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The Strategic
Technical Audit

Complete clarity on the health of your technology in two to three weeks.

A one-time, high-impact diagnostic that tells you what's working, what's dangerous, and exactly what to fix first. Written so you can share it with your investors.

Book your audit From €5,000 · 2–3 weeks
Is this you?

You're funding technology you can't independently evaluate.

Every month, you sign off on sprint reports, approve infrastructure costs, and trust that your developers are building something scalable. But you have a nagging feeling you just can't prove it's right or wrong.

You've spent €30–100K on development and have no idea if it was well-built

The agency says it's fine. Your freelancer says it's fine. But nobody impartial has actually looked.

Features are taking longer and longer to ship

What used to take a week now takes three. Your developers talk about "refactoring" but nothing speeds up.

You're about to raise and investors will ask about your tech

"Walk us through your architecture" shouldn't make you nervous. An audit gives you the answer and the confidence.

You're building hardware + software and need someone who understands both

IoT, medtech, cleantech your audit needs to cover firmware, schematics, and cloud, not just code.

What you receive

Four deliverables. Zero ambiguity.

Codebase Review

Deep analysis of code quality, architecture patterns, test coverage, dependency health, and maintainability. Evaluates whether your current architecture supports the next 12–18 months of your product roadmap.

Architecture pattern assessment
Test coverage analysis
Bus-factor risk evaluation
Documentation quality scoring

Infrastructure Audit

Review of hosting environment, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring and alerting, database performance, backup procedures, and cost efficiency. For hardware startups: firmware update mechanisms and device fleet management.

CI/CD pipeline assessment
Disaster recovery readiness
Cost optimisation analysis
Scalability stress points

Security & Compliance Scan

Identification of OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, authentication weaknesses, data handling compliance (GDPR, and sector-specific: MDR for medtech, PSD2 for fintech), secrets management, and dependency vulnerabilities.

OWASP vulnerability scan
GDPR data handling review
Secrets & access management
Third-party dependency audit
Flagship

Technical Debt & Risk Register

Every identified risk, ranked by business impact not just technical severity. Each item includes severity rating, estimated remediation effort, recommended timeline, and the business consequence if left unaddressed.

Business-impact prioritisation
Effort estimates per item
Remediation roadmap
Investor-ready executive summary
The process

From kick-off to clarity
in 17 days.

1

Intake

Day 1–2

Kick-off call with you and your tech lead (if any). We collect access to code repositories, infrastructure dashboards, CI/CD pipelines, and documentation. NDA signed. Secure access protocols established.

2

Discovery

Day 3–5

Stakeholder interviews: you (business context, growth plans, pain points), your lead developer (architecture rationale, known issues), and any product manager. System architecture mapped. Every technical finding anchored in commercial reality.

3

Deep Dive

Day 5–12

Hands-on review: repositories cloned, static analysis tools run (SonarQube, Snyk, Semgrep), user flows traced through code, database schemas inspected, infrastructure resilience tested. For hardware: schematics reviewed, firmware update path tested, device provisioning flow evaluated.

4

Synthesis

Day 12–15

Findings compiled into four deliverable documents. Every finding prioritised by business impact. Executive summary written in plain language that you can share with investors and board members. Visual architecture diagrams prepared (current state and recommended future state).

5

Readout Session

Day 15–17

90-minute presentation. Every critical and high-severity finding walked through in detail. Recommended remediation roadmap presented with effort estimates. You leave with a clear, prioritised action plan and the confidence to make informed decisions.

Investment

Choose your scope.

Standard

Software Audit

€5,000 €6,500

SaaS startups · 1–3 repos · cloud-hosted

Codebase & architecture review
Infrastructure & DevOps audit
Security & compliance scan
Prioritised risk register
90-minute readout session
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Best for hardware
Extended

Full Stack Audit

€7,000 €9,000

IoT · medtech · hardware startups

Everything in Standard Audit
Firmware & embedded review
Schematics & BOM analysis
Device security assessment
CE/FCC certification readiness
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What happens after the audit?

60% of audit clients choose to continue with an ongoing retainer. But there's no obligation. You'll leave with a complete action plan your team can execute independently. The audit stands on its own and it's often the most valuable €5,000 a non-technical founder will ever spend.

Ready to see what's under the hood?

Book a free 30-minute tech health check. We'll discuss your situation, identify the most pressing risks, and determine whether an audit is the right next step.

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