct peer in online IP protection with a brand protection platform (TALIS) for monitoring, detection, and enforcement. Acquired by Corsearch but operates as a dedicated brand protection unit competing directly with IP House's online monitoring offering.

Broad incumbents

• Recorded Future: Broader incumbent in threat intelligence whose brand protection module overlaps with IP House's monitoring of dark web, marketplaces, and illicit networks. A useful comparable for the value of intelligence-driven monitoring at scale.
• CSC Global: Broader incumbent in corporate domain, brand, and IP services. Overlaps with IP House through NetNames on digital brand protection but is a much larger, diversified provider of corporate services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ip-house
• Xx.com/CustodianApps

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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