Buy Side
Due Diligence
Know what you're buying. Before you sign.
The Problem
Traditional technical due diligence is:
And most technical assessors can't translate findings into investment terms. They find issues but can't weight them against your thesis.
Our Approach
Negative Selection First
We don't start by proving the deal is good. We start by trying to prove it's bad — quickly and cheaply.
Intent-Specific Analysis
Different deals have different risks. We align our analysis to your thesis.
Intent-Specific Focus
| If You're Buying For... | We Focus On... |
|---|---|
| Scale / Growth | Velocity, scalability, team capacity |
| Talent (Acqui-hire) | Code attribution, key person risk, retention |
| Platform / Roll-up | API availability, data compatibility, integration complexity |
| Cash Flow | Maintainability, bus factor, technical debt sustainability |
| IP / Strategic | License contamination, encumbrances, uniqueness |
| Distressed | Asset decay, team retention, operational status |
Patterns We See
“70% of scale deals fail on velocity, not architecture. Commit frequency tells you more than system diagrams.”
“Acqui-hires collapse when the top contributor has <40% attribution. We check who actually built it.”
“No API = 18-month integration. If you can't get data out programmatically, plan to rebuild.”
“Bus factor of 1 + no documentation = 2x maintenance cost within 3 years.”
“GPL in the core means deal restructure or walk.”
“Expired SSL + no job postings = the engineers already left.”
What You Get
The Verdict Report
Standard: 5 business days
Rapid Screen: 48 hours (public data only)
Spend $1K to find out if a deal deserves $100K of DD.
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