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Computer Software

Backgrounder Inc.
BBB Accredited BusinessARated by BBB
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    We are piloting our mobile applications, browser tools, and email integrations for enterprise and small businesses. Please visit us at https://backgrounder.com/early-access to join our testing efforts. Open to the public but small businesses and enterprise will have priority.

Overview

Backgrounder Inc.

901 N Glebe Rd Fl 5

Arlington, VA 22203-1853

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BBB Accreditation & Rating

Backgrounder Inc. is BBB Accredited.

This business has committed to upholding the BBB Standards for Trust.

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BBB Rating

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About This Business

Backgrounder helps businesses and customers prevent scams using AI, commercially available data, and security researchers. Our Ask Carmen product reviews emails, messages, wallets, phone numbers, identities, social media handles, and other identifiers to verify scams. We prevent business email compromises, romance scams, investment scams, tech support scams, and any interaction that may induce financial loss.

BBB Accredited Since: 6/8/2026

Years in Business: 1

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Business Details

Local BBB:
BBB serving Metro Washington DC, Metro Philadelphia & Eastern Pennsylvania
BBB File Opened:
4/29/2026
Business Started:
12/30/2024
Business Incorporated:
12/30/2024
Type of Entity:
Corporation
Business Management:
Mr. Landon Winkelvoss, CEO

Additional Contact Information

Principal Contacts
Mr. Landon Winkelvoss, CEO
Customer Contacts
Mr. Landon Winkelvoss, CEO
Additional Phone Numbers
Other Phone: (703) 496-4333
Additional Email Addresses
Sales: Email this Business
Technical Support: Email this Business
Customer Service: Email this Business
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Additional Information

Business Categories
Computer Software, Tech Support

Latest Reviews

  • Ri A

    "I've used their services for about 6 months now. Impressed by the results, as it has helped me identify potential scam websites." ... Read full review

  • Carell C

    "No one can help me apart from maybe the most elite counter espionage of a solidly democratic country or bloc of countries. If someone could please send them my way, I have information regarding cutting edge and constantly evolving gross abuses of tech and telecom by all the terrorist organizations, organized crime rings, Authoritarian regimes, and espionage operations on planet Earth and possibly in space, who are taking full advantage of a new ability to directly reach unprepared individuals everywhere without mercy." ... Read full review

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