# Diligent Corporation

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/diligent

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: New York, US
- Website: www.diligent.com/
- Total disclosed funding: $18M
- Latest round: Series D (Jul 23, 2007)
- Investors on record: 5

## About

Based in the US, Diligent Corporation provides a platform that allows users to approve board and committee documents online. Founded in 2001and headquartered in US, Brian Stafford is serving the role of CEO. Diligent Corporation evolved into a leading governance SaaS provider, taken private in 2016 and expanding globally through its Governance Cloud platform and recurring-revenue growth. In January 2026, Diligent Corporation, a portfolio company of Matrix Partners, Insight Partners, IBM Ventures, Clearlake Capital Group, and Blackstone, acquired 3rdRisk Solutions B.V. Diligent provides cloud-based governance, risk, compliance, and ESG software, including board management, entity management, audit, and security solutions, delivered through its Governance Cloud platform to enterprises globally. Diligent generates revenue by selling subscription-based SaaS solutions for governance, risk, compliance, and entity management, earning recurring revenue from cloud software used by organizations worldwide. The acquisition enables Diligent Corporation to enhance and expand its offerings across governance, risk and compliance management sectors.

## Funding rounds

- Series D, Jul 23, 2007, $10M — Accel, Gemini Israel Ventures, Eastward Capital Partners, Matrix Operations Company, LLC
- Series B, Oct 8, 2004, $8M — Accel, Matrix Partners, Gemini Israel Ventures

## Investors

- Accel (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/accel) — Series B, Series D
- Matrix Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/matrix-partners) — Series B
- Gemini Israel Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/gemini-israel-ventures) — Series B, Series D
- Eastward Capital Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/eastward-capital-partners) — Series D
- Matrix Operations Company, LLC — Series D