Company

Illicit activity is planned off-chain. So that's where we look.

Cloudburst is an off-chain intelligence company founded in 2022 by the team that built Flashpoint, backed by the investors closest to crypto and national security.

Our mission

Intelligence from where fraud actually starts

Hackers, fraudsters, and other illicit actors don't organize and plan their activities on the blockchain — they do it in the deep and dark web.

Founded in 2022, Cloudburst gathers off-chain data at scale from popular chat platforms and online hubs of fraud activity in order to detect financial fraud before it hits the blockchain — and to properly identify the actors involved.

By illuminating hidden connections across the digital landscape using our unique OSINT data collection charged with AI-driven enrichment, we help our clients stay ahead of emerging threats and regulatory requirements.

Empower your investigations, diligence, and security — and protect your financial assets — by investing in intelligence from Cloudburst.

600M+
Messages collected
55M+
Users profiled
12M+
Crypto addresses linked

Recognition

In-Q-Tel In-Q-Tel Mission Certified

In-Q-Tel is the independent, non-profit strategic investor for the U.S. Intelligence Community.

Founder

Two decades tracking threat actors through their own communications

Evan Kohlmann
Evan Kohlmann
Founder & CEO
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Evan Kohlmann, founder and CEO of Cloudburst, is a renowned cyberintelligence expert with over two decades of experience tracking terrorist organizations and other cyber threat actors through their electronic communications.

Prior to starting Cloudburst, Mr. Kohlmann likewise founded cyberintelligence leader Flashpoint and spent over a decade building it from an early-stage startup into a venture-backed company that exited to private equity. Kohlmann also spent 18 years as an on-air Terrorism Analyst for NBC News, tracking terrorist and threat networks for a national audience.

Mr. Kohlmann has served at various times as a contract consultant on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Office of the High Representative (OHR) in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTFY) at the Hague, the Australian Federal Police (AFP), the U.K. Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Scotland Yard's SO-15 Counter Terrorism Command, the Central Scotland Police, West Yorkshire Police, the Swiss Federal Public Prosecutor, and the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET).

Consulted for

  • U.S. Department of Defense
  • U.S. Department of Justice
  • FBI
  • OHR Bosnia-Herzegovina
  • ICTFY, The Hague
  • Australian Federal Police
  • U.K. Crown Prosecution Service
  • Scotland Yard SO-15
  • Central Scotland Police
  • West Yorkshire Police
  • Swiss Federal Public Prosecutor
  • Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET)

Leadership

Built by people who've worked these cases

From the intelligence community and federal law enforcement to the front lines of crypto regulation.

Michael O'Connor
Michael O'Connor
COO & General Counsel

Former Global Head of Litigation at Kraken, where he guided the company through landmark SEC and OFAC matters in the crypto space. Previously at Quinn Emanuel and White & Case. Leads Cloudburst's operations and legal function.

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Ben Turner
Ben Turner
CTO

Cyber-threat intelligence engineer and former DHS watch analyst. Ex-US Army Military Intelligence, Arabic linguist and crypto-analyst. Spent seven years at Flashpoint building the collection systems behind its deep and dark web data. Leads engineering, product and data science.

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