Startup Due Dil
Category: AI in Fintech
AI-powered startup due diligence workspace that uses ten coordinated AI agents to turn pitch decks and public-source checks into a cited diligence report in about 10 minutes. Startup Due Dil was founded in 2026. The company is led by Vlad Tislenko. Based in Kyiv, Ukraine. Team size: 1-10. Total funding raised: 0. Latest round: Bootstrapped.
- Founded
- 2026
- Headquarters
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- Team size
- 1-10
- Total funding
- 0
Value proposition
Automates the collection, verification, and structuring of startup due diligence information, compressing hours-to-days of manual work into a ~10-minute structured report with source citations and red/yellow/green flags — keeping humans at the centre of investment decisions.
Products and solutions
Startup Due Dil web app: multi-agent orchestration with 9 specialist agents (Team & Founders, Market, Competitors, Technology & Product, Traction & Financials, Business Model, Compliance, Cap Table, Legal) plus an Oracle orchestrator that plans, verifies, and re-runs agents; upload pitch deck + supporting docs (PDF, DOCX, TXT, JSON, CSV, XLSX); red/yellow/green flagged cited reports; fund knowledge-base customization; chat follow-ups on reports
Unique value
Built by a practicing VC partner (Vlad Tislenko of SMRK VC) who uses it in real investment work; ten-agent orchestration with an Oracle agent that re-runs specialists for quality; evidence-led cited reports with red/yellow/green flags; fund-specific knowledge base customization; privacy-by-default design.
Target customer
Venture capital and private equity firms, business angels, and startup founders evaluating early-stage technology companies.
Industries served
Venture capital / private equity / startup investment due diligence, financial services.
Technology advantage
Multi-agent LLM orchestration (9 specialist agents + Oracle orchestrator) that plans diligence, evaluates completeness, and retriggers agents with added context; compares founder claims against public sources with citations; built on OpenAI API with architecture supporting Anthropic; privacy-by-default (developers don't access user files, temporary model sessions).
How they differentiate
Unlike legal-focused tools (Luminance) or data platforms (AlphaSense), Startup Due Dil is a purpose-built multi-agent VC diligence workspace created by an active VC partner, producing a cited, flag-based report in ~10 minutes with a fund-customizable knowledge base and privacy-by-default design.
Main competitors
Luminance (legal/AI due diligence), Harmonic.ai (VC due diligence software), AlphaSense (market intelligence/due diligence), Affinity (deal relationship management).
Key partnerships
Uses OpenAI API (with Anthropic support in architecture), built by SMRK VC partner and used in SMRK's investment work, tested by other investors.
Notable customers
SMRK VC (used in its investment work), other investors testing the system.
Major milestones
2023: Built Pitch Deck Analyzer (GPT-based, 10,000+ users), 2026: Built Startup Due Dil as internal tool (<€1,000 cost), Aug 2026: Public launch announced via Tech.eu.
Growth metrics
Built for under €1,000 as an internal tool; launched publicly August 2026; founder's prior Pitch Deck Analyzer reached 10,000+ users.
Market positioning
Early-stage entrant in the emerging AI due diligence tooling space, positioned as a lightweight, affordable ($49/report) multi-agent workspace for VCs, angels, and founders; launched August 2026.
Geographic focus
Ukraine/Europe (built by Kyiv-based SMRK VC partner), with global web-based reach.
About Vlad Tislenko
Ex-Founder & CEO of Concepter (iblazr brand, sold worldwide at Apple Stores); Partner at SMRK VC; King's College London. Built Pitch Deck Analyzer (GPT-based) in 2023 reaching 10,000+ users.
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Official website: https://startupduedil.com/
