Technology Due Diligence Services for M&A, PE & VC

Technology due diligence is an independent assessment of a target company's technology, conducted by senior engineers on behalf of an investor, acquirer, or lender. It surfaces the risks, costs, and gaps inside code, architecture, security, and engineering teams before a transaction closes. It is commissioned in four scenarios: Pre-acquisition - a strategic buyer or PE firm needs confidence the platform can be operated, scaled, and integrated Pre-investment - a VC fund is backing a company whose product is its entire value Pre-IPO - a company needs its Technology house in order before public scrutiny Sell-side - a founder wants to identify and fix issues before a buyer finds them Technology due diligence answers whether the technology behind the business model is safe, scalable, compliant, and ownable. Commercial due diligence answers whether the business model works. Both are needed on every technology-backed deal. A standard Dutch Technology Frontiers report covers six areas and is delivered in two to three weeks, with a risk matrix, remediation roadmap, cost-to-fix estimate, and investment recommendation.

A standard Dutch Technology Frontiers Technology due diligence assessment takes two to three weeks from scoping to final report. For time-sensitive deals, a preliminary assessment flags deal-critical risks in five business days. Full diligence follows once exclusivity is agreed.

A Dutch Technology Frontiers report includes an executive summary, risk matrix scored by business impact, detailed findings across code, architecture, security, compliance, team, and stack, a quantified remediation roadmap in euros and engineering days, and an investment recommendation. Every finding is referenced and defensible in an investment committee.

Standard mid-market engagements typically cost between EUR15,000 and EUR50,000. Five-day preliminary assessments are priced lower. Multi-platform or complex targets are quoted on a per-engagement basis. A fixed price is provided before any work begins.

Most deals commission Technology due diligence after an indicative offer is accepted and exclusivity begins. For high-value or technology-dependent acquisitions, a five-day preliminary assessment earlier in the process prevents entering exclusivity on a target that will not pass scrutiny.

Commercial due diligence answers whether the business model works. Technology due diligence answers whether the technology underpinning that business model is safe, scalable, compliant, and ownable. Both are required on any technology-backed deal.

Yes. Our architects cover all major enterprise stacks: Java, Python, .NET, Node.js, Go, modern JavaScript frameworks, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, and the mainstream AI and ML stack. For specialist or mainframe platforms, we bring a named sector specialist into the engagement.

Yes, always. A mutual NDA is in place before any Technology data, code, or documentation is shared. For sensitive deals, we also operate under clean-room conditions with named individuals and access logs.

Buy-side Technology due diligence is commissioned by an investor or acquirer to surface risks before closing. Sell-side is commissioned by the target to identify and remediate issues before a buyer finds them. The methodology is identical; the framing and output emphasis differ.

Yes. We frequently continue as fractional CTO, remediation delivery team, or full engineering partner post-close. Because the same senior team conducted the diligence, there is no context handover and no rediscovery phase.

Yes. For financial services, fintech, and insurance targets, DORA and NIS2 readiness are assessed against the current regulatory text. You receive a compliance posture, a gap list, and a remediation cost estimate inside the main report.