SCI DU CHATEAU DE ST LEGER

What SCI DU CHATEAU DE ST LEGER does

SCI DU CHATEAU DE ST LEGER is a French civil property company (société civile immobilière) through which the RuPEP.org database project operates. The entity was founded in 1999, while the RuPEP.org project itself was initiated in 2018 with a stated mission of identifying Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) of Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Georgia and Moldova, exposing corrupt practices, and providing information for both public-interest and commercial use cases.

RuPEP.org operates a public, searchable database of politically exposed persons covering six post-Soviet jurisdictions. The database contains 77,319 individual profiles, 102,558 company profiles, 18,409 PEP profiles, and 58,910 profiles of close associates and family members. Profiles are manually compiled by a team of journalists and analysts specializing in former USSR countries, drawing on public records, media reports, and investigative journalism to document business and asset histories, family and business ties, legal entities, international sanctions, criminal cases, and corruption involvement. The platform offers free basic search and registration-gated extended profiles on the website, with a separate annual subscription product delivering a downloadable database for commercial integration. No API or programmatic access is offered, and commercial licensing is negotiated directly via [email protected].

The revenue model is a recurring annual subscription for database download access, with pricing not publicly disclosed and commercial terms negotiated on a case-by-case basis. Customer segments include financial institutions (KYC, AML, sanctions screening), due diligence and investigative firms, media and journalists (corruption investigations), government authorities (sanctions compliance, visa/permit processing, customs), and regulated businesses and law firms (client fund verification). Distribution is primarily direct: the website serves as a top-of-funnel content and self-serve search tool, with email contact driving mid-funnel subscription conversations and media citations providing earned-media reach.

Name

SCI DU CHATEAU DE ST LEGER

Website

https://rupep.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Short description

SCI DU CHATEAU DE ST LEGER operates RuPEP.org, a manually curated public database of politically exposed persons (PEPs) and their associates across Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, and Moldova, serving financial institutions, compliance professionals, government authorities, and investigative journalists via annual subscription.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regulatory Compliance Data (AML/KYC PEP Database)

NAICS

Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611), Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (51929)

akta.pro primary industry

PEP & Adverse Media Screening / Watchlist Monitoring (FSAMAMAD)

Keywords

• PEP compliance database
• AML due diligence
• KYC sanctions screening
• Politically exposed persons
• Regulatory compliance data

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Database Subscription: Annual subscription model for downloading and accessing the RuPEP Database. The subscription covers a one-year period for continuous access to up-to-date data and ongoing support.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

RuPEP.org is a public database of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) covering Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Georgia and Moldova. It provides individual profiles, company/legal entity profiles, and family/associate records, designed to support AML/KYC compliance, sanctions screening, due diligence, and anti-corruption investigations. Basic profiles are accessible openly online; extended profiles and the full downloadable database are available through free registration or commercial annual subscriptions.

Product overview

RuPEP.org is a public database service offering access to information on Politically Exposed Persons from Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Georgia and Moldova. The core product is a searchable database accessible via the website with basic profiles available without registration and extended profiles requiring free registration. The platform offers a subscription-based downloadable version for commercial integration. Key components include Basic Individual Profiles (containing biographical and declaration data), Extended PEP Profiles (with business reputation, sanctions, and corruption details), and Company/Legal Entity Profiles (with ownership and contract information).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• RuPEP.org Database Public database of politically exposed persons covering Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Georgia and Moldova, containing individual profiles, company profiles, and information on associates and family members for compliance and due diligence purposes. Accessible via the website with open basic profiles and extended profiles requiring free registration.
• RuPEP Database Subscription Annual subscription-based downloadable database providing comprehensive PEP and sanctions data for the EECCA region, designed for integration into compliance systems and commercial products. Subscription covers a one-year period for continuous access to up-to-date data and ongoing support; commercial use requires a contract with RuPEP.org.

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• ComplyAdvantage: AI-driven AML and sanctions screening platform serving fintechs and banks. Comparable as a subscription-based PEP/sanctions screening product competing for similar KYC budgets.
• OpenSanctions: Open-source sanctions and PEP database covering individuals and entities globally, including strong EECCA/Russia coverage. Highly comparable because both products aggregate PEP, sanctions, and adverse media data for KYC and investigative use.
• Sayari: Commercial corporate and beneficial ownership intelligence platform with deep Russia/Eastern Europe exposure. Comparable as a B2B data subscription targeting AML, sanctions, and supply-chain risk in the same EECCA jurisdictions.

Broad incumbents

• Dow Jones Risk & Compliance: Major provider of PEP, sanctions, and adverse media data integrated into enterprise compliance workflows. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for the same AML/KYC budget that RuPEP targets.
• Moody's (Bureau van Dijk): Provider of corporate ownership and anti-money laundering intelligence (Orbis, Compliance Catalyst). Comparable for enterprise AML and beneficial ownership use cases overlapping with RuPEP's company and PEP linkage data.
• LexisNexis Risk Solutions: Global risk data and compliance screening provider offering PEP, sanctions, and adverse media solutions. Comparable as an enterprise incumbent serving the same financial institution customers in KYC/AML.
• LSEG (Refinitiv World-Check): Global KYC and PEP screening incumbent with the largest enterprise customer base in financial services. Comparable as the dominant benchmark product against which specialist regional databases like RuPEP are evaluated for completeness.

Others

• ACFCS (Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists): Industry association and training body for AML and financial crime professionals. Comparable as an ecosystem participant shaping the demand and standards for PEP screening products like RuPEP.
• Global Witness: Investigative NGO focused on corruption and illicit financial flows, including in EECCA. Comparable as a producer and user of PEP/corporate research that overlaps with RuPEP's journalism-led investigative data.

Emerging players

• OCCRP (Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project): Investigative journalism network producing PEP and corruption data on former Soviet states. Comparable because it serves similar media and due diligence users with manually curated investigations into PEPs in EECCA countries.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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