Investigation Dossier
By Seme Research Team · Updated May 22, 2026
Definition
An Investigation Dossier is a structured compilation of all findings from an identity investigation, designed to present verified facts in a standardized, auditable format. A complete dossier contains eight core components: (1) Background and Education — academic history, degrees, institutions, research focus; (2) Work Experience — career timeline, roles, companies, responsibilities, achievements; (3) Social Media — verified social profiles with confidence scores; (4) Connections and Associations — related persons, organizations, affiliations; (5) Timeline — key life events chronologically ordered with source citations; (6) Relationship Graph — visual network of entity connections; (7) Evidence and Sources — all source URLs with E1-E5 classification; (8) Trust Score — overall confidence percentage based on source quality and cross-validation.
How It Works
Dossier generation follows the deep research workflow. First, research planning identifies investigation angles and target data categories. Then, multi-round searches collect raw evidence from diverse sources. Each piece of evidence is classified by reliability (E1-E5) and tagged with source metadata. Cross-validation verifies facts across independent sources — corroborated facts (2+ independent sources) receive higher confidence. Gap analysis identifies missing data categories and triggers follow-up searches. Finally, the report synthesis engine compiles all validated facts into the standardized dossier format, calculates the trust score, generates the timeline, and constructs the relationship graph.
Example
An investment firm investigating a startup founder receives a dossier showing: 3 verified companies (E1 — SEC filings), 2 academic degrees (E1 — university records), 5 published papers (E2 — Google Scholar), 8 social profiles (E3 — verified via cross-platform matching), 1 patent (E1 — USPTO records), and 1 unverified claim of a Stanford MBA (E5 — no corroborating sources found). The trust score is 78%, with the unverified Stanford claim flagged as a risk factor.
Applications
- •Investment due diligence packages for VC/PE firms
- •Executive hiring background reports for HR departments
- •Compliance screening documentation for regulatory bodies
- •Investigative journalism research compilations