For VC funds
Technical due diligence and portfolio CTO support for early-stage funds.
Fast, defensible risk reads before you wire. Senior engineering firepower for the companies after the round. One trusted technical partner across your portfolio.
When funds call me
- A round is about to close and you need a fast, defensible read on technical risk before you wire.
- A portfolio company is technically adrift, a CTO gap, stalled velocity, no architecture direction.
- You have no in-house technical partner and currently outsource diligence ad hoc.
- A portfolio founder is shipping AI features and you want a competent second opinion.
What you get
Pre-investment technical due diligence
A written report covering code quality, architecture and scalability, security, team maturity, and IP and open-source license exposure, plus a cost-to-replicate read tied to the deal terms. Turned around on your deal clock.
Portfolio engineering support
Senior, fractional CTO firepower dropped into the companies that need it after the round. Architecture direction, AI features done right, and a steady hand while they hire.
Post-close remediation plan
When diligence surfaces risk you still want the deal, a prioritized plan to fix what matters first, with owners and dates, so the value-creation clock starts on day one.
Why my read holds up
12+ years building and leading engineering at scale, HBO GO (8M users), Yahoo, Player FM, and recently Recall (Android plus a Rust domain layer). I have caught the kind of scaling and security failures that move a valuation. Diligence reports are produced with a Claude agent swarm I have refined for over a year and calibrated by hand, so you get depth fast without losing rigor.
Diligence and portfolio support
How fast can you turn around a diligence read?
On your deal clock. A focused technical read is typically days, not weeks. Scope and timeline are agreed up front so the report lands before you have to decide.
What does a diligence engagement cost?
Technical due diligence is project-priced by scope. Ongoing portfolio support runs as a monthly retainer. We scope both on a short call so the number matches the depth you actually need.
Can you work across our portfolio?
Yes. Many funds use me as a repeatable technical read on new deals and as the senior engineer they drop into portfolio companies that hit an engineering wall. One trusted operator, used across the portfolio.
Have a deal on your desk?
Book a short call. We scope the read, agree the timeline, and you get a defensible answer before you have to decide.
Book a diligence call