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Bridgetown Research raises $19M to speed up due diligence with AI
Due diligence is a costly and time-consuming process for businesses, especially when it comes to making informed decisions on investments, M&A deals or partnerships. Bridgetown Research has raised $19 million in a Series A funding round co-led by Accel and Lightspeed to accelerate this process using artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
The startup, founded by CEO Harsh Sahai, aims to revolutionize the traditional research methods used by consultants, lawyers, and financial experts. According to Sahai, these agents can gather information from multiple sources, interpret it using large language models, and then reproduce the findings in an easily digestible format within 24 hours.
The AI-powered agents use industry expert networks to obtain insights on specific companies or sectors, which would typically require weeks of manual research. This approach allows clients to review every step taken by the AI agent to arrive at its conclusions, ensuring transparency and trustworthiness.
Bridgetown’s AI technology also records conversations with experts to enable manual verification, further enhancing reliability. The company has already secured two customers in the UK and a dozen in the US from top-tier private equity and venture capital funds, consulting firms, and large corporations focused on M&A deals.
Sahai believes that Bridgetown’s unique approach sets it apart from existing solutions offered by competitors like Mako AI and DiligentIQ.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/26/bridgetown-research-raises-19m-to-speed-up-due-diligence-with-ai/
