Frederik Hansen
FounderCo-Founder & CEO at DiligenceSquared
New York, New York, United States
FoundedDiligenceSquared · YC
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About
Frederik Hansen is CEO and co-founder of DiligenceSquared. Previously, he was a Principal in Blackstone's Private Equity division, where he led due diligence evaluation and procurement for multi-billion dollar transactions across offices in San Francisco, New York, and London.
Co-Founder & CEO at DiligenceSquaredYC F25
Intro paths
Frederik went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran DiligenceSquared's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Frederik can intro founders to DiligenceSquared's investors below.
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Experience
- DiligenceSquaredCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- BlackstonePrincipal, Private Equity2018 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- Merlin EntertainmentsBoard2019 — 2024
- J.P. MorganInvestment Banking Analyst2016 — 2018London, United Kingdom
- Nordea MarketsAssistant Sales Manager, Financial Advisory2014 — 2016Copenhagen Area, Denmark
- J.P. MorganInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2015London, United Kingdom
- Carlsberg GroupStudent Assistant in Group Finance2012 — 2013Copenhagen
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Languages Danish · English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Frederik Hansen?
- Frederik Hansen is CEO and co-founder of DiligenceSquared. Previously, he was a Principal in Blackstone's Private Equity division, where he led due diligence evaluation and procurement for multi-billion dollar transactions across offices in San Francisco, New York, and London.
- Where does Frederik Hansen work?
- Frederik Hansen is Co-Founder & CEO of DiligenceSquared.
- What companies did Frederik Hansen found?
- Frederik Hansen founded DiligenceSquared.
- Where did Frederik Hansen go to school?
- Frederik Hansen studied at Copenhagen Business School (Master's Degree, Finance and Investments); Copenhagen Business School (Bachelor's Degree, International Business); USC Marshall School of Business (Bachelor, Finance).
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