DiligenceSquared
Fall 2025 · Active
AI-powered market due diligence for investment decisions
Location: San Francisco, US
Founded: 2025
Team size: 3
About
Founders
Frederik HansenCo-Founder & CEO
Frederik is the CEO and Co-founder of DiligenceSquared. Before DiligenceSquared, Frederik was a Principal in Blackstone's Private Equity team across San Francisco, New York, and London, doing multi-billion dollar buyout deals. He was a key decision-maker on the buy-side of commercial due diligence projects, commissioning dozens of $500K+ reports from firms like McKinsey and BCG. He knows what makes diligence credible to investors - and where traditional consulting wastes time and money.
Soren Biltoft-KnudsenCo-Founder & President
Soren is the COO and Co-founder of DiligenceSquared. Before DiligenceSquared, Soren was a Principal at BCG's Private Equity team in New York, focusing on commercial due diligence for some of the world's largest private equity, growth equity, and hedge funds. He led 40+ commercial due diligence projects and knows the workflows intricately - what insights investors actually need and how AI can deliver them faster and better.
Harshil RastogiCo-Founder & CTO
Harshil is the Co-Founder and CTO at DiligenceSquared. Before DiligenceSquared, Harshil was a Software Engineer at Google, where he led AI/ML systems in Google Ads to detect abusive ads at scale. Earlier in his career, Harshil held Product Manager and Software Engineering roles at Acronis, Flipkart and Innovaccer. He also co-founded and successfully exited a start-up.