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Cambridge Analytica

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Political data firm; Facebook data misuse; Mercer-funded

Political data firm funded by Robert Mercer. Used harvested Facebook data from 87 million users without consent to build psychographic profiles for political targeting — specifically the 2016 Trump campaign and Brexit Leave campaign. Cambridge Analytica folded in 2018 but its principals, data, and methodology were absorbed into successor firms. The psychographic targeting methodology is structurally identical to what Palantir does for government clients.

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Key Connections
→ SCL Group company
parent_company
Cambridge Analytica was a subsidiary of SCL Group (Strategic Communication Laboratories). SCL Group was the parent company that owned Cambridge Analytica, with Cambridge Analytica operating as the data analytics and political consulting arm focused primarily on U.S. elections.
← SCL Group company
parent_company
SCL Group was the parent company of Cambridge Analytica. Cambridge Analytica was a subsidiary formed by SCL Group to conduct political data analytics and consulting work, particularly in US elections. Both companies were implicated in the Facebook data harvesting scandal.
→ Robert Mercer person
investor_founder
Robert Mercer was a principal investor and co-founder of Cambridge Analytica. He provided significant funding (reportedly $15 million) to establish the company in 2013-2014, backing its use of data analytics for political campaigns.
→ Rebekah Mercer person
investor_board_member
Rebekah Mercer, daughter of Robert Mercer, was a key investor and board member of Cambridge Analytica. She played an active role in the company's strategic direction and its connections to conservative political campaigns.
→ Steve Bannon person
executive_board_member
Steve Bannon served as vice president and board member of Cambridge Analytica from its founding until 2016. He was instrumental in connecting the company to the Trump campaign and Republican political operations before becoming White House Chief Strategist.
← Steve Bannon person
board_member_and_investor
Bannon was involved with Cambridge Analytica's parent company SCL Group and its financial structures. He served in a leadership capacity with the data analytics firm that was later subject to regulatory scrutiny.
Facts (30)
Primary — Government & Official Records (6)
primary Cambridge Analytica filed filing with the SEC on 2022-09-13. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2022-09-13 Added: 08 Apr 2026 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Cambridge Analytica (2022-09-13)
primary Cambridge Analytica filed filing with the SEC on 2021-08-02. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2021-08-02 Added: 08 Apr 2026 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Cambridge Analytica (2021-08-02)
primary Cambridge Analytica filed filing with the SEC on 2021-09-14. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2021-09-14 Added: 08 Apr 2026 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Cambridge Analytica (2021-09-14)
primary Cambridge Analytica filed filing with the SEC on 2021-06-23. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2021-06-23 Added: 08 Apr 2026 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Cambridge Analytica (2021-06-23)
primary Cambridge Analytica filed filing with the SEC on 2021-09-08. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2021-09-08 Added: 08 Apr 2026 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Cambridge Analytica (2021-09-08)
primary Cambridge Analytica filed filing with the SEC on 2021-08-23. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2021-08-23 Added: 08 Apr 2026 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Cambridge Analytica (2021-08-23)
Secondary — Press & Filings (17)
secondary The 4.3-year gap between Cambridge Analytica Ltd.'s May 2018 dissolution and the September 2022 SEC filing represents the longest documented post-dissolution regulatory activity for the entity in US records
Date: 2022 Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
secondary The systematic absence of Cambridge Analytica court records from public databases despite documented multi-jurisdictional litigation suggests either comprehensive sealed settlement agreements, litigation filed under alternative entity names, or significant gaps in court record digitization and search capabilities
Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
secondary Cambridge Analytica's absence from US lobbying disclosure records despite documented government contractor relationships through parent company SCL Group suggests either compliance gap or narrow business model that avoided direct government lobbying
Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
secondary The absence of Cambridge Analytica contracts in USASpending is consistent with the company's documented business model of private political consulting, but does not preclude subcontracting relationships or work through parent company SCL Group's established government contracts
Date: 2016-2018 Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
secondary Cambridge Analytica SEC filings continued for at least 3+ years after the company's official dissolution, indicating unresolved legal or financial obligations
