For investors, VCs & private equity
The desk-based synthesis layer of classical commercial DD, at a price and speed that lets you run it earlier in your process. Not full due diligence. The part of it that scales.
Scope
Classical commercial DD firms charge €20,000–30,000 per engagement. The majority of that work is desk-based synthesis. The remainder is field work — the part that needs your judgment, your network, and your rapport. We do the first part. You do the second. The product is built around that split, not around pretending to replace it.
What we do
Commercial landscape, business model, team analysis, moat, capital strategy, risk flags, tarpit patterns, valuation range, readiness gates. Thirty-seven dimensions, five evidence levels, structured data and written narrative. Handoff notes for the conversations you will run next.
What you do
Customer reference calls. Management interviews. Site visits. Legal DD. Specialist technical DD where relevant — hardware labs, clinical advisors, regulatory counsel. The work where your judgment, your network, and your rapport do what AI cannot.
What you get
Classical commercial DD typically takes weeks to produce. We do it in minutes.
Below: the same company — Urban Forests, a fictional deep-tech company closely modelled on a real one — assessed twice. Once from public sources only. Once with confidential materials. The shift in evidence depth is what Confidential-Source DD adds.
The company is fictional. The type of content is not — it mirrors the depth, structure, and findings of an actual deep-tech company assessment.
Wondering how this compares to manual analyst engagements, AI startup validators, document-AI tools, or direct LLM use? See the full competitive landscape →
The comparison
Bain, EY, and PwC commercial DD teams charge €20,000–30,000 per engagement. The majority of that work is desk-based synthesis — and classically, you don't commission it until a company is on your short list. Moved earlier, the same synthesis sharpens which companies get engaged on in the first place, surfaces the gaps you will probe in the management call, and lets you compare deals on the same framework instead of ten different pitch decks. Your field work stays yours.
Commission an assessment →Send us the company and the context. We will confirm scope, run the assessment, and return it within 4 weeks 2 weeks 1 week two working days for Public-Source DD. Confidential-Source DD: two working days from data room access.