Octore funds and shapes projects that yield undeniable evidence for European regulators and policymakers. Financial support is paired with specialist expertise and a route to the audiences for whom findings may matter.
Some projects are published. Others remain confidential because the work involves investigators, sources or partner organisations who need protection.
Since February 2023, Octore has funded work that maps kleptocratic networks across borders. We sustain independent investigative teams. We also widen European access to reliable information on Russian-linked corruption.
Octore runs four programmes. Each is built for multi-year use. Cross-border research is central. Outputs are expected to withstand legal and editorial scrutiny.
A multi-year research programme examining how politically connected Russian wealth is held and moved through European companies. It also tracks protection through property structures and financial centres.
Octore supports researchers across several jurisdictions. Public briefings are prepared for journalists. Further briefings reach civil-society organisations and policymakers. Work is structured around ownership chains.
A funding programme for investigative journalists and nonprofit research teams examining corruption, hidden ownership, procurement networks, sanctions evasion and politically connected assets.
Support through Octore may include a research grant, legal review, data access or digital-security assistance. Grants are sized to the risk and scope of the work. Awards range from short and targeted probes to longer cross-border inquiries.
A specialist strand for the collection of evidence on corruption and abuse of public resources. Verification and preservation sit alongside that work.
Octore helps credible partners strengthen research standards. Sensitive material is protected. Findings can be prepared for publication. They can also be prepared for lawful legal and regulatory use.
A communications programme that converts investigations into accessible briefings, visual explainers and educational material for European audiences.
Octore has used this programme to show how corruption linked to Russian power structures reaches institutions outside Russia. It reaches markets as well. Outputs are written for non-specialists. The underlying evidence stays intact.
Independent investigators and research organisations across Europe have documented how Russian-linked wealth and influence move through companies, property and financial structures. The projects below show the kinds of public-interest work Octore exists to support. They are external projects unless an Octore page states otherwise.
Public database of assets held outside Russia by oligarchs and Putin-linked figures, including property, companies, yachts and aircraft.
Open project
Investigation into how Cypriot firms and professional intermediaries helped Russian-linked clients shelter wealth and move assets as sanctions pressure rose.
Open project
Cross-border investigation into Western shipowners selling aging tankers into Russia's sanctions-evading oil trade, and the networks that keep that fleet operating.
Open project
A public database of foreign assets linked to Russian politically exposed persons and their families, based on confirmed ownership records.
Open project