Growth Exposes Weak Systems.
You're preparing for something big—a funding round, an enterprise contract, an acquisition, or just aggressive growth. The systems that got you here will be scrutinized.
Before investors, partners, or acquirers look under the hood, we audit and harden your product for scale. Know your risks before others find them.
WHAT THEY'LL FIND
The risks investors and partners will ask about
Due diligence isn't just financial anymore. Technical DD has become standard for Series A+ raises, enterprise contracts, and acquisitions. Here's what they're looking for.
Scalability limits
Your current architecture handles current load fine, but what happens at 5x or 10x users? Many systems hit invisible walls, database bottlenecks, API rate limits, or architectural patterns that don't parallelize.
They'll ask: "What's your theoretical maximum throughput, and what would need to change to exceed it?"
Single points of failure
If one server, one database, or one engineer is unavailable, does your system survive? Investors and enterprise clients need to know you won't disappear because of a single failure.
They'll ask: "Walk us through what happens if [critical component] fails. What's your recovery time?"
Unpredictable delivery velocity
Can you reliably ship features on a predictable timeline? Or does every sprint end with 'we got blocked by technical debt'? Investors are investing in execution ability, not just current state.
They'll ask: "What's your average time from feature concept to production? Has that changed over time?"
Rising infrastructure costs
Your cloud bill is growing faster than revenue. That's a margin problem that compounds. Investors will want to understand your unit economics and whether infrastructure scales efficiently.
They'll ask: "What's your infrastructure cost per user/transaction? How does that change at scale?"
DUE DILIGENCE CONVERSATIONS
How the conversation changes
When investors or acquirers ask technical questions, your answer either builds confidence or raises concerns. Here's the difference preparation makes.
"What technical debt do you have and what's the plan?"
Without preparation:
"We have some... there's this legacy code... our team is working on it..."
With audit:
"We have a quantified technical debt map showing $X in carrying costs annually. Here's our prioritized remediation plan based on business impact."
"How does your architecture scale?"
Without preparation:
"It should be fine? We haven't really tested that scenario..."
With audit:
"We can handle 5x current load with no changes. At 10x, we'll need to shard the database,here's the cost and timeline."
"What happens if your lead engineer leaves?"
Without preparation:
"That... would be challenging. They know a lot."
With audit:
"All critical knowledge is documented. Here are our architecture decision records and operational runbooks."
"Can you pass enterprise security requirements?"
Without preparation:
"We're pretty secure. We use HTTPS. We've never been hacked..."
With audit:
"We're SOC 2 ready. Here's our security posture assessment and compliance roadmap."
SCALE-READINESS AUDIT
We prepare your system for scrutiny
Not a generic code review. We focus specifically on what investors, acquirers, and enterprise clients care about.
Scalability Readiness Assessment
We stress-test your architecture on paper and identify the bottlenecks you'll hit at 2x, 5x, and 10x current load. This includes database query analysis, API throughput limits, and infrastructure scaling paths.
→ Clear understanding of your scaling ceiling and what it costs to raise it
Cost Efficiency Analysis
We audit your cloud spend to understand cost per user, cost per transaction, and where money is being wasted. Many SaaS companies can cut 30-40% of infrastructure spend through optimization.
→ Unit economics that make sense to investors and a path to improve them
System Ownership & Documentation
Investors want to see that knowledge isn't trapped in individual heads. We assess your documentation, architecture decision records, and operational runbooks, and help create what's missing.
→ Demonstrable organizational maturity beyond 'the CTO knows everything'
Security & Compliance Posture
Enterprise deals require SOC 2, GDPR compliance, and security questionnaires. We assess your current posture, identify gaps, and provide a roadmap to compliance readiness.
→ Ability to answer security questionnaires confidently and pass enterprise vendor reviews
Technical Debt Quantification
We don't just say 'you have technical debt.' We map it, estimate the cost of carrying it, and calculate the ROI of paying it down. This turns a vague concern into a business decision.
→ Board-ready technical debt discussion with clear trade-offs
Team & Process Maturity
Beyond code, we assess development processes, deployment practices, incident response, and team structure. Investors want to see that you can execute at scale, not just build an MVP.
→ Evidence of engineering maturity that supports growth investment
ENTERPRISE READINESS
What enterprise deals require
Enterprise contracts come with requirements. If you can't check these boxes, you're losing deals to competitors who can.
SLA commitments
Enterprise clients want uptime guarantees. You need to know your actual reliability and have the architecture to back your SLA.
