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Identify red flags before you sign the term sheet
Avoid reputation risks and "bad actor" scenarios. In-depth background checks for founding teams and C-level management — completed in 48–72 hours instead of weeks.
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Reviewed by banks, insurers, consultancies, PE/VC firms, tech companies, and critical infrastructure operators across the DACH region
Portfolio Security & Exit Readiness
Ensure your portfolio stays 'ready'. Regular reviews by the C-level management safeguard asset value and streamline the exit process.
Pre-Investment Screening
Don't rely solely on gut instinct. Quickly check the track records, credit standing, legal backgrounds, and potential conflicts of interest of founders—swiftly and effectively.
Background Checks for Private Equity and Venture Capital are in-depth personal evaluations of founder teams, C-level management, and cap-table stakeholders in the context of investment due diligence. While financial due diligence covers balance sheets and contracts, person-based background checks examine the integrity, track record, and potential red flags of the people behind the investment. Indicium is Europe's leading AI platform for these checks — GDPR-compliant, results in 48–72 hours.
Why PE and VC firms choose Indicium
A single undiscovered red flag in the founder team can jeopardize an entire investment. Fake track records, undisclosed insolvencies, sanction listings, or conflicts of interest — these risks can be avoided if you check them in time.
Traditional due diligence covers balance sheets and contracts, but not the people behind them. Indicium bridges this gap with in-depth background checks on founder teams and C-level management — in 48–72 hours instead of weeks.
Indicium for the investment world
Pre-Investment Screening: Check track records, creditworthiness, legal backgrounds, and conflicts of interest
OSINT Analysis: Over 50 international data sources
Red-Flag Reports: Clearly structured with source citations and risk assessment
Portfolio Monitoring: Regular checks of the C-level management
LP-ready Documentation: Professional reports for investment committees
How it works
Enter Profile — Name, position, and context of the investment.
OSINT Analysis — Indicium searches international databases, registries, and media sources.
Red-Flag Report — A clearly structured report with sources and risk assessment.
Outcome
PE and VC firms using Indicium make more informed investment decisions and identify red flags before the term sheet — not after.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What due diligence is necessary for founder and management teams?
Besides financial and legal due diligence, PE and VC investors should conduct person-based background checks. These include verifying career history, checking for insolvencies and criminal records, sanction list and PEP screening, adverse media analysis, and identifying potential conflicts of interest. Indicium delivers all these checks in a structured red-flag report within 48–72 hours.
How quickly does Indicium deliver results for investment due diligence?
Indicium provides comprehensive red-flag reports within 48–72 hours. In comparison, traditional assessments by detective agencies or law firms often take 2–4 weeks. This speed is crucial to ensure due diligence does not hinder deal flow and term sheets can be signed promptly.
What does Indicium check during a pre-investment background check?
A pre-investment background check with Indicium includes: identity verification, check of commercial register entries and company history, insolvency and credit checks, screening against international sanctions and PEP lists, adverse media analysis in over 50 data sources, and validation of the stated track record. The results are compiled into an LP-ready report.
How does portfolio monitoring protect asset value post-investment?
After the investment, risk profiles may change: new sanction listings, legal conflicts, or negative media reports about portfolio managers can threaten asset value. Indicium's portfolio monitoring regularly checks C-level positions and automatically notifies you of changes — a crucial factor for exit readiness and LP reporting.
Why is Indicium more suitable than a traditional detective agency?
Traditional detective agencies work manually, take weeks to deliver results, and often charge opaque fees. Indicium combines AI-driven OSINT analysis with over 50 international data sources, delivering standardized, comparable reports in 48–72 hours. Costs are transparent, documentation is LP-ready, and the platform is GDPR-compliant — Made in Europe.
