12 Facts About Stratfor

Strategic Forecasting Inc, commonly known as Stratfor, is an American geopolitics publisher and consultancy founded in 1996.

The focus of Stratfor's content is security issues and analyzing geopolitical risk.

Stratfor was founded by George Friedman, who was the company's chairman.

Stratfor clients have included academic institutions, investment firms and large corporations such as Lockheed Martin, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Coca-Cola and Dow Chemical Company.

Stratfor analysts pay for information, but use open source information to predict where global crises will arise.

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In October 2015, Stratfor raised $12 million in funding through a growth equity investment by Dallas-based Teakwood Capital.

Stratfor planned to use the funds to expand its reporting networks, improve operational infrastructure and move into new markets.

Stratfor has published a daily intelligence briefing since its inception in 1996.

Stratfor's publishing business includes written and multimedia analysis available online via web browser or through an API, as well as iPhone and Android mobile applications.

Stratfor has published collections of analysis in paperback and as e-books on a variety of topics.

Anonymous claimed responsibility, and posted data they claim was taken from Stratfor, including credit card details, passwords, and addresses of Stratfor clients.

In October 2017, Stratfor sponsored the 2017 Texas National Security Forum organized by Clements Center for National Security, the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law, and the Intelligence Studies Project at the University of Texas at Austin.