Technology due diligence for software investments
Before you invest in, acquire, advise on, or sell a software business, we assess the technology so you know what you are really dealing with. We create transparency around .
London, UK — working with investors, founders, advisers, and law firms across Europe and beyond.
Independent technical due diligence for software, SaaS, AI, cloud, code, and technical risk.
How we work
Agile consultants, shared technical standards.
The best diligence work comes from people who can follow evidence, question assumptions, and think from first principles. Our consultants work independently and move quickly, then bring findings back into a structured review process so speed does not dilute judgement.
Why it helps
Senior technical diligence at deal speed.
Buyers and founders need more than a technical opinion. They need a clear due diligence view of what is working, what is risky, and what needs attention — delivered quickly enough to support the decision, not slow it down.
Fast, focused turnaround
Rapid red-flag reviews and two-to-three-week full diligence reports, scoped around the access, deadline, and decision in front of you.
Plain-English findings
Clear findings, risk ratings, commercial implications, and follow-up questions that non-technical investors, founders, advisers, and lawyers can use.
AI-aware technical review
We test AI claims against architecture, data, integration depth, costs, security, defensibility, and whether the product is more than a thin wrapper.
Agile senior team
Small senior teams move quickly, ask direct questions, and keep the process proportionate rather than turning diligence into a heavyweight consulting exercise.
What clients say
Trust is built in the hard moments.
References from leaders who needed technical depth, calm assessment, and clear answers under pressure.
Clarity under pressure
“Daniel worked on some highly visible customer deliveries. Some of these were extremely complex but Daniel picked each up and turned them around in next to no time and to a great standard, meaning minimum time for on-site implementation and troubleshooting and maximum positive impact on Snell's reputation with the customer (and colleagues!).”
Matt Platt
Transformation Director
Trusted advisor
“Daniel was a very helpful contact within the development team, willing to manage his time to assist us with ad-hoc queries without impacting his primary tasks. His cheerful nature, patience and willingness to explain solutions were appreciated in what could be a pressing environment.”
Rob Jones
Director
Technical depth
“Dan has been an invaluable technical expert for the business in helping build out a core management information system, as well as taking the lead on AI and automation proof of concepts. Great to work with and very knowledgeable, would recommend!”
Glenn
COO, X4 Group
Technology due diligence gives investors, advisers, law firms, and founders an independent view of what sits behind a software business. Before money changes hands, we assess the product, code, cloud, data, AI claims, security, documentation, and team dependency so everyone understands what is really being bought.
The closest analogy is a property survey: the report is the evidence, but what you are really buying is confidence — what is solid, what is fragile, what needs fixing, and what questions should be answered before completion.
Technical transparency before the deal closes.
We assess the target's code, architecture, delivery process, infrastructure, data, AI claims, and team resilience so investors understand what they are really buying.
Where is the source code?
We confirm repository access, ownership, branching structure, dependency health, and whether the codebase matches what has been described in diligence.
How many contributors?
We look at commit history and contributor patterns to see whether knowledge is spread across a team or concentrated in one or two people.
When was the last commit?
Recent activity helps distinguish a living product from shelfware, abandoned prototypes, or systems that only move during fundraising.
What's the deployment process?
We review CI/CD, release controls, rollback paths, environments, and how safely the team can ship changes after investment.
What technical debt exists?
We identify debt that affects security, scalability, maintainability, delivery speed, and the future cost of product change.
What's the cloud bill?
We assess whether infrastructure spend is proportionate to usage, where costs may spike, and what optimisation or scaling risks exist.
What's the bus factor?
We test how much critical knowledge sits with specific individuals and what happens if they leave, disengage, or become unavailable.
Is there documentation?
We check whether architecture, onboarding, operations, APIs, and incident processes are documented enough for the team to keep moving.
Is the AI real or ChatGPT wrapped in marketing?
We inspect the data, models, prompts, integrations, costs, and defensibility behind AI claims so investors know what is genuinely proprietary.
The output is practical: risk ratings, upside potential, mitigation actions, and a roadmap your deal team can use.
Current capacity
Multiple reviews running in parallel
A dedicated team of infrastructure, security, and engineering specialists supports each engagement. Typical turnaround is two to three weeks for a full acquisition report.
In progress
4SaaS acquisition review
AI capability assessment
Infrastructure & cloud cost audit
Investor technical review
Reporting
2CTO & team due diligence
Security & code quality review
- •Startup or pre-deal screening
- •AI capability verification
- •Key risk summary report
- •Executive briefing call
- •Typical turnaround: 5–7 days
- •Product, engineering & infrastructure review
- •Code quality, security & technical debt
- •Team, bus factor & knowledge concentration
- •Cloud cost profile & scalability
- •Commercial technology defensibility
- •Written report + management presentation
- •Portfolio-wide technology oversight
- •Pre-deal screening on demand
- •Broker and adviser partnership
- •Board and investment committee support
- •Repeat mandate pricing available
Sample scope
Download what a report covers
A concise PDF showing the product, engineering, infrastructure, team, and commercial areas reviewed during technical due diligence.
How it works
A structured technical due diligence process designed for quick turnaround, founder preparation, and confidential deal timelines.
Frequently asked questions
Before you invest, acquire, or build — get clarity first.
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