What Activist Insight does

Activist Insight is a privately held, London-based financial intelligence provider founded in 2012, specializing in comprehensive information on shareholder activism. With a headcount of 11-50 employees and a single corporate website (activistinsight.com), the company serves a diverse range of institutional clients in the activist-investing and corporate-governance ecosystem. The product offering is implied to center on data, research, and analytics on activist campaigns, with the 2016 acquisition of Activist Shorts Research indicating a deliberate expansion into short-side activism coverage alongside long-side activist intelligence. Public information on the firm's underlying technology architecture, specific product modules, pricing, customer logos, and revenue is not disclosed in the available data.

The business model is most consistent with subscription-based data licensing to a niche institutional client base — likely including hedge funds, asset managers, corporate issuers, governance professionals, and advisory firms — though contract mechanics, customer counts, and revenue mix are not documented. The company has pursued selective inorganic growth (one disclosed bolt-on acquisition) but has not signaled broader geographic, vertical, or product-line expansion in the input. Notably, a large portion of the aggregated input data describes a much larger, publicly traded GRC platform (Diligent, NYSE: DGTL) whose Market Intelligence sub-brand offers overlapping shareholder-activism data; this appears to reflect an aggregation artifact rather than Activist Insight's own operations, and the two companies should be treated as separate entities for analytical purposes.

Given the absence of disclosed financial metrics, customer references, or product detail, an investment-grade view of Activist Insight must rest almost entirely on the firmographic profile and the single 2016 acquisition event, with most operational and financial dimensions classified as data gaps.

Name

Activist Insight

Legal name

Diligent Corporation

Website

https://activistinsight.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Activist Insight is a London-based, privately held financial intelligence provider founded in 2012, serving institutional clients with comprehensive information on shareholder activism. The firm employs 11-50 staff and has pursued selective inorganic growth, including a 2016 acquisition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Shareholder Activism Intelligence Data

NAICS

Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (541910), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (51929)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Activist / Shareholder Engagement (FSAHACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Activist Equity Long/Short (FSAHAAAI), Stewardship & Active Ownership (Engagement, Proxy Voting, Shareholder Advocacy) (FSAAALAD)

Keywords

• Shareholder activism data
• Activist intelligence
• Corporate governance data
• Investment research data
• Financial intelligence services

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription (Board Management & GRC Software): Diligent operates as a SaaS company providing subscription-based access to its GRC platform, including board management software, enterprise risk management, audit management, and compliance tools. The company offers the Diligent One Platform as a unified solution for governance, risk, and compliance activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Activist Insight is a London-based information services firm that provides its diverse range of clients with comprehensive information, with a focus on shareholder activism and corporate governance intelligence. The firm was acquired by Diligent Corporation and now operates as the 'Diligent Market Intelligence' sub-brand, offering on-demand access to exclusive shareholder activism, executive compensation, and ESG data.

Product overview

Diligent is a unified AI-powered GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) platform delivered as a centralized hub with integrated modules. The flagship Diligent One Platform serves as the central unification layer, connecting board management (Diligent Boards, BoardEffect, Community, Entities), risk management (AI Risk Essentials, Enterprise Risk Management, IT & Cyber Risk Management, Third-Party Risk Management), compliance (Policy Manager, Due Diligence, Compliance Advisory Services, Speak Up Manager, Compliance Education, Third Party Manager), and audit (Internal Audit, ACL Analytics, Internal Controls) products. Additional offerings include Diligent Market Intelligence for shareholder and ESG data, and Diligent AI as the core AI engine powering the entire platform. The architecture combines a unified platform approach with specialized modules that share data and workflows across governance, risk, compliance, and audit functions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Diligent One Platform: Centralized and unified platform combining all board management and GRC activities, powered by AI.
• Diligent AI
• Diligent Boards
• BoardEffect
• Diligent Market Intelligence
• Diligent Institute
• Third-Party Risk Management (3rdRisk)
• Third-Party Risk Intel
• Speak Up Manager
• Compliance Education
• AI Risk Essentials
• ACL Analytics

Products and services

• Diligent Market Intelligence (Activist Insight) Provides on-demand access to exclusive shareholder activism data, executive compensation benchmarks, and ESG metrics for institutional investors, corporate issuers, and advisors to inform investment and governance decisions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Diligent removed many thousands of pounds of cost from Barclays organization while improving director decision-making
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers28 records

Segments18 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GartnercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGartner recognizes Diligent as a Leader in both the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Governance, Risk and Compliance Tools and the Magic Quadrant for Third-Party Risk Management. This analyst recognition is a key validation of Diligent's market position and product capabilities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• 13D Monitor: 13D Monitor is a long-established US activist-investing research service that tracks 13D/13G filings, activist campaigns, and short-seller activity. It directly competes with Activist Insight for hedge fund and institutional investor subscriptions.
• Proxy Insight: Proxy Insight provides detailed voting and governance data on institutional investors and asset managers, complementing Activist Insight's activism coverage with a strong focus on proxy voting analytics.
• Insightia: Insightia is a specialist shareholder activism and corporate governance intelligence platform serving institutional investors, IR professionals, and corporate boards. It is a direct competitor to Activist Insight with overlapping datasets on activist campaigns, voting outcomes, and governance trends.

Broad incumbents

• FactSet: FactSet is a leading financial data and analytics platform used by institutional investors. Its Ownership and Activism modules directly overlap with Activist Insight's core datasets, though FactSet serves a much broader workflow.
• Bloomberg Terminal: Bloomberg Terminal is the dominant financial workstation used by institutional investors, with activism and ownership modules covering 13D filings, holder activism, and ESG. It competes with Activist Insight as a broad incumbent with a much larger installed base.
• Georgeson: Georgeson is a major shareholder services and corporate governance advisory firm, providing activism defense, proxy solicitation, and ownership intelligence — overlapping with Activist Insight's coverage of activist situations.
• Glass Lewis: Glass Lewis is a leading proxy advisory firm providing governance research and voting recommendations to institutional investors. It competes with Activist Insight in the governance intelligence category with a much larger global footprint.
• ISS (Institutional Shareholder Services): ISS is the dominant global proxy advisory and governance analytics provider, serving institutional investors with voting recommendations and corporate governance data. It is a broad incumbent whose governance research overlaps with Activist Insight's coverage.
• Morrow Sodali: Morrow Sodali is a global corporate governance and shareholder services firm offering proxy solicitation, activism defense, and strategic advisory. Its intelligence products overlap with Activist Insight in tracking shareholder activism.

Emerging players

• SharkWatch: SharkWatch is a subscription service focused specifically on short-seller activity and activist short reports. It competes most directly with Activist Insight's Activist Shorts Research offering post the 2016 acquisition.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ActivistInsight
• Facebookfacebook.com/ActivistInsight
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/2755229

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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