Background investigations
Identity, criminal, civil litigation, employment, and reputational research — analyst-verified, county-level.
Texas · Austin
Private Investigator in Austin, Texas.
OnTrial provides licensed private investigations and enterprise intelligence in Austin, Texas — background investigations, due diligence, asset searches, surveillance, and litigation support for the city's law firms, founders, investors, and private clients. We're headquartered in Austin, and every finding is analyst-verified.
Licensed by the Texas DPS (#C31261501). Analyst-verified. Fixed cost per engagement, with rush available.
The work
Investigations we provide in Austin.
Due diligence
Pre-transaction diligence on principals, counterparties, and targets — litigation, regulatory, adverse-media, and beneficial-ownership context.
Asset searches & recovery
Real property, vehicles, business interests, accounts, judgments, and on-chain cryptocurrency tied to a subject.
Surveillance
Licensed sub rosa surveillance and activity checks, documented as timestamped, evidentiary-grade video.
Litigation investigations
Party and witness workups, witness location and vetting, and evidence capture for civil matters.
Private client
Discreet intelligence for individuals, families, and family offices — vetting, diligence, and reputation work, handled in confidence.
Serving Travis County
Built for how Austin works.
Intelligence, delivered on a platform — with operators in the field when a matter calls for it.
Austin runs on technology, venture capital, and state government — and the diligence those worlds demand. OnTrial supports the city's founders and investors with pre-investment and pre-hire diligence, its litigators with investigations before the Travis County civil courts, and its private clients with discreet personal intelligence.
OnTrial is headquartered in Austin and serves Austin and the surrounding Travis County area. Every finding is verified by an analyst before it reaches you.
Also serving across TexasHouston →Dallas →San Antonio →
Typical engagements
What Austin clients order.
- Founder and startup due diligence for Austin venture investors
- Pre-hire executive background investigations for technology employers
- Litigation investigations before the Travis County civil courts
- Asset searches and post-judgment enforcement
- Sub rosa surveillance for insurance-defense matters
- Discreet private-client and family-office intelligence
Why the work holds up
Licensed, verified, defensible.
Every finding is sourced and analyst-verified. Every operator is licensed.
Every internal role at OnTrial is held by a veteran of the U.S. military, federal law enforcement, or state / municipal law enforcement — by mandate.
SOC 2 Type II, FCRA, GLBA, and CCPA compliant. AI-governance posture is documented — see AI Governance and Data Security.
OnTrial, LLC is licensed by the Texas Department of Public Safety as a Private Investigations Company (#C31261501).
FAQ
Private investigation in Austin, explained.
- Is OnTrial licensed to operate in Austin?
- Yes. OnTrial, LLC is licensed by the Texas Department of Public Safety as a Private Investigations Company (#C31261501), and Austin is our headquarters.
- Do you have investigators in Austin?
- Yes — Austin is our home base. Licensed operators deploy across Travis County and Central Texas, and most intelligence work is ordered and delivered directly through the OnTrial platform.
- What kinds of cases do you handle in Austin?
- The full capability set: background investigations, due diligence, asset searches, surveillance, litigation investigations, and discreet private-client work — for law firms, businesses, investors, and individuals.
- What does a private investigator in Austin cost?
- Every engagement is a fixed cost, quoted up front — no subscription, no monthly fees, no retainers. Pricing depends on scope; rush turnaround is available when a matter requires it.
Start an engagement in Austin.
Create a free OnTrial account and order directly from the platform. No subscription, no monthly fees.