Skopenow

Skopenow provides an open-source intelligence (OSINT) platform designed to automate the collection and analysis of publicly available information for investigative purposes. Founded in 2016 by a team including CEO Rob Douglas, Diane Tassone Krause, and Mark Derrenberger, the New York City-based company aims to modernize investigations. Douglas, a Vanderbilt University engineering graduate and serial entrepreneur, brought experience from co-founding software and fitness companies, which shaped his product development and leadership approach at Skopenow.

The company's business model is centered on a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) subscription, offering various tiers to a diverse client base that includes insurance carriers, government agencies, law firms, and Fortune 500 companies. Revenue is generated through these tiered subscriptions, with potential for additional income from premium services like specialized training or custom reports. Skopenow's platform is engineered to identify, collect, and analyze data from millions of sources, including social media, public records, and the dark web, to uncover fraud, threats, and risk. The company has secured approximately $3.49 million in funding over several seed rounds to support its growth and product development.

Skopenow's suite of products includes Workbench for individual investigations, Link Analysis for visualizing connections, Grid for location-based threat awareness, and Pre-Check for automated risk signaling. The platform uses AI-driven models to process information, creating automated, court-ready reports with features like behavioral and object recognition, heat mapping, and visual timelines. This technology significantly reduces the manual effort and time required for investigations, providing legally compliant and actionable intelligence to support decision-making in areas like claims processing, due diligence, and litigation.

Keywords: open-source intelligence, OSINT, threat intelligence, fraud detection, risk management, investigative software, digital investigation, public records analysis, social media investigation, data analysis, due diligence, claims investigation, litigation support, AI-powered investigation, network analysis, situational awareness, automated reporting, legal tech, insurance tech, government intelligence