| 9/1/26

Ep. 4 | Creating a Network for Due Diligence

In Episode 4 of The Shadmoor Overlook, Mike Merrigan sits down with Monel Amin, Founder & CEO of DiligenceVault, for a conversation on how technology is changing the due diligence process and where human judgment still matters.

Drawing on her experience running diligence at Citi, Monel shares how working with PDFs, Excel, and email ultimately led her to found DiligenceVault in 2014 and build a platform connecting asset managers and allocators while moving diligence from a document-driven process toward data-driven decision making.

💡 Topics covered:

  • The evolution of the due diligence process

  • How DiligenceVault connects asset managers and allocators

  • The role of AI and automation in diligence

  • The network effect behind DiligenceVault

  • Where human judgment remains critical as technology advances

A thoughtful discussion on the future of due diligence and what greater automation means for the people behind the process.