SavvyIQ

Data Sources

Understanding how SavvyIQ collects, verifies, and maintains comprehensive business entity data across global jurisdictions.

Government Databases as Bedrock

Government records form the foundation of our entity identification system. We integrate with government registrars globally to access official business registration data, using government identifiers as the anchor for each entity record.

Our integrations span multiple jurisdictions worldwide, with each registrar requiring tailored approaches due to their unique data structures and access methods. This government data foundation ensures data integrity and prevents duplicate records in our system.

Note: This connects to our entities vs candidates approach - confirmed entities are anchored to government identifiers while candidates represent potential matches that require additional verification.

Learn more: Entities and Candidates

AI Agent-Driven Research Methodology

Unlike traditional providers with static databases, our system uses AI agents that research the web in real-time, similar to how a human researcher would investigate a business.

Our AI agents have access to multiple research tools:

  • Government database searches
  • Search engine queries
  • Business directory analysis
  • News article research
  • Social media and web page analysis
  • Any publicly available data source

Research process:

  1. First check our existing database for matches
  2. If no high-confidence match found, initiate live web research
  3. Agent follows leads and gathers evidence from multiple sources
  4. Synthesizes findings to reach consensus on entity identification
  5. Anchors results to government records when possible

This agent-driven approach replaces manual research teams and enables us to find information on businesses globally, even in jurisdictions where we don't yet have direct government integrations.

Placeholders for Emerging Coverage

Some government registrars have restricted access or limited data availability. When our agents find consistent evidence across multiple reliable sources about a legal entity in these jurisdictions, we create placeholder records.

Placeholders include verified information like entity name, business description, and jurisdiction, sourced from multiple independent references. Once we establish formal integrations with these registrars, placeholders are replaced with authoritative government records.

Global Coverage and Real-Time Capability

Global reach

Our agent-driven methodology provides coverage for businesses worldwide, not limited to specific jurisdictions or pre-populated databases.

Real-time research

When existing records don't provide a high-confidence match, our agents conduct live web research. This process typically takes a few minutes depending on search complexity.

Dynamic vs. static

Rather than querying a fixed database, each search can incorporate the latest available information from across the web.

Data Freshness and Updates

Our data freshness varies by source type and customer needs:

Government data

Updated based on each registrar's change frequency (daily to monthly, depending on jurisdiction)

Web-sourced data

Currently refreshed quarterly, with flexibility to adjust based on customer requirements

Real-time searches

Always incorporate the most current publicly available information

We're actively developing our refresh cadence based on customer feedback and use case requirements. Our agent-driven approach allows us to provide fresher data than traditional static database providers.

Related Concepts

To better understand how our data sourcing translates to API responses and system behavior:

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Next Steps:

  1. Try it: Entity Resolution API - Experience our AI agent-driven research process
  2. Learn more: Entities and Candidates - Understanding the difference between confirmed entities and candidates
  3. Advanced: Confidence and Explainability - Learn how we assess data quality across sources