Diligent
VC Fund
New York, United States
Diligent is a VC fund in New York focused on EdTech and E-Learning. Diligent is the largest governance, risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS provider, serving more than one million users from over 23,000 organizations around the globe. Our modern GRC platform ensures boards, executives and other leaders have a holistic, integrated view of audit, risk, information security, ethics and compliance across the organizationand up to the board. Diligent brings technology, insights and confidence to leaders so they can build more effective, equitable and successful organizations. We empower 62% of the Fortune 500, 90% of the FTSE 100 and 83% of the ASX 200 to improve their bottom line, keep pace with stakeholder expectations and create lasting, positive impact on the world. Diligent is valued at $7 billion with more than $500 million in revenue.
- Total investments:
- 1
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Diligent invests in
Stages Diligent invests in
Countries Diligent invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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Fearghal Ó Ríordaín
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Avigail Dadone
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Ken Surdan
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Margaret Fisher
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Investment Focus
Industry
- EdTech 1 (100%)
- E-Learning 1 (100%)
- Video Conferencing 1 (100%)
- Information Technology 1 (100%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fearghal Ó Ríordaín
Board Member
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Board Member | Total investments: 11 | Find email | |
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Avigail Dadone
Chief People Officer
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Chief People Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Brian Stafford
President & CEO
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President & CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Ken Surdan
Chief Product Officer
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Chief Product Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Margaret Fisher
Chief Of Staff
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Chief Of Staff | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 8 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Class Technologies
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Class provides Class for Zoom, which integrates the Class software on the Zoom Meetings platform to help teachers take attendance, hand out assignments, give a quiz or test, grade work, proctor exams, or talk one-on-one with a student. | $30.8M / Series A / Feb 04, 2021 |
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FAQ
What does Diligent invest in?
Diligent invests primarily in EdTech, E-Learning and Video Conferencing startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Diligent?
The team at Diligent includes Fearghal Ó Ríordaín (Board Member), Avigail Dadone (Chief People Officer) and Brian Stafford (President & CEO), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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