Know what youare buying.Or fix what abuyer will find.
Technology problems usually surface after closing, when they cost the most. We give buyers and sellers an independent, plain-English read on the technology early enough to act on it, with every problem sized in time and money.
The same problem costs least when it is found first.
One for each moment in a deal.
Fixed fee, quoted within 3 business days of seeing the scope. We never act for both sides of the same deal.
Red Flag Review
For buyers, before a letter of intent.
- A proceed, pause or probe view on the technology
- AI claims sense-check
- The top questions to put to the seller
- Can run from data room material alone
- Fee credited to a Deal Technology Review if you go ahead within 60 days
Deal Technology Review
For buyers, after a letter of intent.
- Full scored report across 9 areas, with evidence
- Cost and effort to fix every finding, in dollars and engineering-months
- Findings linked to deal protections for your lawyers
- Verbal read-out on day 6, written report on day 7
- 100-day technology plan and a pre-close re-check
Sale Readiness Review
For sellers, before going to market.
- The review a buyer will run, done first
- A fix list ranked by impact on the sale
- A clean summary you can share with buyers
- Time to fix problems before they cost you on price
An engineering-month is the work of one engineer for one month. Timings run from the day access is in place. See the Collate Technical Due Diligence Model
Nine areas. One rating.
Each area is scored 1 to 5 and rated Green, Amber or Red. The weighted total gives one overall rating.
“AI-powered” is in almost every pitch deck. We check it.
We look for real models, training data the company has rights to, and AI running in production, then compare that to what the business claims. Each claim is marked Supported, Partly supported or Not supported, with the evidence.
Use the AI Claims ChecklistOur proprietary AI engine prices every quote.
Calls a third-party model with a fixed prompt. There is no model of its own.
Partly supportedTrained on ten years of customer data.
Customer contracts do not allow their data to be used for training.
Not supportedAI runs in production for every customer.
Live for all accounts since March, with logs to show it.
SupportedBuilt for the deal team.
Five-minute summary
An executive summary a deal partner can read in five minutes.
Scored rubric
Nine areas rated Green, Amber or Red, with one overall rating.
Evidence
Every finding with its evidence and our confidence in it.
Cost to fix
Cost and effort for every finding, in dollars and engineering-months, totalled.
Protections for counsel
Specific warranties, conditions and price adjustments to discuss.
100-day plan
What to fix first after close, in order.
Asked before every deal.
How quickly can you start?
Within 5 business days of appointment.
What access do you need?
Read-only access to code repositories, the cloud console and key documents, plus interviews with the CTO and two or three engineers. Usually set up through the data room.
Will the target know?
Yes, for the Deal Technology Review, as it needs access and interviews. The Red Flag Review can be run from data room material alone.
How are fees paid?
The Red Flag Review in full on engagement. Other reviews 50% on engagement and 50% on delivery. No success fees, and never a share of the deal.
What size of deal?
Software and tech-enabled businesses with roughly USD 2M to 50M in revenue.
Who does the work?
Every review is led by a named senior architect with 10 or more years building and running production software, matched to the target's technology. Collate reviews every finding before it reaches you.
What do you not do?
We do not advise on price, valuation or whether to proceed, and we do not give legal, tax or financial advice. We assess the technology and estimate what it will cost to fix.
Clarity before commitment.
Tell us what you are working on. It takes two minutes, and we reply within one business day.
contact@collatenow.com.aua brief
Collate Pty Ltd · ACN 702 564 823 · Adelaide, South Australia. Collate provides technology assessments and data services. We do not provide legal, tax, financial or investment advice, and we do not advise on the price of any transaction or whether to proceed. Cyber risk assessments are not a guarantee against attack and are not insurance advice.