Identity and Risk Resolution
One founder, one identity — every record tied to the right person before it counts.
Evidence-Led Founder Verification
Know Your Founder™ (KYF) Before You Invest
The first filter of due diligence starts with founder verification.
Founder verification is still manual, slow, and often based on guesswork. Upload a pitch deck—we extract founder information, track record and claims, then perform evidence-based background verification and reference checks.
Source-backed evidence ledger + downloadable report · US & Canada · Results in minutes
Evidence Ledger / sarah_chen_verification8 checks run
Founded Northlane Systems, 2019
CorroboratedCompany registry record
Inventor on US Patent 11,482,309
CorroboratedUSPTO assignment record
Sanctions screening
ClearedOFAC + Canadian consolidated list
Raised $2M seed
UnverifiedNo Form D filing found
Reference — former co-founder
ReceivedFounder-nominated
— — — — —+ more checks in the full report
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Portfolio protection at scale
Government Funding
Accountability and transparent deployment
Non-Dilutive Funding
Verify eligibility and funding claims
Family Offices
Deeper people diligence for strategic capital
Corporate Venture Capital
Stronger founder intelligence for strategic investments
Private Equity
Verify the leaders driving growth and expansion
Equity Crowdfunding Platforms
Investor confidence through verified founder claims
The biggest risk in startup investing is not knowing the team
654
documented fraud cases against U.S. VC-backed startups, 2000–2023.
19%
more likely to later commit fraud — startups launched into hot markets with weak diligence.
2×
the fraud rate at startups whose boards the founders themselves control.
Capital at Risk
One unchecked founder can cost you millions.
Reputation at Risk
Unverified founder can cost you reputation.
Time Lost
Save analyst manual scattered hours — verification in minutes.
Success Factor
Better founder verification. Better investment decisions.
Old way vs. evifound
Old way
evifound
Manual searching across registries, filings, GitHub
One sourced ledger
No idea whether someone else already patented the idea
Overlapping patents surfaced from USPTO and CIPO
Reference calls you arrange yourself
References requested and collected for you
Notes scattered in docs
Notes attached to the evidence
Hard to repeat next round
One-click re-verification
Memory and gut feel
Every verdict tied to a record
You take the founder's word for it
Every claim checked against an independent record
Find out what went wrong after you've wired the money
Discrepancies surfaced before you commit
Nothing to hand the investment committee
A sourced report you can attach to the IC memo
Hours of manual work, every deal
One upload · Sourced report
From Pitch Deck to Founder Verification
In a Few Clicks
- 1
Upload pitch deck / business plan
- 2
Founder gets email to add information
- 3
Automated verification and cross-checking
- 4
Receive evidence-backed report
Work and collaborate for founder assessment with investment team
Share with investment committee as added proof with investment memo
Come back anytime for reassessment for any follow-on investment
Know Your Founder™ (KYF) Checklist
Proprietary intelligence → deep checks → source-backed evidence
175+ regulatory sources168 countries
IP Verification Intelligence
Patents, trademarks and chain of title, read from official registers worldwide.
Social Risk Analytics
Public activity analysed for investment-relevant conduct and consistency signals.
Evidence Backed
Every line resolves to a source, a date and a retrieval record — no opaque scores.
Founder Profile & Professional History
- Founder identity & name resolution
- Education history
- Employment history
- Previous companies & roles
- Professional certifications
- Publications & professional activity
- Skills & professional profile
- Founder-provided claims & disclosures
- Career trajectory & track record analysis
- Founder references
Sources: Founder-provided resume · LinkedIn · Public professional sources
Background & Financial Risk
- Adverse media screening
- Financial crime screening
- Fraud, money laundering & corruption
- Tax evasion & bribery
- Narcotics & drug trafficking
- Terrorism & terrorist financing
- Bankruptcy, insolvency & liquidation
- Fitness & probity screening
- Regulatory violations
- Regulatory warnings, fines & enforcement
- Global criminal & financial databases
- Press & web coverage
Sources: Didit · Interpol · FBI · Global criminal databases · Insolvency registers · Financial regulators · SEC · CSA · IOSCO · FCA · ESMA · BaFin · AMF · FINMA · CONSOB · CNMV · CySEC · MAS · ASIC · SEBI · 175+ regulatory sources across 168 countries
Sanctions, Watchlists & PEP
- OFAC sanctions
- UN sanctions
- EU sanctions
- UK HM Treasury
- Interpol Most Wanted
- FBI Most Wanted
- Government exclusion & debarment lists
- PEP Levels 1–4
- Relatives & Close Associates
- Special Interest Persons / Entities
- Development-bank debarment
- Investor alerts
Sources: OFAC · UN Security Council · EU · HM Treasury · Interpol · FBI · World Bank · ADB · AIIB · IDB · AfDB · EBRD · EIB · CDB · IOSCO
Regulatory & Securities Enforcement
- Regulatory warnings
- Fines & enforcement actions
- Securities violations
- Financial-authority actions
- Investor alerts
- Cross-jurisdiction regulatory exposure
Sources: SEC · CSA · FCA · ESMA · BaFin · AMF · AFM · FINMA · CONSOB · CNMV · CySEC · Japan FSA · MAS · HKMA · CSRC · SEBI · ASIC · FSCA · IOSCO and 175+ regulatory sources across 168 countries
Intellectual Property
- Patent ownership
- Trademark ownership
- Inventor / owner / assignee matching
- Founder ↔ company IP relationships
- Patent assignment records
- Chain of title
- Filing & publication records
- Patent overlap / similarity screening
- Publications & citations
- Duplicate record consolidation
Sources: USPTO · CIPO · WIPO Patentscope · Google Patents · CNIPA · India IPO · TMview · Semantic Scholar · Google Scholar
Social Risk Analytics
Analyze publicly available founder activity across:
- X
- YouTube
- News coverage
- Blogs & articles
- Podcasts & interviews
- Public filings & records
Signals reviewed
IntegrityProfessional conductPublic conductReputationRegulatory conductConsistencyConflicts of interestFinancial conduct
Every attributed signal carries evidence, source, date, reliability and attribution confidence.
