About DetectiveHive

Licence-verified investigators with fixed scopes, published prices and payment held in escrow.

What we do

A marketplace of licence-verified investigators offering productized services with fixed scopes and published prices: locate a person, verify an identity or employment history, conduct an asset search, perform a defined surveillance window, or run a pre-employment or tenant check. Every investigator's licence and insurance are verified against the state register, scope and deliverable are defined before payment, funds are held in escrow until the report is delivered, and reports follow a standard format. Legally impermissible requests are refused clearly, with an explanation.

Who we built it for

• Individuals

  People needing skip tracing, background verification, an asset search or surveillance, with no trusted provider to turn to.

• Law firms and insurers

  Firms that commission investigations irregularly, with business accounts and invoicing.

• Landlords and HR teams

  Landlords, property managers and HR teams who need tenant or pre-employment checks.

The problem

Hiring a private investigator is opaque and intimidating.

Prices are quoted by the hour with no ceiling, credentials are unverifiable, and the market is thick with unlicensed operators and outright scams targeting people at emotionally vulnerable moments.

Clients have no idea what a reasonable scope or price is, so they overpay or get nothing.

Try it before anything else

The free investigator hiring check runs in your browser with no account. Answer questions about your scope, the investigator and payment, and see what to check before you pay. Open it.