Know Your Customer: Carrick Acquires Risk Intelligence Firm Intelligo

Carrick Capital Partners has acquired a majority equity interest stake in Intelligo, a provider of pre-investment background checks and other risk analysis services.

Intelligo provides AI-driven background intelligence and risk analysis services to financial institutions and professional services firms such as alternative asset managers, private equity firms, wealth advisors, and institutional investors. The company’s core services include pre-investment due diligence, executive background checks, and ongoing subject monitoring, helping clients meet compliance requirements for anti-money laundering (AML), know-your-customer (KYC), and related regulatory standards.

Intelligo was co-founded in 2014 by Shlomo Mirvis and today is led by CEO Ed Montes. The company is headquartered in Tel Aviv with an additional office in New York City.

“We’ve invested years and significant capital to build a foundation that leverages AI for a verifiable signal – not more noise. The outcome is speed and results that are defensible through findings linked to provenance, timestamps, and human expertise,” said Mr. Montes. “Carrick has extensive experience scaling technology-enabled services businesses, including previous successful investments in the risk and compliance sector. This market knowledge along with Carrick’s operational expertise and network will help us better serve existing and new clients and become the preeminent provider in our industry.”

“Intelligo has balanced focusing on technology and product while not losing sight of the irreplaceable value of human expertise for an offering where precision and reliability are non-negotiables for clients. As long-term market participants and users of these services, we are thrilled to partner with Intelligo because it offers a best-in-class user experience for reports and continuous monitoring – bar none,” said Marc McMorris, a co-CEO at Carrick Capital.

The transaction, which includes a co-investment from AB Private Credit Investors, will support product development, expansion into new markets, and new growth opportunities. Trinity Capital will also provide a debt facility as part of the transaction.

“It is rare to come across a company that makes you think ‘this is the future’ from the perspectives of both what is being delivered to customers and how it is being delivered. After meeting Ed and his team and speaking with their clients, it became obvious that Intelligo is both of those futures in this market,” said Ivan Whittey, a director at Carrick Capital.

Carrick Capital invests equity of more than $35 million in software, SaaS, transaction processing, and technology-enabled services companies that have revenues from $20 million to $100 million. The firm was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco with an additional office in Newport Beach.

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