BoardLens FAQ

What is BoardLens?

BoardLens is an AI board intelligence platform, an AI analyst for board directors, funds and portfolios. It reads and analyses board materials into a clear, cited brief, tracks commitments and follow-ups, and keeps a governance calendar across every board and portfolio company you serve, in a secure workspace where your data is never used to train AI models.

What is AI board intelligence?

AI board intelligence is the use of AI to read, analyse and reason over board materials, rather than only store and distribute them. It turns dense board decks into cited briefs, flags what changed since last quarter, tracks whether management kept its commitments, and gives directors a single view across every board they serve. BoardLens is an AI board intelligence platform built for the person in the seat.

Is BoardLens a board portal?

Yes, and more. BoardLens does what a board portal does, scheduling meetings, running votes and distributing documents, so it can run your board end to end. What sets it apart is the AI layer on top: it reads and analyses the materials into cited briefs, tracks commitments, and gives cross-board intelligence. It is a board portal and an AI analyst in one.

How is BoardLens different from Diligent, Board Intelligence or OnBoard?

Tools like Diligent, Board Intelligence and OnBoard focus on the portal basics: meetings, voting and document distribution. BoardLens does all of that too, but it does not stop at file storage. It adds the AI analysis that makes board meetings more effective and intelligent, turning board materials into cited briefs, flagging what changed, tracking commitments and follow-ups, and giving one view across every board and portfolio company. It works both for the individual director in the seat and for whole boards.

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Who is BoardLens for?

BoardLens is built both for the people in the seat and for whole boards: independent board directors, PE and VC investors on portfolio-company boards, family officers and fund partners, CEOs preparing for their board, and corporate and company boards running their meetings on it. Funds and family offices also use it for post-investment portfolio monitoring across their portfolio-company boards.

How does BoardLens help CEOs and directors prepare board materials?

BoardLens reads a full board deck and turns a thousand pages into a clear, cited brief, so you can see the signal, spot what changed since last quarter, and walk in with the sharp questions a board will ask. It also drafts follow-ups from the minutes and tracks the commitments made in the room.

Does BoardLens track board commitments and follow-ups?

Yes. BoardLens tracks the commitments management makes and whether they are executed, keeps a governance calendar of meetings, covenants and reporting deadlines, and can draft follow-up emails straight from your minutes or transcripts, so nothing agreed in the room is lost.

Can I use BoardLens across several boards or a whole portfolio?

Yes. BoardLens gives you one secure workspace across every board you serve, while keeping each company's information completely separate. For funds and family offices, it supports post-investment portfolio monitoring and value creation across every portfolio-company board.

Is my board data secure? Is it used to train AI?

Your data is never used to train AI models. BoardLens holds enterprise agreements and data processing agreements with every underlying AI provider, encrypts all data in transit and at rest, and keeps each company in its own isolated workspace. It is the governance-grade alternative to pasting confidential board materials into open AI tools.

How much does BoardLens cost? Is there a free version?

BoardLens has a free tier, with paid plans for more companies and usage. You can start free without a credit card, and a demo company is already set up so you can explore it before uploading your own materials. See the pricing page for current plans.

How do I get started with BoardLens?

Start free at boardlens.ai. No credit card is required, and a demo company is preloaded so you can try the analysis, briefs and commitment tracking before adding your own board.