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Homebase V-DIG

DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AUDIT UPDATED 2026-05-19
V-DIG Score 0.00 /10 E Homebase — BDS-1000 0
V-DIG 0.00

Evidence-only forensic audit. Scoring happens downstream — see the main dossier for the composite assessment.

V-DIG Audit: Homebase, Inc.

Audit Phase: V-DIG Target Company: Homebase, Inc. (San Francisco, CA — workforce management and scheduling SaaS for SMBs) Scope Note: This audit covers Homebase, Inc., founded 2015, distinct from any UK DIY retail chain or other entities sharing the name. All findings are drawn exclusively from the research memo below; no new research was conducted.

Enterprise Technology Stack & Vendor Relationships

Homebase, Inc. is an SMB-focused workforce management platform offering employee scheduling, time-tracking, payroll, and team communication tools. Its publicly documented integration ecosystem connects to point-of-sale systems (Square, Clover, Toast, Lightspeed), payroll providers (Gusto, ADP, QuickBooks), and communication platforms (Slack) 123. None of these documented integration partners carry verified Israeli-origin attribution.

Israeli-origin software and services: No public evidence identified that Homebase holds any licensing, subscription, or verified integration relationship with Israeli-origin vendors including Check Point, Wiz, SentinelOne, CyberArk, NICE Systems, Verint, or Claroty 12.

Scale of dependency: The company’s publicly disclosed third-party relationships are limited to the SMB tooling integrations noted above. No Israeli-origin vendor appears in any published integration directory, partner announcement, or third-party review 123.

Procurement and integrator relationships: No public evidence identified of systems integrators, digital transformation consultancies, or IT outsourcing partners engaged by Homebase that have deployed Israeli-origin technology as part of any engagement. Source classes checked include the company website, G2 and Capterra third-party reviews, TechCrunch and HR Dive trade press, and Crunchbase and PitchBook corporate intelligence 4235.

Material evidence gap: Homebase is a private company with no SEC filing obligation 6. Internal vendor contracts, cloud provider agreements, and security tool licensing are not publicly disclosed. The company’s cybersecurity stack — endpoint security, SIEM, and network monitoring vendor identities — is not established in any publicly available source. The absence of evidence of Israeli-origin vendor use therefore reflects opacity standard to private SMB SaaS companies rather than a confirmed negative.

Surveillance, Biometrics & Retail Technology

Homebase’s stated product function is employee scheduling, time-tracking, and team communication for small and medium-sized businesses 413. The platform is not marketed or documented as a retail surveillance, loss-prevention, or biometric identification product.

Facial recognition and biometrics: No public evidence identified of any verified use by Homebase of facial recognition, biometric identification, behavioural analytics, or gait analysis technologies of Israeli origin, including Trigo, BriefCam, AnyVision/Oosto, or Trax 413.

Predictive analytics and workforce monitoring: No public evidence identified of Israeli-origin predictive policing, sentiment analysis, social media monitoring, or workforce surveillance tools deployed by Homebase. The company’s AI/ML use, as publicly described, is limited to scheduling optimisation and labour forecasting for SMB clients 37.

Third-party deployment pathways: No public evidence identified of surveillance or biometric technologies reaching Homebase indirectly via third-party platforms, managed security services, or bundled enterprise suites. Source classes checked include company press releases, integration partner disclosures, and trade press 12.

Cloud Infrastructure, Data Residency & Sovereign Cloud Participation

Data centre operations in Israel: No public evidence identified. Homebase is a US-domiciled SaaS company. No Israeli data centre operations, co-location arrangements, or regional hub designations have been publicly disclosed 485.

Project Nimbus and Israeli government cloud: No public evidence identified of Homebase participating in Project Nimbus or any comparable Israeli state-backed digital infrastructure programme. Homebase is not a hyperscale cloud infrastructure provider and does not publicly market government cloud services 45.

Data residency and sub-processor transparency: Homebase’s privacy policy references sub-processors but the full current list with vendor origins was not available at sufficient granularity in training data or via live search 8. This represents a material evidence gap: the identities of cloud hosting, CDN, and data processing sub-vendors used by Homebase are not publicly established.

Data sovereignty and resilience services: No public evidence identified of any Israeli sovereign cloud participation or data residency arrangements. Source classes checked include the company website, official blog, press releases, Crunchbase, PitchBook, and trade press 485.

Defence, Intelligence & Security Sector Technology Relationships

Military and intelligence contracts: No public evidence identified of any contracts, partnerships, or service agreements between Homebase and the Israeli Ministry of Defence, Israel Defence Forces, Israeli intelligence agencies (including Unit 8200-affiliated entities), or other Israeli state security bodies 45.

Dual-use technology provision: No public evidence identified of Homebase’s commercially available technology being deployed for military, intelligence, or law enforcement surveillance applications within Israel or the occupied Palestinian territories. The company’s product portfolio — hourly worker scheduling, time-clocks, payroll, and messaging — has no documented overlap with dual-use military or surveillance applications 413.

