Technical Due Diligence Checklist
The 40-point checklist we run when assessing a technology team for investors and acquirers.
About this resource
The checklist we use when evaluating technology teams and platforms for investors and acquirers. Covers architecture, code quality, security, team, and processes.
What you'll walk away with
- Score every item Yes, Partial, or No, then roll the total into a Green / Yellow / Red health rating.
- The thresholds that matter: 80–100% is production-ready, under 50% means critical risk needing immediate remediation.
- The infrastructure and team questions that never surface in a product demo.
What's inside
- 01Architecture & scalability — 8 items
- 02Code quality — 8 items
- 03Security & compliance — 10 items
- 04DevOps & infrastructure — 8 items
- 05Team & knowledge — 6 items
- 06Summary scorecard
WHO THIS IS FOR
Investors, acquirers, and founders preparing to be diligenced.
Written by Ganesh Kompella, fractional CTO and CPO. Based on 75+ engagements across healthcare, fintech, and SaaS — these are the frameworks we actually use with clients, not a summary of someone else's.
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