Date: 2018-2022 Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
secondary The 2021 SEC filing cluster represents the highest frequency of Cambridge Analytica regulatory filings in any four-month period based on available records
Date: 2021 Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
secondary The 2021-2022 Cambridge Analytica SEC filings represent either ongoing liquidation obligations from the original entity, disclosures by a successor company, or filings by an entirely different entity using the same name
Date: 2021-2022 Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
secondary The most recent SEC filing is dated September 2022, suggesting possible ongoing corporate or legal obligations more than four years after the original company's closure
Date: 2022-09-13 Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
secondary Absence of court records in search results is notable given the company faced multiple lawsuits and regulatory actions - this may indicate search limitations rather than absence of litigation
Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
secondary No lobbying disclosure records found, which warrants verification given the company's political consulting business model
Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
secondary No evidence of U.S. federal government contracts found through USASpending database search, despite the company's known work on political campaigns
Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
secondary SEC EDGAR filings exist for an entity named 'Cambridge Analytica' dating from 2021-2022, which is notable given that Cambridge Analytica Ltd. filed for insolvency and ceased operations in May 2018 following the Facebook data scandal - suggesting either a different entity using the same name, successor company filings, or ongoing bankruptcy/liquidation-related disclosures
Date: 2021-2022 Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
secondary No parliamentary records found for "Cambridge Analytica" in public databases as of 2026-04-07.
Added: 07 Apr 2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Cambridge Analytica — Parliamentary records (no results)
secondary No court records found for "Cambridge Analytica" in public databases as of 2026-04-07.
Added: 07 Apr 2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Cambridge Analytica — Court records (no results)
secondary No lobbying disclosures found for "Cambridge Analytica" in public databases as of 2026-04-07.
Added: 07 Apr 2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Cambridge Analytica — Lobbying disclosures (no results)
secondary No corporate registrations found for "Cambridge Analytica" in public databases as of 2026-04-07.
Added: 07 Apr 2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Cambridge Analytica — Corporate registrations (no results)
secondary No usaspending contracts found for "Cambridge Analytica" in public databases as of 2026-04-07.
Added: 07 Apr 2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Cambridge Analytica — USASpending contracts (no results)
Inferential — AI-Reasoned (7)
inferential Cambridge Analytica's post-dissolution SEC filing activity (2021-2022) coincides with the resolution period of major Cambridge Analytica-related legal settlements, including Facebook's FTC proceedings and shareholder litigation
Date: 2021-2022 Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
inferential Cambridge Analytica's post-dissolution SEC filings may contain court-mandated disclosures or litigation settlement reporting that would not be captured in standard federal court record searches
Date: 2021-2022 Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
inferential The 2021-2022 SEC filing cluster may contain retroactive disclosures of government relationships that were not captured in contemporary lobbying registrations
Date: 2021-2022 Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
inferential Cambridge Analytica's post-dissolution SEC filings from 2021-2022 may contain previously undisclosed information about government relationships or contracts being wound down as part of liquidation proceedings
Date: 2021-2022 Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
inferential The timing of 2021-2022 SEC filings aligns with ongoing Cambridge Analytica-related litigation and regulatory proceedings, suggesting potential connection to asset disclosure or recovery efforts
Date: 2021-2022 Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
inferential The absence of any discoverable U.S. court records for Cambridge Analytica despite known litigation suggests either sealed proceedings, comprehensive settlements, or database limitations
Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
VERIFIED inferential Multiple SEC filings cluster in a short timeframe (June-September 2021), with six filings in approximately four months, suggesting active regulatory reporting or corporate restructuring activity
Date: 2021-06-23 to 2021-09-14 Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
All Connections (11)
→ SCL Group company
parent_company primary since 2013
Cambridge Analytica was a subsidiary of SCL Group (Strategic Communication Laboratories). SCL Group was the parent company that owned Cambridge Analytica, with Cambridge Analytica operating as the data analytics and political consulting arm focused primarily on U.S. elections.
