DueDil is a due diligence tool and free online company database storing information on businesses.
DueDil is the largest source of free private company information in the UK and Ireland.
DueDil enables anyone to identify, compare and screen potential suppliers and clients, target potential investment opportunities, benchmark the performance and growth of companies, build sales leads, check the solvency of prospective partners, discreetly monitor competitors and more, alongside social network integration.
Founded by entrepreneur Damian Kimmelman and launched in April 2011, DueDil is headquartered in London, UK. Its backed by Passion Capital, Jonty Hurwitz, Federico Pirzio-Biroli, Sherry Coutu, and Tom Hulme.
DueDil has been shortlisted for two Guardian Digital Innovation 2012 awards, was a finalist at the TechCrunch Europas, winner of the GeeknRolla startup competition, and has been featured in publications such as the Telegraph, TechCrunch, the FT, Wired, The Guardian, GigaOm and The Wall Street Journal.
Along with companies such as Adobe, LinkedIn, and Thomson Reuters, DueDil was named as one of 31 companies expected to have an important impact on the information industry in 2012 by leading market research firm Outsell Inc, and the UK government’s Cabinet Office transparency team has cited DueDil as a business providing innovative services using open data, in Deloittes Open data: Driving growth, ingenuity and innovation report.
Damian Kimmelman is the founder and CEO of Duedil.
Prior to launching Duedil, Damian set up two other businesses, a peer-to-peer online gaming platform and a leading London-based digital agency.
Consultant to UK government agencies, startup mentor and regular speaker at business and tech events.
COO / CFO at DueDil
Jonty founded Wonga.com together with Errol Damelin and is the designer of Wonga’s interface and ground-breaking technology. As of November 2011 he moved on from his operational role as Wonga’s CTO and is now investing in art and science ventures. He still sits on Wonga’s board.
Jonty started his career at Global Asset Management and spent 2 years designing reporting systems to allow complex financial instruments to be visually analysed.
In 1996 Jonty founded his first company, Delve, with a team of inspiring young developers and artists. Delve grew to become one of the worlds leading financial analysis platforms. In 2005 this business was acquired by Statpro PLC, leading on to Statpro’s launch of Revolution in 2009.
Jonty is also a mathematical sculptor and artist. His works can be seen at http://www.jontyhurwitz.com. In 2008 his art won the People’s Choise Award at the Bentliff Art Prize and in 2009 the Noble Sculpture Prize.
Chief Data Scientist at DueDil
Data Scientist at DueDil