🇺🇦 10% з кожного замовлення — на підтримку ЗСУ10% of every order supports Ukraine’s Armed Forces10% с каждого заказа — на поддержку ВСУ10% z każdego zamówienia wspiera Siły Zbrojne Ukrainy

Business intelligence, end to end

Bank-grade depth — at a small-business price

We work worldwide, not just Ukrainian registries. We check foreign counterparties and cross-border ownership structures.

Why Argus

A typical check shows the registry. We show what's behind it

  • Satellite GEOSINT checks claims against reality: warehouses, capacity, assets
  • War-time Compliance catches transit and ties through Russia and Belarus
  • A clear verdict and Argus Score instead of a raw data dump
What you get · RFI

We don't just flag risk. We give you the question that settles the deal

For every discrepancy, Argus writes a specific question for the counterparty and explains what each answer means. Silence is an answer too.

What's in the report

A PDF report with a verdict. In 4 to 24 hours

  • Argus Score and verdict: proceed, caution, or decline
  • Beneficial owners (UBO) and full structure
  • Sanctions, courts, debts, war-time ties
  • GEOSINT asset check against satellite imagery
  • Ready-to-send questions for the counterparty (RFI)
50+ sources OFAC SDN EU Sanctions UN Security Council Ukrainian state registry Court decisions registry Pandora Papers Panama Papers FinCEN Files Companies House UK GEOSINT · satellite imagery Breach intelligence Offshore leaks & investigations     50+ sources OFAC SDN EU Sanctions UN Security Council Ukrainian state registry Court decisions registry Pandora Papers Panama Papers FinCEN Files Companies House UK GEOSINT · satellite imagery Breach intelligence Offshore leaks & investigations
50+
data sources
4–24h
turnaround
0–100
Argus Score
100%
open sources

Built for one question: can you trust them?

Whether you're a founder who already paid a contractor, or a compliance lead about to sign a vendor — you need a defensible answer, not a database dump.

Founder / Buyer
"I wired $5,000 to a contractor in Kharkiv. Who are they, really?"
You found a developer, agency or supplier in Ukraine, the price looked right, and the money is already moving. We tell you who actually owns the company, whether the address and team are real, and whether there are court cases, debts or sanctions exposure you should know about — fast, before the next payment.
Check a counterparty →
Compliance / Legal
"I need a due diligence report on a Ukrainian vendor before we sign."
You're onboarding a Ukrainian counterparty and need documented KYC/AML grounds for the file. We deliver a structured PDF with beneficial owners, sanctions and PEP screening, Russia-link analysis and an audit trail of sources — the kind of report you can hand to your legal team or a regulator.
Legal-grade DD →
Case study · Georgia → Ukraine
A Tbilisi founder almost paid a company that wasn't who it claimed
He'd agreed terms and sent the first payment. Before the six-figure one, our due diligence found a hidden owner behind an intermediary abroad. A sub-$400 check against $120K of exposure.
Read the case →

What goes into the report

Every fact is cross-checked against several independent sources. The result is interpretation and a verdict — not raw data for you to decode.

Legal status & owners
Registration, current status, directors and the real beneficial owners behind the company — past the nominees.
Sanctions & PEP screening
OFAC, EU and UN lists, plus politically exposed persons and adverse media for the entity and everyone connected to it.
Russia-link analysis
War-time Compliance — hidden ownership routed through Georgia, UAE, Turkey or Armenia back to sanctioned jurisdictions.
Court & debt records
Litigation, enforcement proceedings, bankruptcies and tax debt from the Ukrainian court and registry systems.
Asset verification (GEOSINT)
Satellite imagery to confirm — or disprove — that the warehouse, plant or office the company claims actually exists.
Argus Score & verdict
A single 0–100 risk rating and a plain-language verdict: proceed, proceed with conditions, or walk away.

Russia-link check: we find what the lists don't show

Standard sanctions screening only catches names already on a register. Our War-time Compliance check traces ownership chains through transit jurisdictions — Georgia, Armenia, UAE, Turkey, Kazakhstan — to surface legally "clean" shell structures that route back to Russian or Belarusian owners. For anyone doing business near the Ukrainian and post-Soviet markets, this is the risk that doesn't show up in a quick screen.

How sanctions get bypassed through transit jurisdictions
LLC Ukraine registry ✓ Shell LLC Georgia ⚠ Transit Holding UAE ⚠ Transit Owner Russia ⛔ Sanctioned

Recognize your situation?

The costliest mistakes happen moments before a decision you can't undo. Here are four moments when a check pays off fastest.

Pick your level

Every package includes a PDF report with a verdict and an Argus Score from 0 to 100. Payment after we agree the scope.

Basic Check
$149
3–4h · after payment
  • Legal status & founders
  • Sanctions lists — OFAC, EU, UN
  • Basic OSINT profile
  • PDF report with verdict
Request Basic
Premium Intel
$799
24–72h · complex cases
  • Everything in Standard
  • GEOSINT — satellite asset verification
  • Pandora Papers & offshore-leak databases
  • Extended network & connections analysis
Request Premium

Need a person checked instead of a company? Personal background checks start at $79 — just mention it in the form.

More than a counterparty check

Argus runs the full intelligence process, from market entry to the courtroom. Same method, same evidence standard.

How it works

From request to PDF report in four steps. No meetings, no back-and-forth.

01
Send the request
Company name or full name, country, and what you're worried about. We reply within a few hours.
02
We collect
50+ open sources: registries, sanctions databases, court records, offshore leaks, GEOSINT.
03
We analyse
Cross-verification, Russia-link check, network mapping, and a single Argus Score from 0 to 100.
04
You get the report
A structured PDF with the verdict, evidence and recommendations — ready to share with your legal team.

Why clients trust us

We don't promise to "find everything". We show how we work, from which sources and within which legal limits — so you see what you pay for.

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Tell us who to check and we'll come back with scope, price and timing. No signup, no obligation.

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Back to Argus Intel →
A couple of sentences so we get the context and reply accurately the first time.

Contacts — one is enough
At least one contact — email, Telegram, phone or WhatsApp. We'll reply wherever you prefer. NDA on request.

By submitting, you agree to data processing for a one-time reply. We work from open sources only.

Questions

How do I verify a Ukrainian company before signing?
Send the company name and country. We pull the state registry, sanctions lists, court records, offshore-leak databases and media, cross-check everything, and where relevant verify physical assets by satellite. You get a PDF with a verdict and an Argus Score, usually in 4–24 hours.
Is this legal? Where does the data come from?
Everything comes from open sources — public registries, sanctions lists, court records, leak databases and media. No hacking, no private data. The report documents every source so it stands up in a compliance file.
Can you check hidden ties to Russia?
Yes — that's the War-time Compliance check. We trace ownership through transit jurisdictions like Georgia, UAE and Turkey to find shell structures that route back to Russian or Belarusian owners, even when the company itself looks clean.
How do I pay?
Card or bank transfer (Stripe / Wise), in USD or EUR. Payment after we confirm scope and timing — never before you know what you're getting.
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