VC/PE investors
Tech validation before closing a round or acquisition.
05 / DUE-DILIGENCE
Strategic Consulting
Tech Due DiligenceStrategic Consulting — Tech risk and value assessment of a target asset.
Tech risk and value assessment of a target asset.
Technical due diligence for M&A and investments: architecture, technical debt, team, processes, security, compliance. Investor-ready report.
1–8 wks
Depending on depth
100%
Independent, fact-based
NDA
Always signed
§ A
Overview
Serious tech due diligence doesn't stop at the architecture drawn on slides: it digs into the code, interviews the team, audits security practices, measures debt, verifies scalability claims. Result: an objective view of the target's risk and value.
We work for VC/PE funds, family offices, strategic acquirers, investment banks. Independent, fact-based reports with clear recommendations for negotiation and post-deal integration.
§ B
What's included
- Tech DD: architecture, code, debt, scalability, dependencies
- Cyber DD: posture, vulnerabilities, compliance, incident history
- Product DD: roadmap, UX quality, retention, NPS
- Team DD: capacity, retention, gaps, costs
- IP DD: code ownership, open-source, patents
- Cost DD: cloud, licences, vendors, optimisation opportunities
- Integration or standalone plan post-deal
§ C
Deliverables
What you get at the end — or along the way — of an engagement on Tech Due Diligence.
- D/01DD report with executive summary and technical detail
- D/02Prioritised risk matrix
- D/03Recommended actions for signing and closing
- D/04Remediation cost estimate
- D/05Q&A session with the deal team
§ D
Use cases
Corporate acquisitions
Target assessment with a focus on integrability.
Carve-out
Separation of a business unit with technology assets.
Vendor DD
Risk assessment before signing with a strategic supplier.
§ E
Our process
01
Scoping
Alignment with the deal team on scope, timing, deliverables.
02
Data room
Document analysis, access to repos and environments where granted.
03
Interviews
Sessions with CTO, lead engineer, security, product.
04
Analysis
Findings synthesis, risk and cost calculation, validation.
05
Reporting
Written report, presentation, negotiation support.
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Technologies
SonarQube · CodeSceneSnyk · Dependabot · TrivyAWS/Azure/GCP cost analyzersManual review frameworkStandard interview templates
Indicative stack. We adapt choices to your context, internal skills and existing constraints.
§ G
Frequently asked questions
Q/01How long does it take?+
Express 1–2 weeks (red-flag DD), standard 3–4 weeks, full 6–8 weeks.
Q/02Independence?+
We work for the buy-side and sign NDAs. We have no conflicts of interest with the target.
Q/03What do you find most often?+
Underestimated tech debt, key-person risk, security vulnerabilities, runaway cloud cost, poorly managed open-source dependencies.
Next step
Let's talk about tech due diligence.
A 30-minute call to understand your context and whether we can really help. No commitment.