Before you put a deal in
Your data stays yours. The output is yours to check.
The two questions we hear first on almost every call: what happens to our data, and how do we know the analysis is right. Here are the answers, including where Hebrides is weaker.
Your data
Where it lives, who sees it, and when it goes.
Hebrides holds SOC 2 Type II and ISO/IEC 27001:2022.
Roles, audit log and certifications- Never used to train models
- Your documents, deal information and firm profile are used to produce your firm’s analysis and nothing else. No model is trained on them.
- Hosted in the UK
- The platform runs on AWS in the UK.
- Visible only to the people you choose
- Access is granted per portfolio and per deal. A partner can keep a deal out of an associate’s view, and an external uploader sees only the one data room they add files to.
- Every action logged
- Uploads, downloads, chats, generated documents and access changes are recorded, and your admins can review them at any time.
- Deleted when you leave
- Client data is deleted within six months of the contract ending. Delete a file before then and its extracted text and search entries go with it.
- Your files stay in your storage
- Documents connected from OneDrive or Google Drive remain where they are. Hebrides reads them; it does not become the only copy.
Checking the output
Built so you can check every figure, not take it on trust.
Every figure has a footnote
Click it and you see the file, the page and the passage the number came from.
Contradictions are listed, not smoothed over
Where the deck, the model and the management accounts disagree, both values are shown with their sources.
The valuation shows its working
Each assumption links to its evidence. Change a weighting or an input and see what moves; overrides are logged with a reason.
In your trial
Five tests worth running in the first week.
The fastest way to judge an analysis tool is to point it at a deal you already understand and mark its work.
- 01
Use a deal you already know
A closed deal, or one your team has already diligenced, so you can mark the output against conclusions you trust.
- 02
Open ten footnotes at random
Check each figure against the passage it cites. This is the quickest way to see whether the reading holds up.
- 03
Compare the contradictions
Set the list Hebrides produces against what your team found by hand. Note what it caught and what it missed.
- 04
Ask what the documents cannot answer
Put a question the data room does not cover, and check that the answer says so instead of filling the gap.
- 05
Take the valuation apart
Open the assumptions, change the methodology weightings and remove comparables that do not fit. See whether the result moves the way you expect.
- Thin data gives thin output
- With little more than a deck, as at pre-seed, there is less to read and cross-check. Judging the team is yours to do.
- Scanned documents read less reliably
- Image-only PDFs are harder to read than text files. Where you have the original or a text version, use it.
- File names matter
- Undated or duplicate file names make it harder to tell which version is current. Dates in file names help the cross-checking.
- Comparables need a reviewer
- The set is drawn from Dealroom private transactions and public companies where they fit. Check the size band, remove what does not belong and add what is missing.
FAQ
Questions investors ask.
Is our data used to train AI models?
No. Your documents, deal information and firm profile are never used to train models.
What happens to our data when the contract ends?
Client data is deleted within six months of the contract ending. Files connected from OneDrive or Google Drive stay in your own storage throughout.
Can we keep some deals away from part of the team?
Yes. Access is granted per portfolio and per deal, so a user sees only the deals they are a member of.
How do we know the output is right?
Every figure links to its source passage, contradictions are shown with both values, and the valuation shows the evidence for each assumption. In a trial, test it on a deal your team already knows.
Can we trial it on our own live deal?
Start with a call and a walkthrough on a sample deal. If it looks right for you, a trial gives your team access to run your own deals inside your own workspace.
Book a walkthrough
Test it on a deal you already know.
A 30-minute call to understand your process, then a walkthrough on a sample deal.
Or write to sales@allermuircapital.com