What we do
At DARC, we provide expert-driven, flexible research and data solutions tailored to the unique needs of journalists, NGOs, civil society organizations, and select corporate clients.
Powered by OpenAleph, our versatile open-source search tool, we ensure fast, efficient, and precise investigations, delivering the reliability of an in-house team with the convenience of a monthly subscription.
Comprehensive Research
- Tracking assets — real estate, ships and planes, corporate record retrieval
- Locating people, contacts and social networks
- Acquiring and analyzing import/export data
- Investigating website ownership and affiliations
- Geolocating images and videos
Investigative Tech
- Setting up and managing your organization's own OpenAleph infrastructure
- Securing access to reference datasets
- Developing custom OpenAleph features tailored to your team’s needs
- Providing technical support, onboarding and training
Data & Tooling
- Data cleaning, analysis and interpretation
- Sourcing, requesting and scraping hard-to-find datasets
- Offering easy and secure ways to store and share large amounts of data
Project Management & Collaboration Support
- Equipping you with tools for knowledge and project management
- Sharing real-world insights from complex collaborative investigations
- Consulting on best practices for sensitive communication and security
Trainings, Workshops & Events
- OSINT techniques: crypto currency tracing, tracking ships and planes, finding people with minimal clues
- Data techniques: using AI in investigations, command line for journalists, pulling data from documents
- Hackathons for 30+ people focused on building investigative tooling
- Multi-week, in-depth research and data fellowships
