DiligenceSquared
YC F25 · Active · AI-powered market due diligence for investment decisions
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 TowerShared: due diligence, powered, dealActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW24 |
 KeyeShared: due diligence, private equity, fundActiveAI | AI | Active | YCF24 |
 OutsetShared: market research, synthesize, conductActiveAI, Data | AI, Data | Active | YCS23 |
 LATOShared: take week, market research, investmentActiveAI, Data | AI, Data | Active | YCS26 |
 VerataShared: due diligence, investment, marketActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW23 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 RubiLabsShared: due diligenceNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | Antler +12026 |
 SentieoShared: investment decision, equityNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | 500 Global2017 |
 StudioShared: market research, analyticsActiveAI, Data | AI, Data | Active | YCS26 |
 PropRiseShared: due diligence, analytics, investmentActiveAI, Data | AI, Data | Active | YCS23 |
 F2Shared: evaluate deal, private equity, diligenceActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCS25 |
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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
- 3
- Location
- New York City, NY, USA
- Founded
- 2025
- Checked
- 1h ago
YC tags: Artificial Intelligence, Analytics, Market Research
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.
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