# Garnet AI > Diligence orchestration for counterparty trust. Garnet automates the full diligence lifecycle — from trigger to trusted record — for vendors, clients, drivers, vehicles and assets. AI-powered document screening, smart exception routing and audit-ready trust records. 100% EU-hosted, GDPR compliant. ## Key Facts - Founded: 2025 - Headquarters: EU (Ireland) - Stage: v3.0 — diligence orchestration platform (pilot programme) - Version: Garnet v3.0 - Company: Crookshanks Private Limited - Domain: Counterparty diligence, vendor risk management, compliance automation, document verification, supply chain compliance - Regulations: GDPR, DORA, NIS2, CSDDD, SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMR, STCW - Infrastructure: 100% EU-sovereign, zero data retention post-processing - Industries: Logistics, transnational maritime, manufacturing ## What Garnet Does Garnet orchestrates the full diligence lifecycle in five stages: 1. **Trigger** — Cases open automatically from CRM, GRC, procurement or data-room integrations when a deal closes, a vendor is onboarded or a renewal is due 2. **Checklist** — Dynamic document lists generated per counterparty type, jurisdiction and asset class 3. **Screen** — AI-powered screening for completeness, validity, expiry, mismatch and cross-document consistency 4. **Route** — Exceptions are routed to the right handler: government registry APIs, notaries, translators, trust lawyers or internal approvers 5. **Approve** — Cases are archived in audit-ready trust records with automatic renewal monitoring ## Capabilities - Document extraction and structural parsing (SOC 2, ISO 27001, pen tests, DPAs, operator licences, insurance certificates, CMR authorisations, UBO extracts) - Requirement-level checks against controls and regulatory frameworks - Exception detection for missing, conflicting, expired or incomplete evidence - Confidence scoring with document-level citations - Smart routing: registry APIs, notary review, legal review, translation, representative-authority checks - Audit-ready trust records with full event timeline - Renewal monitoring with proactive alerts at 90, 60 and 30 days - CRM, GRC, procurement, data-room and onboarding-system integrations ## Backers & Accelerators - [ACE ONT](https://www.aceont.ca) — Startup accelerator programme - [Enterprise Ireland](https://www.enterprise-ireland.com) — Irish government trade and innovation agency - [NDRC](https://www.ndrc.ie) — National Digital Research Centre, Ireland's leading startup accelerator - [New Frontiers](https://www.newfrontiers.ie) — Enterprise Ireland's national entrepreneur development programme ## Pages - [Home](https://garnetai.net/): Main landing page with product overview, diligence pipeline, capabilities, industries, use cases, integrations and trust section - [For Buyers](https://garnetai.net/for-buyers): For CROs, procurement and compliance teams — assess vendor risk with confidence - [For Vendors](https://garnetai.net/for-vendors): For founders and sales teams — pre-check compliance packs before submission - [Blog](https://garnetai.net/blog): Insights on diligence orchestration, vendor risk, compliance automation, DORA regulation, logistics, maritime and EU-sovereign AI - [Diligence Orchestration: What It Means and Why It Matters](https://garnetai.net/blog/diligence-orchestration-what-it-means-and-why-it-matters): Why document verification is only one step in a five-stage diligence lifecycle - [Counterparty Trust in Logistics](https://garnetai.net/blog/counterparty-trust-in-logistics-why-documentation-gaps-cause-fleet-grounding): Why documentation gaps cause fleet grounding in logistics - [From Verification to Orchestration: How Garnet v3 Changed Everything](https://garnetai.net/blog/from-verification-to-orchestration-how-garnet-v3-changed-everything): The journey from document verification to full diligence orchestration - [Maritime Diligence: Why Ship Compliance Is Broken](https://garnetai.net/blog/maritime-diligence-why-ship-compliance-is-broken-and-how-to-fix-it): Maritime compliance complexity and how to fix it - [Why Manual Vendor Assessments Are Broken](https://garnetai.net/blog/why-manual-vendor-assessments-are-broken): Analysis of the 40-hour per vendor assessment problem - [DORA Regulation Guide](https://garnetai.net/blog/dora-regulation-what-it-means-for-vendor-risk): What DORA means for vendor risk programs - [Building GDPR-Compliant AI](https://garnetai.net/blog/building-gdpr-compliant-ai-from-scratch): Technical approach to EU-sovereign AI architecture - [SOC 2 AI Analysis](https://garnetai.net/blog/soc2-reports-what-ai-catches-that-humans-miss): What AI catches that humans miss in SOC 2 reviews - [From 57 Conversations to Product](https://garnetai.net/blog/from-57-conversations-to-product-what-we-learned): Customer discovery insights that shaped Garnet - [Privacy Policy](https://garnetai.net/privacy-policy): How Garnet AI collects, uses and protects personal data - [Terms of Service](https://garnetai.net/terms-of-service): Terms and conditions for using Garnet AI ## Contact - Email: rusha@garnetai.net - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/garnet-ai - X: https://x.com/garnetai