Technical Due Diligence
For investors, acquirers, and boards. Know what you're buying before you buy it.
Book a TimeWho This Is For
Private Equity & VCs
Evaluating acquisition targets or investment opportunities. You need to understand technical risk, scalability, and hidden costs before you write the check.
Strategic Acquirers
Acquiring companies for technology, team, or customers. You need to know: Is the tech real? Can it scale? What's the integration risk?
Boards & Investors
You need independent technology assessment of a portfolio company. Is the CTO's plan realistic? Are the risks being managed?
Companies Raising Capital
Get ahead of investor technical diligence. Fix issues before they become deal-blockers. Show technical strength, not just product screenshots.
What I Assess
Technology Architecture & Scalability
- •System architecture review (can it scale 10x?)
- •Technical debt assessment and quantification
- •Infrastructure costs and optimization opportunities
- •Security and compliance posture
Team & Organization
- •Engineering team structure and capabilities
- •Key person risk (what happens if the CTO leaves?)
- •Development processes and velocity
- •Hiring and retention challenges
Product & Roadmap
- •Technology roadmap feasibility
- •IP and competitive moat assessment
- •Build vs. buy decisions and dependencies
- •Integration complexity for M&A scenarios
Risk Assessment
- •Critical vulnerabilities and security risks
- •Data privacy and regulatory compliance
- •Vendor dependencies and lock-in risks
- •Operational reliability and disaster recovery
What You Receive
Typical Timeline: 2-3 weeks
Rush assessments available for urgent transactions
What It Costs
- Pre-LOI red-flag review
- $9,000 CAD
- Full technical due diligence
- from $30,000 CAD
Two to three days. A focused look at the target's architecture, team, and biggest risks, with a verbal readout and a short memo. For deciding whether to keep going.
Data room review, code and infrastructure assessment, licence and dependency scan, management and team interviews, a written report, and a readout with your deal team. Scoped on the size and complexity of the target.
Rates are in Canadian dollars. USD quoted on request. I work directly with the deal team — you get 25 years of operating experience, not a junior associate with a template.
De-Risk Your Investment
Know what you're buying before you sign the term sheet.