Services
Velthros provides integrated research, analysis, and strategic communications. We pair investigative rigor with message discipline so you can move first and with confidence.
Opposition and investigative research
We gather, verify, and analyze information from public records, litigation filings, corporate registries, and open sources to produce accurate, evidence-based profiles and risk assessments.
Common deliverables
- Dossiers and profiles of people and organizations
- Chronologies and timelines
- Claims memos with sourcing and citations
- Due diligence and risk assessments
- Source maps and document repositories
Typical use cases
- Vetting counterparties, adversaries, or partners
- Preparing for litigation or regulatory scrutiny
- Stress-testing narratives before they surface
- Supporting rapid response and war room operations
Political and policy research
We analyze policy, legislation, regulation, and the political economy to inform strategy. Work spans rapid response monitoring to forward-looking scenario planning.
Common deliverables
- Policy briefs and executive summaries
- Legislative histories and vote analyses
- Regulatory landscape reviews and comment drafts
- Stakeholder maps across agencies, Hill, and third parties
- Political economy outlooks and scenarios
Typical use cases
- Anticipating policy shifts affecting operations
- Preparing engagements with policymakers
- Informing investment or campaign positioning
- Monitoring developments during critical windows
Strategic communications
We develop messages that hold under pressure and deliver them with discipline. Engagements include speechwriting, press strategy, crisis communications, media outreach, and op-eds.
Common deliverables
- Message architecture and talking points
- Speeches, remarks, and op-eds
- Media plans and targeted press lists
- Crisis playbooks and holding statements
- Q&A and briefing materials
Typical use cases
- Launching initiatives or campaigns
- Navigating reputational risk and crises
- Aligning leadership and teams on narrative
- Preparing for high-stakes interviews and testimony
Media intelligence and monitoring
We track coverage, social conversation, and relevant publications. We quantify share‑of‑voice and sentiment and deliver reports that inform timing and tactics.
Common deliverables
- Daily/weekly monitoring reports
- Share‑of‑voice and sentiment analysis
- Coverage summaries and trendlines
- Alerting and escalation protocols
- Dashboards and data extracts
Typical use cases
- Tracking narrative shifts in real time
- Benchmarking against peers and adversaries
- Measuring impact of campaigns
- Informing timing for announcements and responses
FAQ
- Confidentiality
- We operate discreetly with strict need‑to‑know access, encrypted storage, and clear data hygiene. We never market client work.
- Timelines
- Rapid response within hours; discovery briefs in 3–5 days; deeper investigations and communications programs scoped by complexity.
- Engagement models
- Fixed‑fee discovery, project‑based engagements, or retainer. We scope to outcomes and define deliverables up front.
- Ethics
- All work is conducted lawfully using permissible sources. We decline work that conflicts with our standards or obligations.