What We Do
Diligence and advisory,
end to end
Technical due diligence is the core engagement, and everything else folds into it or stands alone beside it. We review 100% of the code, not a sampled scan, then rank everything we find, good and bad, by what it means for the deal thesis. Specialty deep dives bolt on when the technology or situation call for it. Post-close work turns the same findings into a plan you can act on.
ONE SENIOR TEAM
Explore the capabilities behind the deal.
Experienced practitioners throughout.
Every repository, not a sample.
Built around the deal timetable.
Once we are under contract.
The foundation
Technical Due Diligence
What we examine
Product & platform
Can this platform support the growth plan?
Architecture
Scalability
Performance
Integrations & APIs
ML and AI
Data & analytics
Extensibility
Security & exposure
What liabilities are you taking on?
Security
Open source
Resilience & recovery
Privacy & compliance
Certifications
Team & execution
How will the team deliver after the deal?
Code quality
Tech debt
Team & outsourcing
Engineering practices
Clarity throughout the deal
DURING DILIGENCE
Early findings
Material risks and opportunities surfaced as we find them.
Interim check-in
Review what we’re finding and agree where to focus next. As the target’s technology becomes clearer, we align our effort with the risks and opportunities that matter most to your deal.
IN YOUR REPORT
The executive view
Plain-language conclusions for the deal team and board.
The supporting evidence
Risks and opportunities prioritized by their impact on the business and the deal.
The next steps
Practical guidance and estimated effort.
Choose the right depth for your deal
PRE-LOI · ABOUT A WEEK
Early Take
Limited pressure test of the key questions so you can decide whether to proceed and where deeper diligence may be needed.
What most deal teams choose
CONFIRMATORY · 8–21 DAYS
Full Assessment
A deeper, code-based review once you are under exclusivity. Assess the platform, security, scalability, and team, with findings prioritized for the deal and practical next steps.
Deep dives
Go deeper when the story depends on it
AI Evaluation
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Is the AI differentiated and durable, or an API key with markup? We answer provenance, durability and viability from the code and the data rights, and give you clarity rather than a scorecard. All from the team that does diligence for foundational AI labs.
WHEN TO ADD IT
Add it when the target’s valuation leans on AI or AI talent.
Penetration Testing
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“Pen test” covers everything from an automated perimeter scan to an expert-led white-box exercise. Ours is the latter, human-led, performed for governments, financial institutions, Fortune 500s and increasingly in the M&A context. This is the gold standard.
WHEN TO ADD IT
Add when a breach could cause material reputational harm or regulatory exposure.
OSS Review
We help interpret OSS findings with unparalleled experience in complex licensing situations. We look at distribution (what gets distributed is consistently under-counted), entanglement, replaceability and excise cost, working alongside counsel.
WHEN TO ADD IT
Add it when proprietary code is the asset you are paying for.
Hardware
Firmware, embedded systems and the physical supply chain behind them, assessed by people who have shipped them.
WHEN TO ADD IT
Add it when the product is a device, not just software.
Carve-Outs
What actually separates, what is entangled with the parent, and what it will take to stand the asset up alone.
WHEN TO ADD IT
Add it when you are buying a division rather than a company.
Standalone engagements
Beyond the transaction
OWNERSHIP
Dataset Transformation
Take the value, leave the liability. We transform, anonymize and sanitize acquired data so you keep what is useful and shed what is not defensible, with source versions held in escrow.
Value Creation
Where technology can create post-close upside. Opportunities sized and sequenced, not just risks flagged.
Future Planning
Remediation advisory that turns diligence findings into a practical roadmap with owners and effort.
Internal & Portfolio Assessments
No deal required. When the CEO asks “what do we actually have?”, we run the same method on your own technology or a portfolio company’s, typically over four to six weeks.
LEADERSHIP
CTO Candidate Assessment
Senior peers evaluate technical leadership candidates before you hand them the keys.
EXIT
Sell-Side & Exit Readiness
Know what a buyer’s diligence will find before they do. The same assessment, run for the seller.
Questions we get
Frequently asked
What does it cost, and how is it priced?
How long does it take?
Do you need source code, and how is it protected?
What if the target won’t share code?
What do we receive at the end, and can we see a sample?
How is this different from a code scan?
Do you assess the team as well as the code?
Can we adjust scope mid-engagement?
Not sure where to start
Describe the deal and we’ll scope it together.
Tell us what you are looking at, what you are worried about and how long you have. We will shape the engagement together.