The Bili team

Our team has spent years and hundreds of projects looking at what makes funded companies deliver effectively. Too many businesses are flying blind, relying on lagging finance reporting to plan their operational strategy.

They have the data but not the direction. Reports take days to compile, insights get buried in spreadsheets, and stakeholders are left waiting. We believe the best decisions come from the clearest picture. Bili exists to give growing businesses and their stakeholders the operational intelligence they deserve.

We're starting in 2026 with low-friction objective and performance metric tracking for funded companies and their investors.

What we stand for

Built on principles that matter.

Clarity over complexity

The best tools disappear into your workflow. We strip away the noise so you can focus on what actually moves the needle.

Trust through transparency

Every insight Bili surfaces and recommendation Bili offers is traceable back to your data. No black boxes, no hand-waving. Just clear advice based on real-world experience.

Speed without shortcuts

We move fast because businesses can't wait. But we never sacrifice accuracy for convenience — your reputation depends on getting it right.

Founders

The Bili team.

A track record rooted in real-world experience

Bili's analysis is grounded in over 600 hours of interviews, research and investor briefings focused on hundreds of funded companies, from our work with VCs including Octopus Ventures, YFM, Maven, Gresham House and many others.

Insights and benchmarks offered by Bili's analysis engine aren't a compliance report - it's pragmatic, actionable intelligence rooted in our team's observations of what makes funded companies succeed.

Rich Kershaw - CEO

Product leader, systems architect, and NED. Founding CTPO at Corethree (exited 2021). Partner at Leckie-Kershaw, delivering product and technology due diligence for 200+ VC and PE investment.

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Emilie Leckie - COO

Operations, knowledge management, and psychology specialist with 25 years' experience in corporate operations and process consulting. Partner at Leckie-Kershaw, leading operational due diligence on 200+ PE- and VC-backed startups.

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Chris Butt

Technology generalist with 20 years' experience in enterprise systems and infrastructure for leading UK B2B and B2C brands. Expert in cloud architecture, large-scale data systems, and DevOps leadership.

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Our advisors.

Arif Jafferji - Commercial Advisor

Ex-PWC, Barclays and Scania commercial leader, specialising in GTM, market strategy and finance modelling.

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Interested in Bili? We'll be launching this year.