→ Robert Mercer person
investor_founder primary since 2014
Robert Mercer was a principal investor and co-founder of Cambridge Analytica. He provided significant funding (reportedly $15 million) to establish the company in 2013-2014, backing its use of data analytics for political campaigns.
→ Rebekah Mercer person
investor_board_member primary since 2014
Rebekah Mercer, daughter of Robert Mercer, was a key investor and board member of Cambridge Analytica. She played an active role in the company's strategic direction and its connections to conservative political campaigns.
→ Steve Bannon person
executive_board_member primary since 2014
Steve Bannon served as vice president and board member of Cambridge Analytica from its founding until 2016. He was instrumental in connecting the company to the Trump campaign and Republican political operations before becoming White House Chief Strategist.
→ Clearview AI company
industry_parallel inferential since 2018
Both Cambridge Analytica and Clearview AI represent controversial data harvesting operations that scraped personal data without meaningful consent - Cambridge Analytica from Facebook profiles, Clearview AI from public photos across the internet. Both faced regulatory action over privacy violations.
→ Peter Thiel person
indirect_network_connection inferential since 2016
Peter Thiel is connected to Cambridge Analytica through overlapping political and investment networks. Thiel was a major Trump campaign donor and Facebook board member during the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The Mercer family (Cambridge Analytica funders) and Thiel operated in adjacent conservative tech-political circles.
← Stephen Miller person
indirect_connection inferential since 2019
Miller's leaked emails to Breitbart News (published by SPLC in 2019) came from Katie McHugh, a former Breitbart editor. Cambridge Analytica and Breitbart shared connections through Steve Bannon and the Mercer family funding network.
← Steve Bannon person
board_member_and_investor primary since 2014
Bannon was involved with Cambridge Analytica's parent company SCL Group and its financial structures. He served in a leadership capacity with the data analytics firm that was later subject to regulatory scrutiny.
← SCL Group company
parent_company primary since 2013
SCL Group was the parent company of Cambridge Analytica. Cambridge Analytica was a subsidiary formed by SCL Group to conduct political data analytics and consulting work, particularly in US elections. Both companies were implicated in the Facebook data harvesting scandal.
← Robert Mercer person
investor_founder inferential since 2013
Robert Mercer (East Setauket, NY/Renaissance Technologies) was a major investor and funder of Cambridge Analytica. The FEC record showing a $5,000 contribution to MARLIN PAC from 'RENNAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC' employee Robert Mercer of East Setauket confirms his identity as the Renaissance Technologies executive connected to Cambridge Analytica.
← Rebekah Mercer person
historical_investment inferential since 2021
The Mercer family, with Rebekah as a key principal, were major investors and board members of Cambridge Analytica. Her ongoing SEC filings from 2021-2024 may relate to residual matters from this or related data/political consulting ventures.
Sources (18)
2022-09-13 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Cambridge Analytica (2022-09-13) sec_filing Processed
2021-08-02 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Cambridge Analytica (2021-08-02) sec_filing Processed
2021-09-14 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Cambridge Analytica (2021-09-14) sec_filing Processed
2021-06-23 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Cambridge Analytica (2021-06-23) sec_filing Processed
2021-09-08 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Cambridge Analytica (2021-09-08) sec_filing Processed
2021-08-23 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Cambridge Analytica (2021-08-23) sec_filing Processed
2026 AI ANALYSIS government_disclosure Processed
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Cambridge Analytica — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Cambridge Analytica — Court records (no results) court_document Processed
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Cambridge Analytica — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Cambridge Analytica — Corporate registrations (no results) government_disclosure Processed
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Cambridge Analytica — USASpending contracts (no results) contract Processed
2022-09-13 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Cambridge Analytica (2022-09-13) sec_filing Processed
2021-08-02 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Cambridge Analytica (2021-08-02) sec_filing Processed
2021-09-14 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Cambridge Analytica (2021-09-14) sec_filing Processed
2021-06-23 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Cambridge Analytica (2021-06-23) sec_filing Processed
2021-09-08 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Cambridge Analytica (2021-09-08) sec_filing Processed
2021-08-23 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Cambridge Analytica (2021-08-23) sec_filing Processed