[DishyDev]

I love the idea of doing independent technical due diligence work after enjoying doing software auditing and investigations in my current job. Looking at Gitlab's processes it seems like company structure, finances and legal checks make up a lot of the investigation. The software/infra/tech side seems quite short (Gitlab suggest their early technical diligence should be turned around in 2-3 days).

Do you think there's enough demand out there to have a company that does just technical (e.g. software quality, security) due diligence?

[mbesto]

> Do you think there's enough demand out there to have a company that does just technical (e.g. software quality, security) due diligence?

My company (used to, we've grown to do other things) only do Tech DD and we've done really well, so the answer is yes. According to Pitchbook there are about ~3,000 software company acquisitions every year - so that might tell you how much potential business there is.

[awad]

There are consultancies who provide these DD services certainly as a line of business, if not their entire business. Like any other professional services enterprise, a lot of it depends on your network and ability to generate new business, especially in the early days. If you're not in the position to do it yourself, perhaps there are opportunities to get involved on a contractor basis with firms that do.