Supporting Investor Attraction Outreach

Supporting the outreach of a state government by CID

The Mission

On the journey to diversify its economy, the government of a country chose to establish a systematic, structured approach to foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction. As a support to outreach teams, they desired to enrich their CRM system with comprehensive company data including information about ownership, supply chain, customer relationships. The analysis of fundamental data and current events is supposed to identify and prioritize targets with increased investment propensity.


Key Benefits

  • Support foreign direct investment attraction teams identify relevant companies​
  • Help outreach teams create relevant investor pitches​
  • Provide senior executives with insights & analytics


The Solution

Knowledge Graph

  • Core Feature: Innovative Knowledge Graph at the heart of the solution
  • Integration: Combines millions of company records, blending proprietary, public, and third-party data
  • Networks: Includes millions of inter-company relationships and executives​
  • Broad and Specific Event Coverage: Tracks organizational-level events (e.g., executive appointments, product launches, investments)


AI-powered Event Detection

  • Information Filtering: Manages the influx of online information using an AI-driven event detection system
  • Data Source Diversity: Utilizes structured and unstructured data from over 14,000 multilingual online sources
  • Relevance and Opportunity Identification: AI pairs with the Knowledge Graph to discern event relevance to specific companies


API Integration

  • Actionable Data: Ensures data is valuable and easily accessible in CRM workflows
  • User-Friendly Integration: Robust APIs enable dashboard integration with immediate insights
  • Data-Rich Environment for Analysts: Offers a comprehensive database for informed strategy development


The Result

The FDI attraction teams gained access to comprehensive data and insights around companies and their executives. Analytics dashboards provide senior leadership with strategic insights into countries and industry sectors.

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