# Keye

> Keye is a New York-based AI company (YC F24) building a due diligence platform exclusively for private equity. It converts raw deal files into structured, audit-ready analyses, using what the company calls deterministic AI - natural-language understanding paired with code-based execution - so that every number ties back to a source, formula, or quote. Funds representing more than $1.4T in AUM use it to cut days off each deal.

- **Founded:** 2024
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Rohan Parikh (Co-Founder & CEO), Lalit Lal (Co-Founder & CTO), Conor Brown (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** 23
- **Products:** Keye Diligence Platform, Odin Co-Pilot, Deterministic Creativity
- **Notable:** Raised $5M seed round (2025) led by top investors including Sorenson Capital and General Catalyst, Launched from stealth in 2025 to serve private equity diligence, Reached funds representing $1.4T+ in AUM

## Products & services

- **Keye Diligence Platform** — AI platform built exclusively for private equity that ingests raw deal files and produces structured, investor-ready outputs - automating data cuts, running real calculations, detecting anomalies, and exporting to Excel with complete audit trails.
- **Odin Co-Pilot** — An AI co-pilot for investment teams that lets deal professionals ask questions in plain English and receive deterministic, audit-ready analysis instantly.
- **Deterministic Creativity** — Keye's proprietary approach that combines natural-language understanding with code-based execution - using AI to interpret investor intent while performing all analysis through auditable logic and formulas.

## Achievements

- Raised $5M seed round (2025) led by top investors including Sorenson Capital and General Catalyst
- Launched from stealth in 2025 to serve private equity diligence
- Reached funds representing $1.4T+ in AUM
- Achieved SOC 2 Type 2 certification
- Launched Odin, described as the first fully deterministic co-pilot for PE due diligence

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Keye emerged from stealth and announced a $5M seed round to bring AI to private equity due diligence.
- **2025-07** — Published 'We Built the Diligence Platform We Wish We Had,' framing the product around the founders' own diligence experience.
- **2025** — Launched Odin, an AI co-pilot delivering deterministic, audit-ready analysis from plain-English questions.

## Links

- Website: https://keye.co
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/keye
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/keye_co

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Last updated: 2026-07-30