An independent view of what has actually been built, for the people funding it or governing it. Before you invest, after you have, or when a founder has told you everything is fine and you would like to know.
A pre-investment review looks at the platform the way an acquirer's technical team would: the architecture, the code, security, who owns the IP, and how much of it depends on one person. You get a clear view of what you are buying into, what it is likely to cost to put right, and which questions to put to the founders before you commit.
A post-investment check is the same review, run once the money is in. It sets a baseline, tests a plan the company is about to spend on, or gets ahead of the next round so nothing surprises the next investor.
Most of the time they are right. When something does not add up, such as releases that keep slipping, a rebuild nobody can quite justify, or one developer everything depends on, an independent review settles it without anyone having to take sides.
The same written report and prioritised list a founder gets: what needs fixing before you go further, what can wait, and how to describe the outstanding items to the next investor or an acquirer. Findings are walked through with you in a working session, and with the founders where you agree that is useful.
from £2,000
Fee agreed on the scoping call
Where there is more than one codebase or product, or the ownership questions need real digging, it is two weeks, and you will know that from the scoping call along with the fee.
Book a callThe eight areas a full review covers, and how it runs, are on the platform review page.
Nothing is sold on the back of a review, and any referral arrangement is disclosed before you act on a recommendation. Colin has been on the other side of technical due diligence, leading ResDiary through its acquisition by Reef in 2022 and by Access Group in 2023, so the review asks the questions an acquirer will.
Most reviews an investor commissions are framed as routine: part of diligence, a baseline after investment, or preparation for the next round. The scoping call agrees how the review is introduced to the founders as well as what it covers, and they are told what is in scope and who will see the findings. The findings are useful to them too: a clear list of what to fix, which they can take into the next round.
A 30-minute call to talk through the company, what is prompting the question, and how a review would be introduced. No agenda required.
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