business – OpenCorporates

The registered agent called “Located In”

Every company register insists on a registered agent: a name and a street address where lawsuits and state letters can reach someone who will actually notice. The OpenCorporates API exposes this twice. Once on the company record, as agent_name. Once in the officers list, as whoever holds the agent role. I wanted to see what edge cases of those names, so I searched the officers endpoint for a phrase instead of a person. I typed LOCATED IN. The API came back with two thousand and eleven matches.

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July 22, 2026

Data / Entity Verification

The church incorporated in the year one

The other week I was testing a company data API, running harmless searches against Connecticut to see how the search behaved. I asked for companies whose names contain the word "New". Back came the usual spread of LLCs and property vehicles, and then a result that literally stopped me mid-scroll: ST. PETER'S CHURCH OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT. Company number 0065179. Status: Active. Company type: Special Chartered. Incorporation date: 3 January 0001 (over 2025 years ago).

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July 8, 2026

Case studies / Data Access / Fraud Investigations

How the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) is still finding ownership when 99% of companies have gone dark

A new report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) warns that a 2025 rule change stripped beneficial ownership reporting from more than 99 percent of US companies. That gap makes it harder to see who is behind a business, and it is the second time in just over a year that the GAO has raised the same concern. Its forensic investigators use primary-source legal entity data from OpenCorporates to keep tracing those connections anyway.

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June 10, 2026

Case studies / Entity Resolution / Entity Verification

Case study: Why automating fund verification is the new standard for Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) providers

This case study examines how leading CLM providers are addressing unprecedented challenges through automated fund verification, drawing on real-world implementations that demonstrate measurable improvements in efficiency, accuracy, and client satisfaction. The evidence shows that automation has evolved from a competitive advantage to a fundamental requirement for CLM providers serving the financial services sector.

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May 28, 2026

Case studies / Data Management / Financial Services

Case study: The modern MDM strategy of a leading global investment firm

Master Data Management (MDM) is undergoing a profound transformation, transitioning from a back-office support function into a critical strategic enabler of compliance, risk management, and business intelligence. A leading global investment firm, specializing in complex asset management, third-party administration, and portfolio operations, recognized this operational shift. Operating from North America with a massive international footprint, the enterprise manages relationships across a vast ecosystem of third-party funds, internal legal entities, global suppliers, and corporate prospects. By moving away from outdated "trust-based" proprietary identifiers and embracing a cloud-native architecture powered by "verification-based" official registry data, the firm successfully revolutionized its data governance and established a definitive "golden record" across the enterprise.

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May 5, 2026

Compliance / Risk Management

Why data provenance is the only defence against personal liability

While the broader fintech market prioritizes "move fast and break things" efficiency, the modern Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) faces a different reality: in this industry, when things move too fast it’s the law that gets broken. For years, compliance was often viewed as a cost center. But a structural transformation in global regulation has fundamentally changed this. Through the "Monaco Memos," the US Department of Justice (DOJ) instructed prosecutors to ensure there are no longer two sets of rules... one for corporations and executives, and another for the rest of America.

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February 23, 2026

Case studies / Fraud Investigations / Healthcare

Case study: How open data connects the dots in investigative journalism

A recent investigation by The Maine Wire, titled "Rep. Yusuf Yusuf Tied in to Vast Network of Million-Dollar Somali-Run Medicaid Recipients and Money Transfers," serves as a powerful example of how open company data can be used to cross-reference official government filings and uncover complex networks.

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February 13, 2026

Data Access / Policy

Von der Leyen’s “EU Inc” calls for speed, but the underlying data infrastructure is still catching up

On Tuesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made a passionate pitch for European competitiveness. Speaking on the new "EU Inc" proposal to simplify cross-border business, she offered a soundbite that was clearly meant to inspire: "If we get this right — and if we move fast enough — this will not only help EU companies grow. But it will attract investment from across the world."

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February 2, 2026

Data / Impact / Resources

Mapping innovation in energy startups: A data fusion journey with OpenCorporates and Semantic Scholar

Today’s energy sector is evolving fast. With thousands of new companies emerging each year, keeping track of innovative startups is both a challenge and an opportunity. So how can investors, policymakers, and researchers quickly identify the most promising ventures, especially those with deep scientific expertise? In this post, I’ll walk through the methodology, share some key findings, and explain how this approach opens new doors for data-driven innovation analysis.

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January 12, 2026

Case studies / Compliance / Risk Management

Case study: How Datastruct replaced manual checks with reliable entity intelligence

Manual Secretary of State (SOS) research was slowing teams down, creating data gaps, and increasing compliance risk. Relying on manual, state-by-state desktop research and ad hoc tracking was time-consuming, inconsistent, and difficult to scale, leading to outdated information and operational inefficiencies. This was why it was critical to automate access to accurate, real-time entity information as the business scaled and recovery volumes grew.

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January 7, 2026