Company: Blackdot Solutions
Founder, CEO: Shaun O’Mahony, Stuart Clarke
Website: https://blackdotsolutions.com/
About Blackdot Solutions
Blackdot Solutions was founded in Cambridge in 2011 to help investigators use open-source intelligence (OSINT) – the use of publicly available or licensable data to produce actionable intelligence – to fight crime and reduce risk. By equipping investigators with purpose-built software, Blackdot helps them use OSINT for good, combating financial crime, fraud, tax evasion, and other criminal activity.
Closing the intelligence gap
Investigators across the public and private sector face growing pressure to detect and prevent crime, yet intelligence from internal, privileged and commercial sources alone is not enough. Whether investigating financial crime, fraud, tax evasion, sanctions evasion, or national security threats, investigations teams must also access intelligence found in publicly available sources to form a full picture of criminal activity. Collecting and analysing data from corporate records, social media, and the surface, deep and dark web can reveal vital insights – but these typically manual processes are insecure and inefficient. Yet, despite OSINT’s value, organisations have historically lacked the tools to harness it effectively.
Enterprise-grade OSINT for complex investigations
Blackdot delivers an enterprise-grade OSINT investigations platform purpose-built for security-sensitive organisations requiring consistent, efficient and effective OSINT. Its award-winning AI-enabled platform, Videris, is trusted by financial institutions, government agencies, and law enforcement to understand risk and investigate complex criminal networks, fast. Videris automatically collects data from all the sources the investigator needs, maps relationships between entities to identify hidden risks and offers automated reporting tools – all within a single platform. Unlike data aggregation tools or manual investigation processes, its advanced automation, AI-driven analysis and intuitive interface streamline investigative workflows, enabling efficiency, consistency and auditability across teams. This makes it particularly valuable for regulated industries where compliance and auditability are critical requirements.
Proven impact and recent innovation
Trusted across financial services, global enterprises and law enforcement, Blackdot’s clients include Tier One global banks and government agencies such as major national tax authorities. The platform’s impact on investigation efficiency is substantial. A Compliance Officer at a major European bank described the transformation: “Previously our team spent 70 percent of its time searching for data, and only 30 percent understanding it. With Videris, those numbers have been reversed.”
In February 2025, Blackdot secured £4.5 million in funding led by Maven Capital Partners. This accelerated product development and team expansion.
In September 2025, Blackdot launched Videris Automate, an AI-enabled solution which automates investigation workflows including data collection, risk analysis and reporting. With criminals increasingly leveraging AI to commit crimes, Videris Automate allows investigators to harness AI to their advantage, dramatically accelerating initial investigation steps in processes such as anti-money laundering, and enhanced due diligence investigation. Crucially, human investigators can remain in the loop, ensuring ethical and compliant decision-making.
Combining domain expertise with technological innovation
As a UK-founded company with ISO 27001 accreditation and a team of experts in investigations and data, Blackdot uniquely combines domain knowledge with technological innovation. This makes Videris not just a software solution, but a trusted partner in transforming how financial institutions and public bodies find and fight criminal activity.
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