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How the rank works- team of 5Team size · YC's directory+4
- went through YCProgram · this site+4
- hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2
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Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI | Active | YCF24 | |
| AI | Active | YCW24 | |
| Gridline AIShared: due diligence, poweredAlchemist Class 20Not statedAI | AI | Not stated | AlchemistClass 20 |
| AI | Active | YCW23 | |
| AI, Data | Active | YCS23 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Not stated | Antler +12026 | |
| Other | Not stated | 500 Global2017 | |
| AI | Not stated | Plug and Play | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | YCS25 | |
| AI | Active | YCS23 |
Also from F25 in AI
All of F25| Company | Category | Status |
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| AI, Data | Active | |
| AI, Data | Active | |
| AI, Data, Devtools | Active | |
| AI, Data, Devtools | Active | |
| AI, Data | Active | |
| AI | Active |
Founders
- Frederik HansenFounder/CEO
- Soren Biltoft-KnudsenFounder/President
About DiligenceSquared
DiligenceSquared delivers AI-powered market due diligence for investment decisions - like the $500k McKinsey reports, but automated, auditable, and at a fraction of the cost. When Private Equity funds evaluate deals, they pay firms like McKinsey, BCG, and Bain $500K-$1M for market due diligence. The process takes weeks, and the output is a static PowerPoint that's impossible to audit. A single large-cap PE fund can spend >$30M annually on this and the total market is $10B per year. Our AI agents conduct expert interviews and synthesize insights with every claim linked to source transcripts. No black box, no "trust me" slides, and no 10x mark-up for human labor. Frederik bought these reports as a Principal at Blackstone. Soren sold them as a Principal at BCG. Harshil is a repeat founder and former Software Engineer at Google. We've seen both sides and know what matters in due diligence - and now we automate it. Our clients already include 8 leading private equity funds with over $2.4 trillion in combined AUM.
- YC batch
- F25 · Fall 2025
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI, Data
- Team size
- 5
- Location
- New York City, NY, USA
- Founded
- 2025
- Checked
- 10h ago
YC tags: Analytics, Market Research, AI
Changes seen
DiligenceSquared: questions
Which YC batch was DiligenceSquared in?
DiligenceSquared was in Y Combinator's Fall 2025 batch (F25).
Is DiligenceSquared still active?
Y Combinator lists DiligenceSquared as active.
Who founded DiligenceSquared?
DiligenceSquared's founders, as listed on its YC page: Frederik Hansen (Founder/CEO), Soren Biltoft-Knudsen (Founder/President).
Where is DiligenceSquared based?
DiligenceSquared lists New York City, NY, USA as its location on YC's directory.