What Grafologi Forensi - Studio does

Grafologi Forensi - Studio is an Italian professional practice founded in 2013 and headquartered in Modena, specializing in forensic graphology and document examination services. The firm operates as a private consultancy led by Dott. Massimo Baraldi, with a core team of four specialized professionals trained at the University of Urbino in Graphological Techniques. It serves Italian law firms, courts and tribunals (as CTU/Court-Appointed Experts), mediation bodies, and private individuals, providing expert reports on signature authenticity, holographic will verification, document tampering, anonymous letters, and personnel selection through handwriting analysis.

The service portfolio is built around Perizie Grafologiche (graphological expert reports), delivered through a modular structure: preliminary examination (Disamina Preliminare), technical opinion (Parere Tecnico), formal technical report (Relazione Tecnica o Perizia), and expert witness accompaniment (Affiancamento). In 2019, the firm established the Grafometrica Forense division to address biometric signatures captured via tablet. Technical capability is grounded in advanced scientific instrumentation — electron microscopy up to 150X magnification, ultraviolet analysis, infrared filtering at 720/760/850/950 nm, polarized light analysis, and biometric matrix comparison software — combined with classical graphological and graphonomic methodology.

The business model is project-based professional services delivery with customized per-case pricing dependent on complexity, materials, and service phases. GTM is sales-led, direct to enterprise legal buyers through contact forms, phone, WhatsApp, an in-person appointment model, and an Ausiliari Tecnici network providing national court coverage. Branch offices exist in Milano, Verona, and Taranto. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; the firm has no external funding and operates as an independent practice with associates and partner experts in complementary disciplines (chemistry, medical-legal).

Name

Grafologi Forensi - Studio

Legal name

Grafologi Forensi - Dott. Massimo Baraldi

Website

https://grafologi-forensi.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Grafologi Forensi is an Italian forensic graphology practice founded in 2013 that provides expert witness reports and technical consultation for law firms, courts, and private clients, covering signature verification, document authenticity, holographic will analysis, and digital tablet signature authentication.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forensic Graphology & Document Examination

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720)

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Testing, Inspection, Certification & Commissioning (TICx) Technical Services (BPAHAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Forensic & Anti-Counterfeit Testing (Product Integrity) (HLAGADAM), eConsent & Digital Identity for Trials (HLACAOAE)

Keywords

• Forensic graphology services
• Handwriting expert witness
• Signature verification analysis
• Document authentication forensics
• Grafometric signature analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Modena, Italia

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Customized forensic graphology consulting services for legal cases. Pricing varies by complexity, materials, number of signatures to analyze, and service phases required. Services structured in modules: preliminary examination, technical opinion, detailed report, and court accompaniment.
2. Technical Expert Reports (Perizie): Expert reports and technical consulenze for civil and criminal proceedings. Deliverables include verbal/written technical opinions, pro-veritate technical reports, or sworn expert reports (perizie asseverate).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Grafologi Forensi is a forensic graphology studio offering expert witness services (perizie) and technical consultations for the verification of signatures, holographic wills, and document authenticity. The practice combines graphological methodology with advanced scientific instrumentation (electron microscopy up to 150X, ultraviolet, infrared, and polarized light analysis) to detect alterations and identify handwriting authors. Services are delivered as modular phases covering preliminary examination, technical opinion, formal report, and court accompaniment, with a specialized Grafometrica Forense division (est. 2019) for digital tablet signatures.

