Tech.eu · Mar 2026
Third-party coverage of the company’s March 2026 seed round, led by Speedinvest with Shapers and strategic angels participating.
AI agents for fintech risk and compliance operations
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Diligent is a London-based, YC-backed startup building AI agents for KYC/AML and broader financial-crime compliance operations, helping fintechs and banks automate customer due diligence, sanctions screening, alert remediation, and document verification with auditable human-in-the-loop workflows.
Primary product
AI agents for KYC/AML compliance automation (Customer Due Diligence and Name Screening agents)
Founded
2023
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Team size
10-20
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
RegTech / AML-KYC compliance automation
Offices
Business model
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$3M
Latest round
Seed · Mar 2026
Latest amount
$2.5M
Leadership
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder & CTO
Founding Engineer
Founding GTM
Head of IT Infrastructure and Compliance
Investors
Public materials emphasize a human-first, pragmatic culture built around ownership, humility, curiosity, and speed. The company repeatedly stresses explainability, auditability, defensibility, and close collaboration with customers rather than fully automated black-box workflows.
Compensation
Public job postings show base salaries roughly from £60K-£110K depending on role, plus equity around 0.2%-1.0%. One role explicitly required US citizen/visa status rather than open sponsorship, so public evidence does not confirm a general sponsorship policy.
Pricing
Custom quote / sales-led enterprise pricing; no public list pricing found.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated monthly visits
9.3K
Tech.eu · Mar 2026
Third-party coverage of the company’s March 2026 seed round, led by Speedinvest with Shapers and strategic angels participating.
Diligent
Official security announcement confirming SOC 2 Type II completion and describing the company’s security and operational controls.
Diligent
Official funding announcement describing the $2.5M seed round, investor mix, product scope, and planned expansion.
Diligent
Official update noting production usage by leading financial institutions and highlighting live customer outcomes, including Brex and other payment firms.
Diligent
Customer case study showing measurable efficiency gains at Scalapay, including a 65% reduction in manually reviewed queues and 6,000+ hours saved annually.