Technology Due Diligence & Assessment

Technology Due Diligence for Investors and Acquirers

Know what you are buying before you sign. Cognativ assesses a target company's software, architecture, team, and security, and tells you in plain terms what it will cost to fix, scale, or integrate.

Code, team, and security reviewed, not just documents

Every finding priced for the deal

The first consultation is free and confidential

How Technology Due Diligence Works

A data room shows what management wants you to see. Our technology due diligence goes from documents to the code, the systems, and the people who run them, narrowing a large body of evidence to the findings that change the deal.

From the data room to findings that matter

Documents and data room
Documents and data room
Architecture, roadmaps, contracts, licenses, and incident history.
Interviews and code review
Interviews and code review
Sessions with the technology team and a review of code, infrastructure, and security.
Findings and costs
Findings and costs
Risks ranked by impact on the deal, each with an estimate to fix.

An investment decision with known technology risk

A Technology Assessment Across Three Layers

The technology assessment covers the product, the team behind it, and the risks around it, because a strong codebase with a fragile team is still a risk.

Three layers of a technology assessment

Technology

Architecture, code quality, scalability, technical debt, and dependence on third parties.

Team and process

Key people, delivery practices, documentation, and knowledge concentration.

Risk and security

Security posture, data protection, licensing, and compliance exposure.

A risk rating and cost to fix for each layer

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Technology Assessment Services with a Clear Recommendation

The report ends with a recommendation, not a list of observations. Cognativ has assessed and rebuilt platforms where technology decided the business outcome, including a subscription company whose rebuild restored investor confidence and a telecom platform whose outages fell 80%.

The recommendation the report ends with

Based on the cost and risk of the findings

Proceed: No findings that change value or timing
Proceed with conditions: Fixes priced into the deal or the first 100 days
Reprice or walk away: Findings that change the value of the deal

Technology Due Diligence Before and After the Deal

Before a deal, the review prices the technology risk. After closing, the same findings become the first 100-day plan: what to stabilize, what to integrate, and what to rebuild, with owners and budgets.

Companies preparing for a sale use the same assessment on themselves, so buyers find fewer surprises and the valuation holds.

Technology Due Diligence Questions

What to expect before you start.

What is technology due diligence?

Technology due diligence is an independent review of a company's software, infrastructure, team, and security before an investment or acquisition, to find risks and the cost of fixing them.

Who uses technology due diligence?

Private equity and venture investors, corporate acquirers, and boards evaluating a major technology partner or vendor.

What does the report include?

An executive summary with the recommendation, findings ranked by impact, the estimated cost and time to fix each, and a plan for the first 100 days.

How long does technology due diligence take?

It depends on the size of the target and access to people and code. The timeline is agreed to fit the deal schedule before work starts.

Can you assess our own company before a sale?

Yes. A sell-side technology assessment finds issues before buyers do, so they can be fixed or explained.

How does an engagement start?

With a free, confidential first consultation about the deal and timeline, then a scope and fee agreed before any access to the target.

Technology Assessment Case Studies

Engagements where an honest technology assessment changed the business outcome.

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Cognativ healthcare data services case study cover for building data broker value

Healthcare Data: 20x Exit Valuation

Data Platforms API Development Data Integration Data Marts

Cognativ helped a traditional third-party payer reposition from a claims-processing service provider into a strategic healthcare data broker.

The transformation reshaped the company’s go-to-market model and increased exit valuation by 20x.

See the 20x Exit Story

Cognativ consumer services case study cover for restored subscription growth

Subscription Platform Rebuild Restores Growth

Subscription Software Billing Systems Platform Modernization Billing Integration

Cognativ helped rebuild a subscription and membership commerce platform after platform instability, delivery friction, and unclear execution slowed growth.

The RAPID-led rebuild restored operating confidence, improved the customer experience, and gave leadership a clearer path for investor-facing growth.

See the Subscription Rebuild

Cognativ telecom case study cover for 80 percent fewer outages

Virtual CTO Cuts Telecom Outages and Failures 80%

Software Reliability Platform Modernization Release Management Virtual CTO

Cognativ provided Virtual CTO leadership to stabilize a telecom environment affected by outages, performance failures, and reactive technical operations.

The work reduced outages and performance failures by 80%, improved delivery discipline, and gave the business a more reliable operating foundation.

Review the Outage Reduction

Cognativ fintech case study cover for 99.99 percent availability

Fintech Platform Reaches 99.99% Availability

Platform Modernization Elastic Scaling Observability Virtual CTO

Cognativ stepped in with Virtual CTO leadership to stabilize a fintech platform affected by reliability, performance, and scalability pressure.

The engagement helped the client reach 99.99% availability, restore customer confidence, and create a stronger foundation for regulated growth.

See the Fintech Stability Case