Technical due diligence
An independent assessment of a company's technology, team, and risks for investors and acquirers, delivered in plain language on your deal timeline.
The problem
The pitch deck doesn't show you the codebase
Investors and acquirers routinely put money behind technology they can't see into. Scalability problems, security gaps, key-person risk, and licensing issues often surface only after the deal closes.
A focused technical review before you commit turns those unknowns into known risks you can price, negotiate, or plan around.
What I do
Assess the technology
Architecture, code quality, scalability, infrastructure, and technical debt, reviewed directly in the code and systems rather than from slides.
Review security and compliance
Security practices, data handling, privacy obligations, and open-source licensing, with particular depth for healthcare and AI companies.
Evaluate the team
Interviews with technical leadership and engineers to understand capability, process, and key-person risk.
Report in plain language
A clear report rating each risk by severity, with recommendations and a 100-day plan for after the deal closes.
What you get
- Technology and architecture assessment
- Code quality and technical debt review
- Security, privacy, and licensing review
- Team and process evaluation
- Risk register rated by severity
- Executive summary and post-close 100-day plan
How we'd work together
Due diligence is a fixed-scope project, typically one to three weeks, timed to your deal. Rush timelines are possible when I have availability.
Project-based
A defined outcome, a fixed scope, and a fixed fee.
Questions
Who is technical due diligence for?
Venture and private equity investors, corporate acquirers, and companies preparing to raise or sell who want to find issues before a buyer does.
How do you handle confidentiality?
I sign NDAs as standard and work under the terms of your deal. Findings go only to the people you designate.
Do you specialize in any sector?
I review software companies across sectors, with the most depth in health technology, AI and machine learning, and B2B SaaS.
Can you do sell-side diligence?
Yes. A pre-sale review helps you fix or explain issues before they come up in a buyer's diligence and affect the price.
Other services
- Fractional CTO and technical leadership
A senior technical leader in your company a few days a month: owning architecture, the roadmap, hiring, and the conversations with your board.
- AI and LLM integration
Production AI that earns its place: ambient AI, retrieval-augmented generation, agents, and clinical or enterprise AI with the guardrails your domain requires.
- Healthcare software and EHR integrations
HIPAA- and PHIPA-aware architecture, HL7 and FHIR integrations, and connections to labs, pharmacies, and e-prescribing networks.
Know what you're investing in
Tell me about the deal and your timeline. I'll confirm availability and scope within one business day.