Our Mission
Diligize provides the technological edge that enables private-equity investors to win more deals—at the right price—and crystallise higher value at exit. By fusing a deep understanding of enterprise technology with state-of-the-art artificial intelligence, we transform raw data into conviction, speed and negotiating power.
Founded in London in 2019 by Davide Boiardi, Diligize emerged to modernise the private-equity operating model. Early collaborations with Oxford, Stanford, Zurich and Texas produced AI-driven Voice-of Customer and Voice-of Employee platforms, well ahead of modern-day providers.
Our research division, D-LAB, has since launched Alt Human, a family of agentic AI bots that operate across the lifecycle:
Our Leadership
Diligize brings together industry veterans, AI pioneers, and private equity operators. Our teams are led by figures like Professor Andy Pardoe, a globally recognized AI expert, and powered by analysts, engineers, and consultants who understand both code and capital.
Davide Boiardi – Founder & Managing Partner
Davide Boiardi is a leading expert in large-scale data acquisition, AI, and analytics, with a decade-long track record advising some of the world’s top private equity funds. Since 2014, he has designed and delivered advanced intelligence platforms that enhance deal sourcing, diligence, and value creation. At Vitruvian Partners, Davide led the architecture and deployment of Leonardo AI—a proprietary system that fuses voice of customer, voice of employee, and news analytics to generate thematic insights and drive data-informed investment decisions. He also developed AI-powered online intelligence and programmatic origination capabilities, embedding scalable data infrastructure into the firm’s investment engine. Previously, as Partner and Group CIO, Trading Floor Technologies, at BGC Partners (NASDAQ: BGCP), he built systemically critical infrastructure that delivered real-time multi-asset pricing—establishing BGC as a leading global provider of market data to platforms like Reuters and Bloomberg. Davide combines deep technical expertise with strategic execution, helping investors unlock and operationalize AI and data-driven edge across the investment lifecycle. He loves a complex carve-out too.Steve Denby – Senior Partner, Delivery
Architect of more than seven hundred M&A technology integrations during seventeen years at Node4.Professor Andy Pardoe – Partner
Artificial Intelligence Internationally recognised authority on AI with three decades across academia, entrepreneurship and corporate transformation.Tayo Dada – Partner, Cyber & Data Risk
Inventor with multiple patents in AI, blockchain and cybersecurity; trusted adviser on GDPR compliance and digital resilience. Great deals are won on superior information. Partner with Diligize—and compete from a position of knowledge, speed and certainty.
Partner with Diligize—and compete from a position of knowledge, speed and certainty.
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