1. Meet YC.World
2. First Steps: Navigating the YC.World Interface
3. Search Mastery: How to Locate Entities Across 82 Jurisdictions
4. Analysing Search Results: Leveraging Filters for Precise Insight
5. Visualising Connections: Mastering the Graph Tool
6. Project Management: Organising and Saving Your Investigations
7. List View: Structuring Complex Corporate Networks for Analysis
8. YC.World API: Automating Corporate Research within Your Workflow
Meet YC.World
22 September 2026
YC.World is an intelligence platform designed to map counterparty relationships (individuals, corporates, and organisations) and dissect complex international corporate networks.
By aggregating data from 82 countries, YC.World tracks over 133M companies and 278M entities, uncovering upwards of 250 million cross-border connections.
Use Cases
- Global Intelligence: Mapping business networks to expose non-obvious schemes.
- Regulatory Compliance:Streamlining AML, KYC, and KYB screening.
- Anti-Corruption Investigations:Identifying conflicts of interest and undisclosed official involvement.
- Corporate Transparency:Unmasking Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs) and high-value assets, including maritime and aviation holdings.
- Risk Mitigation: Automated flagging of links to sanctioned parties, PEPs (Politically Exposed Persons), and high-risk jurisdictions.
Core Capabilities
Dynamic Graph Visualisation & Customisation
Trace any entity by name or registration code to generate an interactive relationship map. The system provides real-time insights into ownership structures and affiliations. The depth of exploration is limited only by your hardware’s performance, while colour-coded indicators allow for instant differentiation between connection types.
- Bespoke Project Management: Build and enrich your own investigative projects by merging internal data with the YC.World database, using custom images to visualise specific entities.
- Seamless Export: Conclude your casework by exporting findings in JPG, PDF, CSV, or ANX formats for reporting or further analysis.
AI-Powered Investigations
Data Extractor: A proprietary AI tool that allows you to upload raw content, such as news articles or internal reports, and automatically transform the text into a visual relationship graph.
Global Accessibility
Integrated transliteration and translation features allow for effortless searching and one-click toggling between source languages and English.
Intelligent Monitoring
For ongoing oversight, enable the monitoring feature to receive overnight updates on sanctions and status changes for your selected entities.
How YC.World Works
Enter the company name, full name, or registration code into the search bar.
Filter results to identify the specific subject of your enquiry.
3. Visualise
The system automatically renders a visual graph. Click any node to access granular data.
4. Analyse & Export
Interrogate the links, append custom data, and share the finished project with your team.
Data Coverage
Who Uses YC.World?
- Compliance & AML Officers
- CEOs & COOs
- Law Enforcement Agencies
- Investigative Journalists
- Government Bodies
FAQs
How often is the data updated?
Our datasets are synchronised with the schedules of our primary sources. For instance, system-wide entity monitoring is performed nightly to ensure you have the most current intelligence.
What core problems does YC.World solve?
The platform is designed to answer three critical questions: Who is this entity connected to? What does their immediate business network look like? And, crucially, do these connections pose a risk to your security or reputation?
Are functional updates available to all clients?
Yes. All users enjoy full and continuous access to every system update and new feature at no additional cost.
Can I integrate my own data into an investigation?
Absolutely. Using our research tools, you can manually plot bespoke entities and relationships. These remain entirely within your private workspace and are visualised alongside our global data on your graph.
Is the data in YC.World sourced legally?
Yes. YC.World operates with a commitment to integrity, aggregating data exclusively from official public registries, open-source intelligence (OSINT), and legally accessible global databases in full compliance with international standards.
