FIVECAST
Company Overview
Fivecast is a world-leading provider of open-source intelligence (OSINT) solutions. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Adelaide, Australia — with offices in the United States, United Kingdom, and Europe — Fivecast was born from a unique collaboration between government agencies and world-class research institutions to tackle the biggest data challenges in national security and law enforcement.
As a trusted member of the Five Eyes alliance, Fivecast enables the world’s most important public and private organizations to explore massive volumes of data, uncovering actionable insights critical to protecting global communities.
Mission:
“Enable a safer world” — by transforming digital noise into clarity, data into insight, and insight into decisive action.
Key Facts & Achievements
- Founded: 2017 | HQ: Adelaide, Australia
- Offices across the US, UK, and Europe
- $20M raised across two funding rounds
- Awarded US Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) contract (~$9M) for Fivecast MATRIX
- Australian Government Department of Defence: Award for Innovation in Science and Technology
- South Australian Exporter of the Year & Advanced Technologies Exporter of the Year
- 3x BDO Fast Mover: Top 25 fastest-growing SMEs in South Australia
- AWS Public Sector Partner with Qualified Software status
- University of Adelaide research partner on social network influence tracking
Platform Overview
The Fivecast Platform is an end-to-end intelligence solution built for the future — secure, compliant, and powered by ethical AI. It delivers unmatched data coverage across billions of data points and transforms digital noise into actionable intelligence across the full intelligence lifecycle: from rapid discovery to deep investigation and large-scale risk analysis.
Core Platform Capabilities:
- Data Access:
- Billions of data points from social media, news, dark web, data leaks, sanctions/watchlists, people & company databases, and more
- Near-Real-Time Collection:
- Continuous, automated data collection — living intelligence, not stale snapshots
- AI-Powered Analytics:
- Ethical generative and agentic AI with user-trainable models and transparent, explainable analytics
- Multi-Language Support:
- Multilingual analysis across 100+ languages
- Security & Compliance:
- Security-first design, encrypted data, private architecture, rigorous compliance
- Flexible Integration:
- Flexible APIs for seamless integration with existing workflows and systems
- Data Integrity:
- All collected data preserved even if deleted at source; retained until authorized removal
Products
Fivecast ONYX
AI-Powered OSINT Investigation & Discovery Platform
- Broad discovery through to deep, targeted, near real-time data collection
- AI-enabled risk analysis across text, images, and video
- Multilingual analysis in 100+ languages
- Customizable risk detectors: keywords, logos, objects, concepts
- Digital footprint mapping, identity resolution, and information verification
- Continuous automated collection across millions of data sources
- Transforms digital noise into actionable intelligence faster
- 10x productivity increase reported by customers
Rated 10/10 by intelligence operations professionals
Fivecast MATRIX
Large-Scale Automated Risk Assessment & Vetting Platform
- Developed with the US Government for security vetting and screening
- Automates high-volume digital footprint assessments at scale
- Generative AI across multimedia content (text, images, video)
- Configurable rules, confidence scoring, and customizable screening criteria
- Continuous monitoring for behavior shifts and emerging threats
- Unparalleled visibility across billions of data points
- Designed for security vetting, insider threat detection, and border protection
- US Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) confirmed successful prototyping
- Delivers consistent, defensible assessments across hundreds of applications daily
Fivecast LUNEX
Curated Threat Intelligence & Foundational Networks Database
- Analyst-curated datasets revealing the architecture of global threat ecosystems
- Foundational intelligence on organized crime, terrorism, extremism, and geopolitical competition
- Seamlessly integrated with Fivecast ONYX and Fivecast MATRIX
- Powered by Publicly Available Information (PAI) and Commercially Available Information (CAI)
- Enables rapid identification of persons of interest within threat networks
- Eliminates laborious manual searches with pre-built intelligence datasets
- Continuously refined by expert intelligence professionals
- Supports national security, defense, and law enforcement missions
Industry Use Cases & Solutions
National Security & Defense
- Detect and track extremist activity, terrorist threats, and state-sponsored disinformation
- Identify foreign influence operations and information warfare campaigns
- Monitor threat actors mobilizing across social media and niche platforms
- Support intelligence-led operations with near-real-time threat data
Law Enforcement & Border Security
- Uncover human trafficking operations and criminal digital footprints
- Disrupt transnational organized crime networks
- Accelerate investigations with AI-powered evidence discovery
- Support border protection with intelligence on trafficking and smuggling
Corporate & Insider Security
- Detect insider threats, IP theft, and protective security challenges
- Automate risk detection across surface, deep, and dark web data
- Boost analyst productivity by over 400%
- Surface threats before they escalate into real incidents
Financial Crime & Compliance
- Streamline Anti-Money Laundering (AML) investigations
- Accelerate Know Your Customer (KYC) and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD)
- Detect fraud patterns using AI-powered open-source intelligence
- Real-time compliance monitoring across the insurance lifecycle
Security Vetting & Screening
- Automate large-scale personnel security vetting at a government scale
- Continuous monitoring of cleared individuals’ digital footprints
- Faster, more accurate risk assessments with consistent, defensible results
Why Fivecast
Living Intelligence Near-real-time, continuous data collection — not stale snapshots | Ethical AI Transparent, explainable AI that augments — not replaces — human judgment |
Unmatched Data Coverage Billions of data points across surface, deep, and dark web | Government-Grade Security Security-first design trusted by national security agencies worldwide |
Five Eyes Trusted Born from collaboration with government agencies and research institutions | 400%+ Productivity Boost Analysts achieve more with automated threat detection and AI assistance |
