The Expert Network ENcyclopedia

The Expert Institute is a leading expert witness platform for law firms, backed by Levine Leichtman, with 380+ employees and $60M raised.

The Insights Desk Inc. is an expert network based in Cheney, Washington State. It was founded by a former Principal from Insights Driven Research.

The Sense Network is an expert network following an alternative business model. Unlike standard expert networks recruiting leading industry experts, The Sense Network claims to be creating a community of "extreme users & radical thinkers."

The Xpressviews is an expert network based out of India. It was founded in 2022 by former GLG and Insight Alpha managers.

Third Bridge is one of the largest expert networks globally. Founded in 2007 as Cognolink, it rebranded in 2015 as Third Bridge (the name of one of its business units). It was one of the first firms to successfully reduce GLG's market dominance, growing in tandem with AlphaSights. Its founders had a background in consulting with Bain & Company, which was an important early client according to expert sources.

TMT Expert Network was a Polish expert network founded in 2015, focused on Technology, Media, and Telecom.

Tradeoff Insights is an expert network, founded in 2026, in Pakistan. It describes itself as connecting investment firms, consultancies, and corporations with vetted industry experts across North America, EMEA, APAC, and Frontier Markets.

TransGlobal Insight was an expert network started in London in 2015. It has since gone inactive.

Triangulate Knowledge is an expert network headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The company was founded in 2020 by the former MD for Australia at expert network GLG.

Tribeca Insights was a US-based expert network founded in early 2008. In 2011, it merged with Business Connect China and Evalueserve's Circle of Experts to form a new consolidated entity, Advantus Global - later unified under the Business Connect China (BCC Global) brand.

True North Insights (formerly Capvision Pro) is a global expert network and primary research firm. The firm rebranded to better reflect its commitment to precise execution and integrity.

Trust Insight is an expert network based in São Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded in 2020 by a former employee of Maven Day, another Brazilian expert network. Trust Insight sources experts in LATAM in all industries with particular strength in the financial sector.

Unisearch is an expert witness service provider headquartered in Australia, operated by UNSW (University of New South Wales). Established in 1959, it says it was the first in Australia to recognize the value of bridging technical knowledge with practical application.

VeriMed Healthcare Network was an expert network focused on B2C, serving consumers with expert advice. The core business was having physicians generate written content (healthcare advice and assessments) on demand.

VisasQ is now part of VISASQ/COLEMAN, formed when it acquired New York-based Coleman Research in August 2021. This page covers VisasQ's own history before and around the merger.

Vista Research was one of the pioneers of the expert network industry. Founded in 2001, it grew quickly in tandem with GLG, until it was acquired by S&P in 2005.

Voiss is a Brazilian expert network founded by a former Trust Insight employee. Their network is primarily focused on LATAM.

Waterside was a short-lived expert network founded in 2019 by a former director at Magellan Research Group. It was acquired by Arbolus in early 2020, and no longer operates as an independent company.

Westlake International is a Greater China research firm providing expert calls, channel checks, surveys, and reports since 2008.

WhaleSights is an expert network based in Beijing, China, with offices in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Hong Kong, and Singapore. According to their website, the firm has ~800,000 experts in its database and 200+ employees, making it one of the largest players in China's expert network industry.

Wivenn is an expert network based in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2016. It is focused on the Brazilian market and greater Latin America. Wivenn was previously named I.P. Financial and rebranded to Wivenn in 2021. The network operates a standard expert network model.

Woodz EU Insights is a narrowly specialized expert network based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It recruits experts knowledgeable about EU regulations, political developments and risks to assist clients in projects where political and regulatory expertise is needed. The network's founders have legal and public affairs backgrounds.