
Xapien is a research and due diligence platform that combines artificial intelligence and natural language processing to emulate the traditionally complex research and report writing process. It goes beyond standard database screening and is significantly faster than manual web searches. Input the name of any individual or organisation and click "Go." Within minutes, Xapien delivers a concise, insightful report. This is what we call dynamic due diligence. Our platform helps protect clients against regulatory and reputational risks. Today, we power the due diligence process of hundreds of organisations, including Magic Circle, Silver Circle, and AmLaw 100 law firms like Pinsent Masons; prestigious universities such as Dartmouth College, University of Cambridge, and King’s College London; household-name charities like WaterAid and SightSavers; and global leaders in risk and compliance like Dow Jones Risk & Compliance. Xapien is backed by YFM Equity Partners, D2 Fund, and a group of angel investors. Our team brings together experts from diverse fields, including third-party risk management, law firms, financial services, fintech, and technology companies such as Google. Alongside AI engineers, computational linguists, machine learning developers, and PhD scientists, we’re also home to Shakespeareans, gymnasts, and musicians. Xapien has been recognised as a Category Leader in KYC data and enterprise KYC solutions by Chartis Research. We’re proud to have received several industry awards, including the Crime Investigation Support and Copilot award, Entity Management—Core Technology award, and Financial Crime Data Management award.

Xapien is a research and due diligence platform that combines artificial intelligence and natural language processing to emulate the traditionally complex research and report writing process. It goes beyond standard database screening and is significantly faster than manual web searches. Input the name of any individual or organisation and click "Go." Within minutes, Xapien delivers a concise, insightful report. This is what we call dynamic due diligence. Our platform helps protect clients against regulatory and reputational risks. Today, we power the due diligence process of hundreds of organisations, including Magic Circle, Silver Circle, and AmLaw 100 law firms like Pinsent Masons; prestigious universities such as Dartmouth College, University of Cambridge, and King’s College London; household-name charities like WaterAid and SightSavers; and global leaders in risk and compliance like Dow Jones Risk & Compliance. Xapien is backed by YFM Equity Partners, D2 Fund, and a group of angel investors. Our team brings together experts from diverse fields, including third-party risk management, law firms, financial services, fintech, and technology companies such as Google. Alongside AI engineers, computational linguists, machine learning developers, and PhD scientists, we’re also home to Shakespeareans, gymnasts, and musicians. Xapien has been recognised as a Category Leader in KYC data and enterprise KYC solutions by Chartis Research. We’re proud to have received several industry awards, including the Crime Investigation Support and Copilot award, Entity Management—Core Technology award, and Financial Crime Data Management award.
What they do: AI-powered enterprise SaaS for automated third-party due diligence and risk research
Founded / origin: Founded 2018 (originally as Digital Insight Technologies)
Customers / users: Used by law firms, universities, charities and risk/compliance organisations
Funding: Raised seed rounds (2022–2023) and a Series A led by YFM Equity Partners (Jul 2024); total reported funding ~ $17.8M
Third-party due diligence, KYC/AML risk research, compliance and reputation risk management
2018
Software Development
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Reported as £4.5m seed round (also referenced as part of a £6m seed in some summaries)
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Series A announced July 17, 2024
“YFM Equity Partners led both seed and Series A; other disclosed backers include D2 Fund”
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Company Description
About us
Every company in the world, needs to understand who they are doing business with.
We are re-imagining how humans find, read and distil knowledge from the internet – at unprecedented scale and accuracy, to answer critical questions about suppliers, donors, investors and third parties. We are addressing a sector-independent problem for a global market.
We are pioneers, working at the forefront of AI and applied research, to build a fully distributed, heterogeneous and scalable system, using the latest technologies.
We help the world ‘do better business, faster’. Our clients include the world’s leading companies, charities, universities, law firms and financial institutions. Using Xapien, in minutes, they can do work that previously took hours and days.
We have over 100 customers, in 3 continents, last year we doubled in size and this year we plan to triple. Our investors include tech founders, professional investors and recognised institutions, including Sequoia Capital.
If you are bright, driven and excellent at what you do, then we would love to explore you building your career with us. We're actively seeking exceptional individuals who are not only bright and driven but also excel in their field. If this describes you, we're eager to discuss the possibility of you joining our team and building your career with us.
Job Description
The Challenge
Our product is experiencing tremendous demand, presenting us with the exciting challenge of scaling our platform and technology. We need to deliver accurate insights while doubling down on how we architect, coordinate, and maintain our subsystems. We’re doing all of this against a backdrop of continuous innovation and refinement.
The Role
We are looking for a Fullstack Engineer (Go + React) to help scale and evolve the core Xapien platform as we grow rapidly.
Working directly with our Head of Engineering, you will play a key role in shaping the future of our product. This position involves a mix of backend and frontend development, systems design, and collaborative problem solving across the stack.
We are seeking someone with a strong background in modern web development and microservice architecture, and a mindset for clean, maintainable code.
Here’s what you will be responsible for
Qualifications
Your Skills & Experience:
Must-haves to be successful in this role:
Nobody can do everything, but here are a few related things we’re interested in:
Additional Information
Here’s our promise to you: