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The most trusted intelligence on companies in China.

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WireScreen is the leading software platform for open-source intelligence on Chinese corporations, revealing the investments and relationships that shape markets, supply chains and national security.

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Comprehensive data.

We draw on 50+ primary sources — corporate filings, trade data, regulatory disclosures —  and organize them into a relational map of 14 million companies and 25 million people. Executives. Investors. Affiliates. All linked with precision and context.

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Identify hidden risks and relationships

Risk in China hides behind shell companies, renamed entities, nominee directors, and obscured ownership. WireScreen flags high-risk entities and traces their networks across supply chains, joint ventures, and shadow companies.

Flexible access. Powerful insight.

Access WireScreen through our intuitive web platform to map corporate networks and explore strategic industries. Integrate our data into your systems with a flexible API. Or subscribe to curated feeds focused on military end use, forced labor, and other high-risk areas — customized to your mission.

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National Security

Quickly uncover military affiliations, state ownership, and strategically important enterprises.

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Enforcement

Discover the networks supporting fentanyl production, cybercrime, and other illicit activities.

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Trade Compliance

Add the investigative capacity you need to handle high-tech export controls, forced labor rules, and much more.

Trusted by government agencies, think tanks, and researchers around the world.

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"WireScreen should be mandated for anybody investing in China."
General Partner, large Silicon Valley VC firm
“We are able to highlight latent risks and produce insights that would otherwise require an army of analysts with specialized knowledge, saving invaluable time and resources.”
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"Whenever my analysts trace anything to China, I require them to use WireScreen."
Director of Global Data Solutions, Consulting Company

Leadership Team

WireScreen was founded in 2019. It is a division of The Wire Digital Inc., a news and data startup based in New York City. Its affiliated company is The Wire China, a weekly digital magazine.

David Barboza
David Barboza, Cofounder and Chief Executive

A Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist who previously worked at The New York Times, David has more than 15 years of experience covering China and using corporate records.

Lynn Zhang
Lynn Zhang, Cofounder and Chief Operating Officer

A former financier who worked in private equity, Lynn has spent more than a decade analyzing corporate data. She studied chemistry and finance in China and Japan.

Brian O'Clair
Brian O’Clair, Head of Engineering

An engineering leader who co-founded Nautilus Labs and worked at Google, Attentive, and ActionIQ. He studied electrical engineering and computer science at UC Berkeley.

Bradley Martinez
Bradley Martinez, Head of Sales

An experienced revenue leader, Brad has built teams serving sophisticated clients at FactSet and Factor Law. He studied Political Science, Philosophy, and Economics at UPenn.

Leonid Taycher
Leonid Taycher, Senior Advisor

A senior engineer who has worked at Google, Twitter, and Kensho, the AI company acquired by S&P. Leonid earned his PhD in computer science from M.I.T.

Investors

We are fortunate to work with some of the leading venture capital firms.

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Shaun Maguire
Shaun Maguire
Partner, Sequoia Capital
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Larsen Jensen
Larsen Jensen
Co-founder, Harpoon Ventures
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