Americans and Intelius
America is a great nation. An big one too; it’s a land of 300 million people who mostly are strangers to one another.
Nobody knows who anymore — this has been the problem that Intelius has capitalized upon. The company has been working hard to bridge people by offering intelligence services since Naveen Jain co-founded it in 2003. At a client’s request, the company can look up information about a person, anywhere from professional licenses to property ownerships, by utilizing a massive database of public records. Its records are no more than documents and papers filed by Americans with their agencies, from county to state levels.
Powered by innovative technology, Intelius can disseminate information found in public agencies more efficiently. Indeed, people can now choose to skip the agencies and head straight to Intelius.com, which often pairs the information sought with specialized services.
To wit, Intelius offers checks of a person’s criminal history, civil judgments, marriages, divorces, bankruptcies, liens, mortgages, addresses, phone numbers, names of neighbors, etc. Any one of these critical data can be had separately, or one could choose to synthesize them into a single profile, a “background report.” In any case, Intelius charges a certain fee for each use.
One would get these data just by running the name of a person through Intelius’ database. Conversely, one could simply enter a telephone or cell phone number to know its owner, making the service an effective way to unmask mysterious and harassing callers.
Certainly, these innovative services have caught the public’s attention; so much so that Intelius is now marked as an Inc. 500 company. This label refers to the 500 privately held US companies with the highest revenue growths.
Indian-American businessman Naveen Jain built the startup in Bellevue, Washington, where it has been based since.
Intelius’ services and products are available in all 50 US states.
