Linkurious
{{Short description|French software company}}
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| founder = Sébastien Heymann, David Rapin, Jean Villedieu
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Linkurious is a software company specialized in graph-based technology for various use cases such as financial crime, intelligence, cybersecurity, supply chain management or data governance.
Since 2024, Linkurious offers an integrated contextual decision intelligence platform{{Cite web |title=Decision Intelligence Platform Overview |url=https://linkurious.com/decision-intelligence-platform-overview/ |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=linkurious.com |language=en}} powered by native graph technology and entity resolution AI.
Linkurious works with a variety of world-class technology and consulting partners including Microsoft, Amazon,{{Cite web |title=Linkurious - Amazon Neptune |url=https://docs.aws.amazon.com/neptune/latest/userguide/visualization-Linkurious.html |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=docs.aws.amazon.com}} Neo4j,{{Cite web |title=Linkurious democratizes graph visualization with new product |url=https://neo4j.com/news/linkurious-democratizes-graph-visualization-new-product/ |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Graph Database & Analytics |language=en}} Nuix,{{Cite web |title=Tackling the chaos of unstructured data using integrated link analysis |url=https://www.nuix.com/resources/tackling-chaos-unstructured-data-using-integrated-link-analysis |website=Nuix}} Capgemini, PwC or Deloitte.{{Cite web |title=Deloitte: delivering disruptive technology to more efficiently combat financial crime |url=https://linkurious.com/blog/deloitte-technology-financial-crime/ |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=linkurious.com |language=en}}
The company has offices in Montreuil, France and Bethesda, MD, USA.{{Cite web |title=Connect with us |url=https://linkurious.com/contact-us/ |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=linkurious.com |language=en}}
History
Linkurious was founded in 2013 by Sébastien Heymann, David Rapin and Jean Villedieu following the development of Gephi, which was inspired by the prototype for Stanford's Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis project Mapping the Republic of Letters and looked at connections across thousands of communities in Europe and North America during The Enlightenment.{{Cite web |last=Trei |first=Lisa |date=June 3, 2016 |title=Visualization tool prototyped by Stanford humanities scholars aids the investigation of 'Panama Papers' {{!}} The Dish |url=http://news.stanford.edu/thedish/2016/06/03/visualization-tool-prototyped-by-stanford-humanities-scholars-aids-the-investigation-of-panama-papers/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604133212/http://news.stanford.edu/thedish/2016/06/03/visualization-tool-prototyped-by-stanford-humanities-scholars-aids-the-investigation-of-panama-papers/ |archive-date=2016-06-04 |access-date=2017-04-19 |website=news.stanford.edu |language=en}}
In 2023, Linkurious is listed in the TOP 250 French software companies and receives the "International" award of the Year granted by Ernst & Young and Numeum.{{Cite web |title=Top 250 des éditeurs de logiciels 2024 |url=https://www.ey.com/fr_fr/services-aux-entrepreneurs/top-250-editeurs-logiciels-francais |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=www.ey.com |language=fr-FR}}
Products
Linkurious technology provides case management capabilities{{Cite web |title=Manage Cases From End-To-End {{!}} Collaborate Seamlessly {{!}} Linkurious |url=https://linkurious.com/case-management-platform/ |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=linkurious.com}} as well as detection,{{Cite web |title=Detect Complex Networks {{!}} Uncover Hidden Threats {{!}} Linkurious |url=https://linkurious.com/detection-platform/ |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=linkurious.com}} data search, visualization and exploration{{Cite web |title=Investigate Financial Crime 10x Faster {{!}} Explore Connections {{!}} Linkurious |url=https://linkurious.com/investigation-platform/ |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=linkurious.com}} capabilities for various graph databases such as Neo4j, Azure Cosmos DB, [https://memgraph.com/ Memgraph], TitanDB, DataStax, AllegroGraph and RedisGraph.{{Cite web|url=https://www.datanami.com/2015/04/20/startup-delivers-visual-search-tool-for-neo4j-graphs/|title=Startup Delivers Visual Search Tool for Neo4j Graphs|date=2015-04-20|website=Datanami|access-date=2017-04-19}}{{Cite web |title=Visualize your Cosmos DB Gremlin API graph data with Linkurious enterprise {{!}} Blog Azure et mises à jour {{!}} Microsoft Azure |url=https://azure.microsoft.com/fr-fr/blog/visualize-your-cosmos-db-gremlin-api-graph-data-with-linkurious-enterprise/ |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=azure.microsoft.com |date=21 November 2018 |language=fr}}{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/04/12/datastax-adds-graph-databases-to-enterprise-cassandra-product-set/|title=DataStax adds graph databases to enterprise Cassandra product set|last=Miller|first=Ron|website=TechCrunch|date=12 April 2016 |access-date=2017-04-19}}{{Cite web|url=https://linkurio.us/blog/visualize-redisgraph-data-with-ogma/|last=Villedieu|first=Jean|website=Linkurious' Blog|access-date=2020-04-01|title=Visualize your RedisGraph data with OGMA}}
Linkurious has developed a Javascript graph visualization library named Ogma. It provides a graphics engine based on WebGL and supports older machines with HTML5 Canvas.{{Cite web |title=Ogma quick start |url=https://doc.linkurious.com/ogma/latest/ |archive-url= |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=doc.linkurious.com}}