Founder Claims & Market Fit
- Career trajectory
- Track-record alignment
- Experience relevant to the venture
- Founder / startup domain fit
- Claims extracted from resume, LinkedIn and pitch materials
AI analysis of founder-provided information — not independent verification.
Sources: Founder-provided information · LinkedIn · Pitch deck · Resume
Education, Experience & Credential Verification
- Education & degree verification
- Employment & role verification
- Professional certifications
- Previous companies & positions
- Credentials & professional achievements
- Founder claims vs. independent records
Sources: LinkedIn · Academic institutions · Credential databases · Public professional records
AI Reference Calls
- Former employers & colleagues
- Co-founders & business partners
- Investors & advisors
- Customers & nominated references
- Leadership & execution assessment
- Track-record verification
- Consistency with founder claims
AI-powered interviews · Structured questions · Evidence-backed reference insights
Simple, transparent pricing
Pay as you go
First verification
Free
Verify one founder in a startup, on us
Every report is a full Standard Check.
Single founder
$99
Each additional founder after your free check
Every report is a full Standard Check.
Active Investor
$220/month
- 10 Standard Check reports/month
- 2 seats
- Extra reports $40
Accelerators & programs
For incubators, accelerators, venture studios, university accelerators, government innovation agencies, and grant programs.
Cohort monthly
$999/month
- Unlimited Standard Check reports during an active cohort
- Unlimited seats
- Cancel between cohorts
Per cohort
$4,900one-time
- One full cohort, start to finish
- Unlimited seats
- No monthly commitment
Every report is a full Standard Check.
Customised or annual contracts —
You not only get a report — you get an Evidence Ledger
No scores. Every check is listed with the source it ran against, and labelled Verified, Flagged, Unavailable or Pending.
evifound · Sample Evidence LedgerChecked: 13 · Not Checked: 2
Verified
Supporting evidence found through the available checks.
Flagged
Information that may warrant investor attention.
Unavailable
The check could not be completed.
Pending
Not completed yet — for example, a reference awaiting a reply.
Background, Financial, Regulatory Risk Checks
Identity verification
Didit — identity verification
Verified
Founder PEP screening
Didit — PEP screening
Verified
Global watchlist screening
Didit — global watchlists
Verified
Sanctions list screening
OFAC · UN · EU · HM Treasury
Verified
US/UK background & financial-database screening
Didit — background & criminal databases
Verified
Regulatory & securities enforcement
175+ regulatory sources across 168 countries
Verified
Founder bankruptcy & insolvency
Didit — insolvency registers
Verified
Founder fitness & probity
Didit — fitness & probity registers
Verified
Founder adverse media
Didit — adverse media
Unavailable
Press & public coverage
Web & press search
Verified
Funding claim — Form D
SEC EDGAR
Unavailable
IP Verification and Publications
Patent records
USPTO · Google Patents · Canada CIPO · WIPO Patentscope · CNIPA · India IPO
Records found
Patent overlap screening
Google Patents
Records found
Trademark records
USPTO TSDR · Canada CIPO · TMview
Records found
Publications
Semantic Scholar · Google Scholar
Records found
Founder Market Fit Analysis
Track record alignment and career trajectory
AI analysis of founder-provided information — not independent verification
Included
Social Risk Intelligence
Integrity · Professional conduct · Public conduct
LinkedIn · X · News · YouTube
Clear
Reputation · Regulatory · Financial conduct
Reddit · Blogs · Podcasts · Public filings
Clear
Consistency
Founding year stated differently in one interview
Review
Conflicts of interest
Undeclared advisory position on a public page
Review
Founder-nominated references
Academic referee — doctoral supervisor
Reference letter received
Received
Professional referee — former co-founder
Reference letter received
Received
Investor referee
Request sent, no response yet
Pending
Founder-declared information
Education history
Resume + LinkedIn analysis
Founder-provided
Employment history
Resume + LinkedIn analysis
Founder-provided
Certifications
Resume + LinkedIn analysis
Founder-provided
Skills
Resume + LinkedIn analysis
Founder-provided
Company, role and claims
Founder submission
Founder-provided
— — — — —+ we're adding sources continually
View a sample Evidence Ledger
Every report is downloadable as a PDF
Capital + reputation at risk
Millions
Cost to verify
$49–$99
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Answers to what we get asked
How long does a report take?
Public-record checks usually finish in minutes. Anything needing the founder waits on them.
Is my first check really free?
Yes. One founder, no card required.
What does “unverified” mean?
No public source could confirm or deny it. A question for the founder, not a red flag.
Do you collect LinkedIn data?
Only with the founder's consent. They supply their own profile link, and the listed education, experience, skills, certifications, patents and publications are reproduced as founder-provided information — not as verified record.
Does the founder see the report?
They see their own claims, verdicts, and sources. Never your private notes or the assessment.
Can a founder respond to a finding?
Yes. Their response appears beside the finding and never changes the verdict.
How do references work?
The founder nominates them, we email each one, and they write in their own words. Testimony, not verification.
What countries do you cover?
United States and Canada.
Is this an identity check?
No — evifound does not verify ID documents. It does verify factual claims against public records and screen founders against sanctions, PEP, criminal, adverse media, fitness and bankruptcy records, with the founder's consent.
Can I add teammates?
Yes, on plans with more than one seat.
Put a deck in — see what holds up
A downloadable, source-backed report in minutes. Every claim linked to its evidence. Your first check is free.