About Veri-site
Headquartered in Singapore – with an operational office in India and representative offices in China and the United States – Veri-Site empowers companies to tackle the costly risks associated with online business and services.
Uniquely, Veri-Site provides thoroughly researched, transparent data and analysis about the universe of cyber-crime and rogue businesses, tailored to the needs of industries and individual companies.
Established in 2013, Veri-Site is the result of collaboration between advertising partners, guardians of trusted brands, financial institutions and regulators, in an effort to reduce involuntary access to and transactions in:
- Counterfeit goods
- Intellectual property theft
- Art fraud and illicit trade in antiquities
- Cyber-crime and fraud
- Human trafficking
- Illegal weapons dealing
- Narcotics
- Terrorism
- 'Sanctioned' activities
- Fake pharma and unlicensed pharmaceutical prescriptions
- Online Transnational Organized Crime (TOC)
In January 2016, Veri-Site was acquired by Strategic IP Information Pte Ltd ("SIPI") , Asia's leading online brand protection firm, which provides investigation and enforcement services to leading multinational companies.
Team
Veri-Site's leadership has unique expertise in big data, brand protection and risk intelligence.
Bharat Dube
Chairman
View More View LessBharat Dube possesses a wealth of experience in creating strategies and solutions to protect trusted luxury brands from counterfeiting and piracy. Prior to Veri-Site, Bharat served in various leadership roles over 20 years at the IP litigation team of Richemont Group – a Swiss luxury goods conglomerate – protecting brands like Cartier and Montblanc. Bharat began his career at the World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva, a specialized UN agency. He has been invited to speak at leading intellectual property conferences around the world – including events sponsored by the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition, the International Trademark Association, WIPO and various bar associations. Bharat earned his Juris Doctor from Duke Law School in 1986 and is a graduate of the United World College of the Atlantic, and Harvard University (A.B. magna cum laude) in 1983. He is currently based in Singapore.
Bharat Kapoor
CEO
Bharat Kapoor has a distinguished track-record of creating high-impact business development and marketing strategies for leading corporations. Prior to Veri-Site, Bharat was an Associate Director with EY India (formerly Ernst & Young), where he led the Business Development and Advisory services program for companies operating in the media, eCommerce and advertising sectors. Before joining EY, Bharat worked with Star TV, a subsidiary of News Corp, where he was responsible for the marketing and sales of several niche channels. Throughout his career, Bharat has advised numerous startups in the digital and eCommerce industry. Based in New Delhi, Bharat Kapoor has a Bachelor’s degree with honours in business from the University of Technology, Sydney.
Daniel Peak
President, North America
Daniel was instrumental in starting the company and spent the last year developing the product, processes, staffing, and building partner relationships. Prior to Veri-Site, Daniel was the CEO for World-Check leading the company to a successful sale to Thomson Reuters, leaving the.. business after integration World-Check is the global leader in anti-money-laundering compliance (AML), at the time of the sale the company had over 5,000 clients in 160+ countries including 50 of the top 50 banks in the world. Daniel’s experience represents 20 of years working with risk identification, customer due diligence and legal and regulatory compliance.
Harrison Lebowitz
Vice-President
Harrison is Vice President of Business Development, North America for Strategic IP Information Pte. Ltd. Prior to this, he was In-House Counsel and Vice President for Sports 1 Marketing, a Warren Moon company. Starting in 1995 and for seventeen years thereafter, he was CEO of a company he founded in an industry he created, Snow Farm Vineyard and Winery, which was Vermont’s first commercial vineyard and grape winery. In that capacity, Harrison lectured at a multitude of colleges and universities, taught a course at the University of Vermont and was featured in numerous articles and pieces ranging from the New York Times to Smithsonian Magazine to Weekend Edition on National Public Radio. Twice, he traveled to Macedonia as an agricultural and wine consultant on behalf of the State of Vermont as well as the State Department. Finally, prior to starting Snow Farm, he was an Assistant Attorney General with the state of Vermont. He has been a guest writer/speaker at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. Harrison received his B.A. in Chemistry from Franklin & Marshall College and his J.D. from The University of Baltimore School of Law. He is admitted to practice in Maryland (active), New York (inactive), and Vermont (inactive).
Richard Gronback
CTO
Richard Gronback is a software engineer specializing in Eclipse modeling technologies, generative programming, and cloud-based application platforms. Formerly, Richard was Chief Scientist for modeling products at Borland Software Corporation where he managed both open source and commercial product development Richard represented Borland on the Eclipse Board of Directors, Planning and Architecture Councils, co-founded the top-level Eclipse Modeling Project. Richard is author of the book, “Eclipse Modeling Project, a Domain-Specific Language Toolkit.” Prior to Borland, Richard worked at TogetherSoft, Ariba, and Andersen Consulting. Richard holds a Bachelor of Computer Science and Engineering degree from the University of Connecticut. He was a reactor operator in the U.S. Navy before entering his career in software.
About Veri-Site
Veri-Site helps you tackle the risks inherent in conducting business online
The Problem
"Taking advantage of the anonymous and unregulated nature of the Internet, rogue actors utilize interlocking networks of websites, shell companies, and individuals to underpin their operations and drive profits"
Our Solution
"Veri-Site uniquely targets the risks presented such rogue actors. We do this through a proprietary, continuously updated database, which enables our clients to screen against all forms of online risk."
We are members of several prestigious professional associations, including:
Asian Coalition Against Counterfeiting And Piracy
International Wine Law Association
Asia Video Industry Association
International Trademark Association
Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group
Coalition Against Piracy