Linkurious' graph visualization tool is used for NASA's Lessons Learned database, identifying connections between seemingly unlikely subjects, such as a correlation between contaminated fluid and battery fire risk.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3065044/nasa-is-harnessing-graph-databases-to-organize-lessons-learned-from-past-pr/|title=NASA Is Harnessing Graph Databases To Organize Lessons Learned From Past Projects|last=Melendez|first=Steven|website=FastCompany|date=2 November 2016 |access-date=2017-04-19}}{{Cite web|url=https://llis.nasa.gov/|title=Llis|website=llis.nasa.gov|access-date=2017-04-19}}
Applications
= Panama Papers =
The ICIJ used a commercial version of Linkurious and Neo4j in the investigation of the Panama papers, uncovering 4.8 million leaked files consisting of emails, 3 million database entries, 2.2 million PDFs, 1.2 million images, 320,000 text files, and 2242 files, evidence of money laundering, tax evasion or political corruption.{{cite web|url=http://www.rudebaguette.com/2016/04/07/how-tech-enabled-journalists-to-sift-through-2-6-tb-of-raw-data/|title=How France's Linkurious helped reporters use data visualization to make sense of the Panama Papers|date=7 April 2016|publisher=}}{{Cite news|url=https://panamapapers.icij.org/blog/20160425-data-tech-team-ICIJ.html|title=Wrangling 2.6TB of data: The people and the technology behind the Panama Papers|access-date=2017-04-19}}
= Swiss Leaks =
The ICIJ also utilized the software during the Swiss Leaks investigation that revealed a massive tax evasion scheme in which 180.6 billion euros passed through HSBC accounts.{{cite web|url=https://business.lesechos.fr/entrepreneurs/communaute/021818665622-linkurious-la-pepite-revelee-grace-aux-panama-papers-209153.php|title=Linkurious, la pépite révélée grâce aux " Panama Papers "|work=Les Echos Executives |date=5 April 2016|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.lesechos.fr/10/02/2015/lesechos.fr/0204147710591_swissleaks---on-n-a-souleve-qu-un-coin-du-tapis.htm|title=SwissLeaks : on n'a soulevé qu'un coin du tapis|date=10 February 2015|publisher=}}
= FinCEN files =
In 2020, the ICIJ used the software and Neo4j to visualize and explore the FinCEN Files’ 400 spreadsheets containing data on 100,000 transactions.{{Cite web |date=2020-09-20 |title=From a jumble of secret reports, damning data on big banks and dirty money - ICIJ |url=https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/mining-sars-data/ |access-date=2022-03-03 |language=en-US}}
= Pandora Papers =
In 2021, the ICIJ leveraged the capabilities of Linkurious and Neo4j once more to analyse the data from the Pandora Papers.{{cite web |title=A "Tsunami of Data": the Investigative Technology Behind the Pandora Papers |last1=Peake |first1=Kathryn |url=https://linkurio.us/blog/technology-pandora-papers-investigation/ |website=Linkurio.us |access-date=3 November 2021}} The leak involved 14 different offshore services firms and 11.9 million records, amounting to 2.94 terabytes. The network visualisations{{cite web |title=The Power Players |date=2 October 2021 |url=https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/power-players/ |publisher=The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists |access-date=3 November 2021}} were able to help organise and explain the data.
= Justice for Myanmar =
The campaign group Justice for Myanmar used the software to map the financial connections of the Myanmar military and publish the "Cartel Finance Map".{{Cite web |title=Cartel Finance Map • Justice For Myanmar |url=https://data.justiceformyanmar.org/ |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=data.justiceformyanmar.org}}
= Obsalytics =
The non-profit organization [https://obsalytics.org/ Obsalytics] combined Linkurious and open data to understand the main power structures and financial flows in Syria.{{Cite web |title=Obsalytics: mapping the Syrian regime's connections and financial flows |url=https://linkurious.com/blog/obsalytics-syrian-regime-financial-flows/ |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=linkurious.com}}
= The Sentry =
The Sentry, a US-based investigative and policy organization that seeks to disable multinational predatory networks that benefit from violent conflict, repression, and kleptocracy,{{Cite web |title=About The Sentry |url=https://thesentry.org/about/ |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=The Sentry}} uses Linkurious combined with Neo4j graph database to leverage over 150 million pieces of data for their investigations.{{Cite web |last=The Sentry |date=Jan 19, 2024 |title=A brief history of our data visualization: From word documents to interactive graph databases |url=https://medium.com/the-sentry-sidebar/a-brief-history-of-our-data-visualization-from-word-documents-to-interactive-graph-databases-004994b12c54 |website=Medium}}
= Media4change =
The "Karštos pėdos" tool developed by the international movement [https://www.media4change.co/ Media4change] provides transparency around the connections between politicians and public figures and public-sector funding to journalists and to the general public. The organization used Linkurious technology to demonstrate how national and EU funds are used in Lithuania.{{Cite web |title=Media4Change: Fostering public sector transparency and press freedom with graph visualization |url=https://linkurious.com/blog/media4change-public-transparency/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=linkurious.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Future Story Lab |url=https://www.media4change.co/projects/future-investigative-story-lab/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Media4Change |language=en-US}}
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Category:Software companies of France