Tech due diligence delivered independently, in 48 hours.
Tech due diligence is the structured review of a company's technology, architecture, security, team and spend, before you invest or acquire. StackUp compresses the discovery phase from three weeks to 48 hours: the target's leadership completes a structured assessment in under 30 minutes, and you get an independent, evidence-based baseline your advisors can build on.
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Deal value at risk
$520,000
- HighUndocumented core platform, one key engineer$180K
- HighSecurity posture below deal covenant$140K
- MediumTech spend 40% above peer benchmark$120K
- Quick winVerify licence compliance pre-close$80K
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What it covers
What tech due diligence covers, and where deals get burned
Most deal surprises are not exotic. They are ordinary weaknesses, key-person risk, unmanaged spend, soft security, that nobody scored before the price was set.
The eight areas every tech DD should score
StackUp assesses the target across the same eight pillars an experienced CTO would probe, from data security and vendor exposure to the resilience of the team itself, and benchmarks each one against best practice and peers, so risk is measured, not asserted.
Where StackUp fits beside your advisors
StackUp does not replace your DD advisors, it hands them a documented baseline in 48 hours so their expensive hours go into high-value analysis, not discovery. For deal-specific depth, pair it with software due diligence on the product and cybersecurity due diligence on the security posture.
How it works
Three steps that keep pace with the deal
Assess
The target completes a structured assessment.
- Under 30 minutes for the technology leader
- No workshops, no advisor scheduling, no delays
- Eight critical technology areas covered
Understand
Get an independent view you can share.
- Evidence-based scores, benchmarked against peers
- Risk sized in dollars against the deal
- Share securely with partners, advisors and the board
Decide
Negotiate from evidence, not assumption.
- A defensible view of risk that can inform deal value
- A post-close action plan from day one
- Portfolio-wide tech health on one dashboard
Why StackUp
Independent tech DD without the discovery bill
Used by leading PE firms to accelerate and standardise technology due diligence across their deals.
A traditional DD discovery phase
- Three to four weeks before real analysis starts
- Outcomes depend on who you hire, not what's true
- Workshops that stall the deal clock
- Six-figure advisory bills for baseline facts
StackUp
- A documented baseline within 48 hours
- One consistent standard across every deal
- Under 30 minutes of the target's time
- Advisors focused on high-value analysis only
Reviews
What deal teams say about StackUp
Investors and executives on running diligence with an independent, evidence-first platform.
Not only saved us significant effort and costs but also ensured we had the insights needed to confidently move forward in our deal process.
Enabled us to approach future investment discussions with confidence.
Comprehensive and fast.
Proof
Diligence that moved at deal speed
Real engagements where an independent technology baseline changed the pace, and the confidence, of the decision.
Investor accelerates technology due diligence without cutting corners
A mid-market PE investor acquiring a $180M revenue business had an eight-week diligence window. StackUp compressed the three-to-four-week discovery phase to 48 hours, letting their advisors focus on high-value analysis.
"We didn't want to replace our advisors. We just didn't want to spend three weeks figuring out what existed before we could talk about what actually mattered."
Board secures independent technology oversight before it becomes urgent
A board used the same independent assessment to evidence technology oversight, proof that the baseline holds up outside the deal room too.
"This gave us evidence without turning it into a six-month audit exercise."
FAQs
Tech Due Diligence questions, answered
What is tech due diligence?
Tech due diligence is the structured review of a company's technology function before an investment, acquisition or major partnership. It examines architecture, security, team, processes, vendors and spend to establish whether the technology can support the business case, and what risks should be priced into the deal.
How long does tech due diligence take?
A traditional process runs three to four weeks of discovery before analysis even starts. With StackUp, the target's leadership completes a structured assessment in under 30 minutes and investors have a documented, independent baseline within 48 hours, one PE investor compressed exactly that discovery phase inside an eight-week deal window.
What does tech due diligence cost?
Advisory-led DD commonly runs to six figures on mid-market deals, with much of it spent establishing baseline facts. StackUp delivers the baseline at a fraction of that cost, with a money-back guarantee, so advisory spend goes into judgement, not discovery. See StackUp's pricing page for current plans.
Does StackUp replace our DD advisors?
No. StackUp gives you an independent, consistent baseline of the target's technology function; your advisors then focus their hours on the high-value, deal-specific analysis. In one engagement, that division of labour meant the investor's advisors started from a documented baseline instead of three weeks of discovery interviews.
What are the most common red flags?
Key-person risk on core systems, untested backups and recovery, security posture below what the deal assumes, unmanaged cloud and licence spend, and vendor contracts that don't survive a change of control. For deals where the product itself is the asset, run dedicated software due diligence as well.
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