In every era of investing, there are signals that most people overlook. Value investors always knew that true success comes not from following the crowd, but from understanding value more deeply than others dare to. From reading balance sheets differently, challenging business models, questioning market moods, to looking beneath the surface of price, they are always on the lookout to find asymmetric opportunities.
Today, the surface has changed, but the principle remains the same. Those who want to invest with peace of mind need to understand this change. There are multiple aspects, but a critical one has become the digital element of every business. While just a decade ago, this was still a nice to have, today even those companies that wouldn’t seem deeply digitalised, e.g. a chemical company, a shopping mall or a shipyard are impacted. You might ask how? Well, just think of the software used to optimise chemical production manufacturing, or the ability to anonymously utilise shopping mall traffic data to create personalised experiences.
Digital performance has become one of the strongest indicators of future success, and at the same time, can hide risks worth millions, yet it remains one of the least systematically measured. Technological capabilities, online reputation, data maturity, and digital market dynamics now influence valuation just as deeply as balance sheets and forecasts, sometimes even more. Data isn’t just information: it’s leverage. Yet many investment decisions are still made as if these signals were secondary. This is the blind spot of modern investing.
Currently, there are no tools on the market that help investors learn about and truly understand the digital signals driving their investments. And this is the reason why we created the Digital Investment Literacy Index (DILI). A free-of-charge tool that represents a step toward shaping a more digitally competent investment community. We envision a world where every investment decision integrates these signals, where investors avoid preventable losses, and where digital literacy becomes as fundamental as financial literacy. DILI educates people in making smarter, safer, and more data-driven decisions. Our 5-year vision is to educate 1 million investment professionals, and we start today. We invite you to join us on this journey by taking your first assessment in DILI.
The foundations of Digital Investment Literacy
Digital technologies have become an extension of how we observe, interpret, and evaluate the world. Digital Investment Literacy captures the base competencies needed to understand a world where value is increasingly defined by digital assets. While the Digital Investment Literacy Index (DILI) translates this concept into a practical framework, helping investors learn about digital risks and opportunities, in a simple and gamified way to prepare them to better mitigate threats and utilise hidden growth levers.
DILI represents an investment literacy score through a quick assessment that benchmarks digital intelligence in investment contexts.
Journey further into Digital Intelligence
When digital realities increasingly shape financial value, the question is no longer “Can you close a deal?” but “How digitally prepared are you for the future of deals?” The Digital Investment Literacy Index (DILI) helps answer that question. Explore DILI to experience the assessment. It’s completely free-of-charge.
Benchmark yourself, track progress, and climb the leaderboard. Start your journey now and see the digital signals that others miss.