Technical due diligence
An independent technical read before you invest, from engineers with no agenda.
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Independent technical assessment for angel investors, family offices, venture capital funds, corporate venture units and M&A teams.
Duration: 1–4 weeks
Most investors do not have an in-house CTO. They rely on the founder’s narrative and transfer money based on a pitch presentation and gut feeling. Technical due diligence is an independent, rapid assessment of a company’s technical reality – carried out by engineers who have built and scaled systems within fintech, SaaS and deeptech. No commercial relationship to the company being assessed.
What we assess
- Code inspection – structure, dependencies, whether a new team can take over
- Ownership check – developer agreements, subcontractor history, open-source licensing risk
- Infrastructure review – servers, cloud setup, backups, single points of failure
- Security review – hardcoded secrets, access control, known vulnerabilities
- Architecture review – design, scalability
- Compliance and data handling – GDPR, data storage, regulatory exposure
- Vendor and dependency risk – third-party dependencies, lock-in
- Team and key-person risk – competency assessment, bus factor
The deliverable is a structured report where technical debt is quantified, risk areas flagged by severity, and an executive summary included.
Three tiers
| Angel Check · 25K | Investor Screen · 65K | VC & Acquisition · 100K+ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suited for | Angel investors under 3M NOK | Investments 3–15M NOK | Lead angels, VC funds |
| Delivery time | 7–10 days | 10–14 days | 14–21 days |
| Code inspection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ownership check | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Infrastructure review | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Security review | Basic | Full | Full |
| Architecture review | - | - | ✓ |
| Compliance and data handling | - | Basic | Full |
| Vendor and dependency risk | - | - | ✓ |
| Team and key-person risk | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| CTO interview | - | 60 min | 60 min |
| Investment recommendation | - | ✓ | ✓ |
| Board memo | - | - | ✓ |
| Report length | 8–10 pages | 12–15 pages | 15–20 pages |
Who it is for
- Angel investors and syndicates
- Family offices with technology exposure
- VC funds without dedicated TDD capacity
- Boards wanting an independent technical picture
What happens next?
If the report reveals gaps, we also build – Discovery project, MVP, AI internal tools.
