Coastal Research

What Coastal Research does

Coastal Research (legal entity Coastal Investigative Research LLC) is a Boise, Idaho-based pre-litigation intelligence provider serving exclusively the plaintiff personal injury bar. The company sells two core products: Policy Limit Analysis (personal at $175, commercial at $275, and unknown-carrier policy existence search at $375 per case) and a flat $150 Due Diligence Report covering defendant assets, property, vehicles, business affiliations, bankruptcy, liens, litigation history, skip traces, and recoverability analysis. All reports are delivered same-business-day and bundled with umbrella likelihood, background, asset search, skip trace, and risk analysis at no extra cost.

The underlying platform combines proprietary investigative methodologies with AI-powered data analysis to predict likely insurance coverage with a stated 95% accuracy standard backed by a refund guarantee if verified limits differ. Coastal exposes an OpenAPI for integration with plaintiff firms' case management systems and has established a compliance framework covering GLBA, DPPA, FCRA, HIPAA, and state privacy laws, with SOC 2 Type 2 and HIPAA certifications in progress under Oneleet. Distribution is sales-led and digital-only: a website submission portal, the OpenAPI, and affiliate or member status with four major trial lawyer associations (CAALA, TTLA, OCTLA, NTL) plus a Supio integration partnership at flat $175 partner pricing. The company is privately held, founded in 2024/2025, has 9 employees, and has not disclosed any external funding.

Name

Coastal Research

Legal name

Coastal Investigative Research LLC

Website

https://coastalresearch.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Coastal Research is a Boise-based pre-litigation intelligence provider that sells AI-assisted policy limit analysis and defendant due diligence reports exclusively to plaintiff personal injury law firms on a per-case basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Investigative Services

NAICS

Investigation and Security Services (5616)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Due Diligence & Investigative Research (BPAHALAI)

Keywords

• Policy limits research
• Pre-litigation intelligence
• Defendant due diligence
• Insurance investigation services
• Legal research services

Headquarters

HQ city

Boise

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Policy Limit Analysis Services: Transaction-based per-report pricing for policy limit research services including personal policy analysis ($175), commercial policy analysis ($275), and policy existence search for unknown carriers ($375). No-hit fees apply for commercial and policy existence searches ($100).
2. Due Diligence Reports: Flat fee of $150 per due diligence report regardless of findings, covering comprehensive background, asset, property equity, liens, litigation, skip trace, and recoverability analysis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Coastal Research provides pre-litigation intelligence services exclusively for plaintiff personal injury law firms. Its core deliverables are Policy Limit Analysis reports (personal, commercial, and policy existence search) and Due Diligence Reports covering defendant assets, background, litigation history, liens, and recoverability analysis. All reports are delivered same-business-day with a stated 95% accuracy standard and are accessible through a website submission portal, client portal, or OpenAPI integration.

Product overview

Coastal Research offers a unified platform providing pre-litigation intelligence services exclusively for plaintiff personal injury attorneys. The core offerings consist of Policy Limit Analysis (including Personal Policy Limit Analysis, Commercial Policy Limit Analysis, and Policy Existence Search) and Due Diligence Reports. All Policy Limit Analysis requests include bundled add-ons at no extra cost: umbrella likelihood assessment, background search, asset search, skip trace, and risk analysis. The platform also provides an OpenAPI for system integration and case management platform connectivity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Policy Limit Analysis

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% accuracy standard with refund if limits differ from analysis
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SupiocoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration partnership with Supio, an agentic AI platform for personal injury firms. Supio clients receive preferred partner pricing of $175 per report across all case types. The partnership combines Coastal's pre-litigation intelligence with Supio's AI-powered case management capabilities.
• CAALA (Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerAffiliate member of CAALA, the largest local association of plaintiffs' attorneys in the country with over 3,000 members. Association members receive priority intake with expedited processing on every file.
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association (TTLA)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerAssociation member providing priority intake and expedited processing for TTLA members. TTLA champions the right to trial by jury and supports trial attorneys statewide through advocacy and education.
• Orange County Trial Lawyers Association (OCTLA)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerAffiliate member of OCTLA, one of Orange County's most influential affiliate bar organizations dedicated to premier advocacy for individuals and civil justice access.
• The National Trial Lawyers (NTL)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerAssociation member of The National Trial Lawyers, an invitation-only organization recognizing premier civil plaintiff trial lawyers in each state. NTL members receive priority intake benefits.
• CaseLabminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTraining organization partner focused on legal staff development, helping paralegals, case managers, and support teams inside plaintiff firms sharpen skills that keep cases moving.
• Justice HQminorGTM or Marketing PartnerApplication-based community and learning platform for plaintiff attorneys offering members-only network, education, professional development, media/marketing support, and coworking spaces.
• Bourbon of Proof PodcastminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPodcast sponsorship for the plaintiff community where trial lawyers discuss the craft, business, and human side of legal work.
• Law Di-GrasminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHigh-energy legal networking event that brings the plaintiff community together for connection, education, and networking.
• Attorney ShareminorGTM or Marketing PartnerReferral platform built for law firms to monetize and track every declined case and ensure every client finds the right lawyer.
• Lawyer.comminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLegal directory and lead platform pairing injured clients with attorneys through SEO-focused profiles and the LawyerLine answering service.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Checkr: Background-check API platform extending from HR/payroll into adjacent compliance and investigative use cases. While centered on employment screening, its API-first model mirrors Coastal's OpenAPI GTM and exposes it to the same customer base over time.
• Pipl: Identity-resolution and people-search data provider used for defendant/asset research. Overlaps with Coastal's skip-trace and asset search capabilities as a data input or competing product.

Broad incumbents

• TransUnion: Consumer-credit bureau operating background-check and investigative-data businesses serving legal-industry buyers. Competes at the upstream data layer that Coastal aggregates for its reports.
• LexisNexis Risk Solutions: Provides background-check, public-records, and skip-trace data used by law firms to research defendants. Operates across insurance, financial services, and PI — overlapping directly with Coastal's underlying data layer.
• Verisk: Insurance-data analytics and property/casualty analytics provider already working with carriers on coverage data. As a carrier-adjacent platform, it could expose policy-limit data channels that currently route through specialists like Coastal.
• Westlaw (Thomson Reuters): Dominant legal research and litigation-intelligence platform already used by the same plaintiff PI firms Coastal targets. Could bundle or partner into a same-day policy-limit report, displacing specialists.
• Pinkerton: Established corporate investigative services firm providing asset, background, and surveillance research to legal clients. Overlaps with Coastal's broader investigative research mandate across a much larger service portfolio.

Direct peers

• Kroll: Global due-diligence and investigative services firm serving law firms and corporate counsel with asset traces, background investigations, and litigation-support research — directly adjacent to Coastal's Due Diligence Report offering.
• IRB Search: Background-investigation provider for attorneys and legal professionals, including asset, lien, and litigation history searches. Closely mirrors Coastal's Due Diligence scope.
• Tracers: Skip-tracing and people-search data provider used by attorneys and investigators to locate defendants and assets. Competes directly with the skip-trace, asset, and locate components of Coastal's Due Diligence Report.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/61560339989790
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/researchwithcoastal
• Instagraminstagram.com/coastal.research

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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