An AI-powered OSINT platform purpose-built for the private investigation industry. One licensed PI with Arti Security has the throughput of a three-person team.
The economics of private investigation are broken — and the technology exists to fix them.
A single comprehensive background check commands $500–2,000 in billable hours — not because the analysis is worth that much, but because the mechanical collection takes 4–8 hours. A complex fraud investigation runs 3–5 business days. The cognitive work — judgment, strategy, legal compliance — is barely 20% of the job. The mechanical work eats the other 80%.
More than 90% of PI agencies have fewer than 5 employees. They cannot build their own AI infrastructure. Arti Security flips the ratio: AI handles the mechanical 80% at machine speed while the licensed PI provides what requires a human — strategy, judgment, and legal oversight.
Escalating data-source depth with real-time conversational steering — the core differentiator no competitor matches.
Public data only: 300+ platforms, court records, corporate filings, property, DNS. No logins, no credentials. Turnaround: 5–10 minutes. Compute: ~$5–15.
Tier 1 plus legitimate access to gated public databases — people-search, multi-jurisdiction court records, license verification. Turnaround: 20–30 minutes. Compute: ~$15–35.
Tiers 1 + 2 plus passive dark web reconnaissance — .onion monitoring, breach databases, crypto tracing. Passive only, no engagement. Turnaround: 30–60 minutes. Compute: ~$30–50.
Conversational steering — not batch processing. Every existing OSINT tool is submit-and-wait. The PI works with the agent in real time: follow hunches, pivot on unexpected findings, and surface results as they emerge. Seven specialized AI sub-agents fan out in parallel across social recon, corporate intel, records, infrastructure, breach data, dark web, and crypto tracing.
Zero-exposure architecture. Raw investigation data never touches cloud AI. Local uncensored models handle sensitive analysis on isolated GPU infrastructure. Ephemeral per-investigation infrastructure, encrypted at rest and in transit, chain-of-custody documentation — designed for PIPEDA/PSISA compliance.
Validated through real-world investigative case work, not slides.
| Metric | Traditional | With Arti Security |
|---|---|---|
| Cost per background check | $500–2,000 (billable hours) | $5–50 (compute) + PI oversight |
| Time per case | 1–5 business days | 5–60 minutes |
| Cases per PI per month | 8–12 | 25–40 |
| Revenue per PI | $120K–180K / year | $350K–600K / year |
Competitive moat: six competitors profiled — zero with comparable AI capability. Conversational steering, the dual local/cloud AI architecture, and PI-specific regulatory alignment are deep technical and compliance barriers that batch-tool incumbents (Skopenow, Maltego, ShadowDragon) won't easily cross. TAM $12.8B · SAM $5.2B · SOM $26M by Year 3.
Built by a licensed Ontario PI with 10+ years in technology leadership.
| Use of Funds | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Product Development — platform build-out, security infrastructure | $700K (28%) |
| Sales & Marketing — 2 AEs, PI association partnerships, content | $500K (20%) |
| Operations & Legal — SOC 2 prep, insurance, PI regulatory counsel | $300K (12%) |
| Cloud Infrastructure — 18-month runway, GPU, VPN | $350K (14%) |
| Customer Success — onboarding, training, certification | $250K (10%) |
| G&A / Working Capital | $400K (16%) |
Milestones funded: commercial platform built and security-audited · 15 paying agencies at $30K MRR · validated LTV:CAC > 5:1 · SOC 2 Type I · US market entry preparation. Year 3 target: 200+ agencies, $700K+ MRR, Series A ready at $8.4M+ ARR run rate.
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