IPTalons offers foreign influence risk management services that help organizations protect intellectual property and align with their values. Its flagship platform includes a Certified Secure Researcher (CSR) system for maintaining NSPM‑33 compliance and building federal trust, targeting institutions, SBIR‑funded companies, and research groups. The platform also provides an interactive risk calculator that assesses potential foreign influence risks based on personnel collaborations and other factors.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Research institutions, SBIR/STTR companies, and other organizations face increasing mandates to disclose foreign influence risks and protect intellectual property, yet lack systematic tools to assess and maintain compliance with regulations such as NSPM‑33.
Solution
IPTalons delivers a suite of foreign influence risk management services that help organizations identify, evaluate, and mitigate exposure to foreign actors. Its Certified Secure Researcher (CSR) platform provides a structured certification process to achieve and demonstrate NSPM‑33 compliance, generating audit‑ready documentation for federal oversight. An interactive risk calculator offers a quick, non‑binding screening of collaboration risks, flagging high‑risk personnel or partnerships for deeper review. The company also offers proactive screening reports, AI‑enabled due‑diligence tools, and bespoke managed services to embed research security into existing workflows, ensuring that intellectual property remains protected while aligning with institutional values.
Target Audience
Primary customers are academic research institutions, SBIR/STTR‑funded companies, and government‑affiliated research organizations that must comply with federal foreign influence disclosure requirements.
Features
- Certified Secure Researcher platform that guides users through NSPM‑33 compliance steps and produces certification artifacts
- Interactive four‑question risk calculator that assesses foreign collaboration exposure for SBIR/STTR teams
- Foreign Influence Risk Screening (FIRS) reports that provide proactive risk assessments for grant proposals
- Grant Hopper AI tool that automates due‑diligence on scholars and collaborators
- Research Security Program Assessments to evaluate overall MV‑RSP and NSPM‑33 readiness
- Bespoke managed services for custom policy development, training, and ongoing monitoring