Data residency
Can you deploy in specific regions? Some enterprise deals require EU-only data storage. Is your architecture region-flexible?
Security questionnaires
Every enterprise deal comes with a 200-question security survey. Can you answer them confidently?
Audit logs
Who did what, when? Enterprises need accountability. Is your system logging what matters?
SSO integration
Enterprise clients use Okta, Azure AD, or similar. Can you integrate, or will you lose deals?
API documentation
Enterprise clients often want to integrate. Is your API documented and stable?
THE TRANSFORMATION
From uncertainty to confidence
Investors ask about technical debt—you improvise an answer
You present a quantified debt map with clear trade-offs and a plan
Enterprise security questionnaires take weeks to answer
Pre-documented answers ready to go for common frameworks
Scaling is a vague 'we'll figure it out when we get there'
Known bottlenecks, costs, and timelines for each growth phase
Technical state is 'fine, I think' when board asks
Regular, board-readable technical health reports
Enterprise deals stall on 'not quite ready'
Compliance roadmap that unblocks deals with clear timelines
ONGOING CARE VALUE
Investors don't invest in features, they invest in execution confidence
When investors look under the hood, they see a well-maintained, scalable system, not technical debt waiting to explode. Our Care Plans provide ongoing engineering ownership that demonstrates your ability to execute.
Always audit-ready
When investors or acquirers want to look under the hood, you're prepared. Documentation is current, risks are known and managed, architecture is understood.
Predictable technical execution
Consistent delivery velocity, controlled releases, and proactive issue prevention. You can make commitments and keep them.
Enterprise deal support
Security questionnaires get answered quickly. Compliance gaps get closed. You stop losing deals to 'not ready yet.'
Board-level technical reporting
Regular health reports that translate technical state into business terms. Your board understands what's happening without needing engineering degrees.
SUCCESS STORIES
From due diligence stress to deal confidence
"We did the audit six months before our Series A. When the investor's technical advisor started asking questions, we had answers, documented architecture, known risks with mitigation plans, and evidence of engineering maturity. The CTO told me later it was the smoothest tech DD they'd done that year."
B2B SaaS Platform
Successfully raised $4M Series A
"We'd lost two enterprise deals to 'not quite enterprise-ready' feedback. The audit gave us a clear checklist, SSO integration, audit logs, compliance gaps. Three months later, we closed our first Fortune 500 client. The security questionnaire took two days instead of two weeks."
HR Tech SaaS
Closed first enterprise contract within 90 days
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Common questions about scale-readiness audits
Absolutely. The issues that matter for fundraising, scalability, reliability, security, cost efficiency—matter for growing a sustainable business. Whether you're raising or bootstrapping to exit, technical health determines your options. Companies that get acquired often wish they'd done this earlier—it affects valuation and negotiation leverage.
This is proactive, not reactive. When DD happens during a raise, you're in the hot seat defending your choices. With our audit, you control the narrative, you've already identified issues and have remediation plans. You're demonstrating leadership, not scrambling to explain gaps. Plus, you fix issues before they become valuation negotiations.
Great CTOs request external validation. It's not about questioning their competence, it's about getting an objective, outside perspective. Internal teams have blind spots and assumptions. An external audit often validates what the CTO already knows (useful for board discussions) or surfaces issues that familiarity obscures. We work with CTOs, not around them.
3-4 weeks for a scale-readiness audit. This is more comprehensive than a standard health audit because we're assessing not just current state but future capacity. Timeline includes: access and discovery (1 week), deep analysis (1-2 weeks), findings and recommendations (1 week).
A comprehensive report covering: scalability assessment with specific bottlenecks and remediation paths, infrastructure cost analysis with optimization recommendations, security/compliance gap analysis, technical debt map with business impact, team and process maturity assessment, and an investor-ready executive summary. We also present findings and answer questions.
The audit identifies your SOC 2 gaps. We can either provide a roadmap for your team to implement, or our Care Plan can include SOC 2 preparation as part of ongoing work. Full SOC 2 certification requires working with a qualified auditor—we prepare you to pass that audit.
Yes. We can prioritize a focused engagement on enterprise readiness, security questionnaire support, compliance gaps, and anything blocking the deal. This is faster than a full audit but addresses the immediate need. Many clients then do a full audit once the deal closes.
We sign NDAs and follow strict data handling protocols. We've worked with companies through acquisitions, IPO prep, and sensitive enterprise deals. References available on request for clients who've trusted us with highly sensitive situations.
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