# VR Research

> VR Research is an Oakland-based public-records research and analysis firm serving businesses, attorneys, investors, public-affairs professionals, political campaigns, and executive hiring committees. Founded in 1995, it offers on-call research, custom reports, expert studies, and BackgroundPlus vetting, with a focus on turning documentary evidence into usable strategic knowledge.

- **Founded:** 1995
- **Headquarters:** Oakland, United States
- **Founders:** Mike Rice (Co-founder and President)
- **Team size:** 11-50 employees (LinkedIn company size band; exact current headcount unverified).
- **Products:** Research at Your Service, Custom Research Reports, Expert Studies, BackgroundPlus
- **Notable:** Reports serving hundreds of clients in more than 45 states., Published an anonymized investor case in which its records review contradicted entrepreneurs’ representations about judgments and renewed contracts., Mike Rice was listed as a speaker at AAPC’s 2022 California Regional Conference.

## Products & services

- **Research at Your Service** — On-call research for specific questions, billed hourly or on retainer.
- **Custom Research Reports** — In-depth investigations of issues, people, or organizations, billed per project.
- **Expert Studies** — Identification of outside experts for public-affairs and lobbying clients.
- **BackgroundPlus** — Vetting of prospective executives or business partners and initial due-diligence reviews.

## Achievements

- Reports serving hundreds of clients in more than 45 states.
- Published an anonymized investor case in which its records review contradicted entrepreneurs’ representations about judgments and renewed contracts.
- Mike Rice was listed as a speaker at AAPC’s 2022 California Regional Conference.

## Latest updates

- **2021-04** — Published guides on behested payments and outstanding filing fines (April 22), Robert Caro’s archives (April 14), and congressional stock trades (April 7).

## Links

- Website: https://www.vrresearch.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vr-research
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/vr_research
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vrresearch

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Last updated: 2026-09-13