Strategic intelligence · Open-source tradecraft

Know who you are dealing with. Before it matters.

Sintra Advisory is a boutique OSINT and strategic-intelligence consultancy. We deliver finished intelligence for two kinds of high-stakes decision: who you do business with, and who you do research with.

Corporate intelligence Research security

Two practices, one standard

One discipline, applied where the cost of being wrong is highest.

Corporate

Corporate Intelligence & Due Diligence

Counterparty intelligence, executive vetting, and integrity assessments for investment, M&A, hiring, and partnership decisions.

Explore corporate →

Academic

Research Security, Intelligence-Informed

Partner clearance, funding-application security, and program development for universities, institutes, and think tanks.

Explore research security →

Why Sintra

The gap others leave — at a scale that works.

Finished intelligence. A reasoned assessment with a recommendation, not a database printout.

Cross-jurisdictional. One assessment that covers a subject across every country they touch.

Right-sized. Calibrated to the decision at hand, at a price the decision can bear.

Practitioner-led. A Swiss–Canadian partnership fluent in policy, tradecraft, and procurement.

Method

OSINT only. Sourced. Defensible.

Every finding is supported by a citable source. We separate sourced fact from inference and label our confidence. A null result is reported as a finding, never padded — and we never fabricate a case, filing, or record. Our work is built to hold up to a client, a lawyer, or a regulator.

About the firm

Start with a conversation

Every engagement opens with a free scoping consultation to set the right level and a fixed quote.

Start a conversation