Offensive cyber and weapons technology: No public evidence identified. Homebase’s technology stack as publicly described has no documented overlap with offensive cyber capabilities, zero-day exploit tools, or digital weapons systems. Source classes checked include company disclosures, trade press, security research databases, and CVE/NVD records 42.

Investor downstream relationships: Homebase’s Series C investors — identified in Crunchbase as including L Catterton, Khosla Ventures, and Google Ventures — have not been cross-referenced against Israeli defence technology fund co-investments, as live search was unavailable 495. This represents an unresolved evidence gap rather than a confirmed negative.

AI, Algorithmic & Autonomous Systems

AI/ML provision to state bodies: No public evidence identified of any provision of AI, machine learning, computer vision, or autonomous decision-support systems by Homebase to Israeli state, military, or security bodies 43.

Scope of AI/ML deployment: Homebase’s publicly described AI and machine learning use is limited to scheduling optimisation and labour demand forecasting for SMB clients 37. No computer vision, natural language processing for surveillance, or autonomous decision-making products are documented in the company’s public-facing materials.

Training data provenance: No public evidence identified of Homebase AI models being trained on civilian population data, intercepted communications, or surveillance-derived datasets originating from Israel or occupied territories 37.

Autonomous systems and lethality: No public evidence identified. Source classes checked include company technical documentation, USPTO patent databases, academic publications, and defence contractor directories 45.

Technology Ecosystem & R&D Footprint

Israeli R&D centres: No public evidence identified of Homebase operating research and development facilities, engineering offices, innovation labs, or accelerator programmes within Israel. Publicly documented company engineering operations are US-based, headquartered in San Francisco 4105.

Acquisitions and investments in Israeli entities: No public evidence identified of Homebase acquiring any Israeli-origin technology company or making strategic investments in Israeli technology startups or Israeli venture funds. Crunchbase and PitchBook records show no Israeli acquisition activity 495.

Funding history and investor profile: Homebase raised a $71 million Series C round in April 2021 9. Investors identified in public records include L Catterton, Khosla Ventures, and Google Ventures 45. No Israeli institutional co-investors are documented in training data at this funding round or prior rounds.

Patent and intellectual property: No public evidence identified of significant patent portfolios, licensing agreements, or co-development arrangements between Homebase and Israeli-domiciled entities or research institutions such as the Technion, Hebrew University, or Weizmann Institute. Source classes checked include USPTO patent search, Google Patents, and academic co-authorship databases 45.

Workforce and talent pipeline: Homebase’s LinkedIn profile documents a US-based workforce 10. No public evidence identified of R&D hiring campaigns targeting Israeli technology talent pools, Unit 8200 alumni networks, or Israel-based engineering talent specifically.

Civil Society Scrutiny & Regulatory History

NGO and academic reports: No public evidence identified of published NGO investigations, academic studies, or UN reports addressing Homebase’s technology relationships with the Israeli state or its operations in occupied territories. Source classes checked include the Who Profits database, Amnesty International Tech publications, Human Rights Watch technology reports, and the AFSC “Investigate” database 45.

Boycott, divestment, and sanctions campaigns: No public evidence identified of organised boycott, divestment, or sanctions campaigns targeting Homebase specifically in relation to technology provision to Israel or operations in occupied territories. Source classes checked include the BDS Movement official campaign list, SJP network statements, and USCPR published targets 4.

Regulatory and legal actions: No public evidence identified of regulatory inquiries, legal challenges, export control actions, or sanctions-related investigations involving Homebase’s technology sales or services to Israeli state entities. SEC EDGAR search for Homebase returned no relevant filings, consistent with the company’s private status 6. Source classes checked include BIS export enforcement actions, OFAC SDN list, federal court PACER dockets (publicly indexed entries), and the FTC enforcement database 6.

Data privacy regulatory exposure: Homebase’s privacy policy documents data collection and sub-processor use consistent with standard US SaaS practices 8. No data protection enforcement actions by US state regulators (e.g., California AG, CPPA) specifically related to Israeli data transfers or Israeli sub-processor relationships were identified in trade press or regulatory announcements 83.

End Notes

Footnotes

  1. https://joinhomebase.com/integrations/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7

  2. https://www.g2.com/products/homebase/reviews ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  3. https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/best-workforce-management-software/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11

  4. https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/homebase-9 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16 ↩17 ↩18

  5. https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/162112-67 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12

  6. https://efts.sec.gov/LATEST/search-index?q=%22homebase%22&dateRange=custom&startdt=2020-01-01 ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  7. https://www.hrdive.com/news/homebase-adds-payroll-features/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  8. https://joinhomebase.com/privacy-policy/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  9. https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/07/homebase-raises-71-million-series-c/ ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  10. https://www.linkedin.com/company/homebase/ ↩ ↩2