Due Diligence for Software Acquisitions

Know what you're buying before you sign.

Technical due diligence built by someone who has built, scaled, sold, and acquired SaaS companies. Not by consultants who just review them.


The problem with most DD

Enterprise firms charge six figures for generic assessments. AI tools scan code but miss business context. And generalist consultants don't know what good SaaS architecture actually looks like. Small and mid-market acquirers deserve better.

72%
of M&A deals encounter unexpected technical debt post-close
$50K+
typical cost of enterprise DD reports that miss SaaS-specific signals
The Approach

Due diligence from the operator's perspective, not the auditor's.

01

Code & Architecture

Codebase health, scalability patterns, dependency risks, deployment maturity, and whether the architecture can actually support the growth story the seller is pitching.

02

SaaS Metrics

MRR validation, churn analysis, LTV/CAC verification, revenue quality assessment. Numbers that survive scrutiny, not just a clean spreadsheet.

03

Operational Readiness

Team structure, key-person risk, customer concentration, support load, compliance posture. Everything that determines whether this business runs without the founder.

Built different

Experience from the inside out, not the outside in.

Operator experience

Founded, scaled, and exited a top-10 mobile marketing platform. Built the kind of companies we now evaluate.

Active acquirer

Currently running a HoldCo that acquires early-stage SaaS. Every assessment is informed by live deal pattern recognition.

Both sides of the table

Sold through FE International. Bought through direct outreach. Understands what sellers hide and what buyers miss.

SaaS-native

Not a generalist IT audit. Purpose-built for evaluating B2B SaaS: architecture, metrics, infrastructure, and growth potential.

The best acquisitions start with clarity.

Jaded Diligence exists to make sure you know exactly what you're buying, from someone who has been on every side of the deal.