Product overview

Grafologi Forensi is a specialized forensic graphology firm offering a modular service portfolio built around expert witness and technical consultation services for legal professionals. The core offering centers on Perizie Grafologiche (graphological expert reports) for signature, document, and testament verification, supported by modular service phases including preliminary assessment (Disamina Preliminare), technical opinion (Parere Tecnico), formal technical report (Relazione Tecnica o Perizia), and expert accompaniment (Affiancamento). The 2019-established Grafometrica Forense division extends capabilities to digital grafometric signatures via tablet, offering biometric matrix comparison. Scientific instrumentation services complement the offering with electron microscopy, ultraviolet, infrared, and polarized light analysis. The modular approach allows clients to pay only for services rendered at each phase.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Grafometrica Forense: Division established in 2019 specializing in forensic analysis and biometric comparison of signatures captured via digital tablet systems. Composed of graphobiometric specialists, lawyers, and researchers focused on digital signature verification.

Products and services

• Perizie Grafologiche
• Disamina Preliminare
• Parere Tecnico
• Relazione Tecnica o Perizia
• Affiancamento Periti/CTP
• Grafometrica Forense
• Verifica Firma Grafometrica
• Verifica Testamenti Olografi
• Verifica Autenticità Documenti
• Ricerca Alterazioni e Manomissioni
• Indagini su Scritti e Lettere Anonime
• Analisi Grafologiche Selezione Personale

Quantifiable outcome

• Detection of chemical and mechanical alterations on documents through advanced instrumentation

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Grafometrica Forense DivisioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Internal specialized division created in 2019 within Grafologi Forensi studio, composed of grafobiometrists, lawyers, and researchers specialized in legal and technical aspects of grafometric signatures.
• Studi Legali (Law Firms)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOngoing collaborations and conventions with law firms for expert graphology services. AIGA Bologna has an established convention with Grafologi Forensi.
• Professional AssociationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborations with associations and expert professionals in complementary disciplines to forensic graphology, including chemistry, medicine, and law.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Foster + Freeman: UK-based manufacturer and supplier of forensic document examination equipment (VSC, ESDA, electrostatic detection). Comparable as a directly relevant forensic document examination specialist, though operating primarily as an equipment vendor rather than a service provider.
• Questioned Documents Inc. Specialized US firm providing forensic questioned document examination including handwriting analysis, signature verification and document authentication. Comparable as a direct peer offering the same core forensic handwriting/document verification service to legal professionals.
• Projectina (Norsud GmbH): Swiss-based provider of forensic document examination instruments (Docucenter, Questioned Document Examination systems). Comparable as a direct peer in the forensic document examination equipment category used by questioned document examiners globally.
• Studio Periti Grafici Associati (Italy): Italian association and network of forensic handwriting experts (periti grafici). Comparable as a directly competing professional network offering similar questioned document and handwriting expert witness services in the Italian legal market.

Emerging players

• Regula Forensics: Regula provides document authentication and forensic examination devices, including handwriting/biometric comparison. Comparable as an emerging player combining forensic instrumentation with identity/document verification, increasingly relevant as digital signature forensics grow.

Broad incumbents

• SGS Société Générale de Surveillance: SGS is a global testing, inspection and certification (TIC) giant. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the TIC space that handles forensic and authentication-related inspections, although its scope is much wider than handwriting analysis.
• Bureau Veritas: Bureau Veritas is a major international TIC firm offering testing, inspection and certification services. Comparable as a broad incumbent in laboratory testing and compliance, relevant as a benchmark for how document authentication is industrialised at scale.
• Eurofins Forensic Services: Eurofins operates a global network of forensic testing laboratories including questioned documents and handwriting analysis services. Comparable as a broad incumbent providing forensic laboratory testing, though it is far larger and offers many disciplines beyond graphology.

Others

• Forensic Sciences Foundation (Fondazione Scienze Forensi): Italian/European forensic science foundations and institutes that certify or train forensic experts. Comparable as an adjacent ecosystem participant shaping standards and accreditation in the forensic document examination field.

Regional players

• Laboratorio di Analisi Documentali Italiani: Generic placeholder for independent Italian document analysis laboratories that provide handwriting verification and forensic document examination services. Comparable as a regional direct competitor within Italy; included to represent the fragmented local practitioner landscape.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/grafologiforensi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grafologi-forensi

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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