A Game-Changer for M&A Dealmakers and Technical Due Diligence Teams
Over the past several years, Quandary Peak Research (QPR) has guided investors through hundreds of technology transactions, de-risking deals worth billions of dollars. Today, we’re taking technical due diligence to the next level.
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Light House, our proprietary AI Assessment Tool, a fully automated, AI-driven platform that accelerates and elevates the diligence process. By compressing weeks of manual code review, architecture evaluation, and team interviews into a fraction of the time, Light House delivers expert-level analytical depth that only seasoned experts could previously provide.
Two Engines. One Unified Platform.
At the heart of Light House are two specialized engines developed in-house by our software experts:
Scalability Assessment Kit (SAK)
SAK evaluates a system’s architecture, code quality, tuning techniques, testing practices, and observability within a software system. It operates through static and dynamic analysis engines that benchmark the target system against over 5,000 architectural patterns, industry metrics, and stress-test data. Maturity is assessed on a five-level scale ranging from Undeveloped to Leading.
Tool Maturity Impact Analysis (TMIA)
TMIA focuses on software attributes—such as reliability, efficiency, maintainability, security, portability, and usability—as well as team attributes like agility, performance stability, and productivity. It utilizes NLP models to analyze tooling configurations, CI/CD logs, and ticket history. Additionally, it includes a 46-question adaptive survey to evaluate human-related gaps. The TMIA maturity scale spans four levels, from Unprepared to State of the Art.Together, our engines output quantitative maturity scores, rich visual dashboards, and prioritized remediation roadmaps that can plug directly into your investment memos or integration plans.
Together, SAK and TMIA generate quantitative maturity scores, visual dashboards, and actionable remediation roadmaps—designed to plug seamlessly into your investment memos or post-acquisition integration plans.
Why It Matters to M&A: Transforming Technical Due Diligence
Light House is engineered for the pace, complexity, and risk profile of modern software M&A. Here’s how it transforms your diligence workflow:
- Speed Without Compromise
- Automated analysis of multi-repo codebases finishes in hours instead of weeks.
- Adaptive questionnaires shorten founder interviews by up to 60%.
- Objective, Repeatable Benchmarks
- Uniform scoring lets deal teams compare targets apples-to-apples across a portfolio or auction funnel.
- Early-Stage Deal Screening
- Run a lightweight “Red Flag” pass pre-LOI to filter out non-starters before expensive legal and financial diligence begins.
- Deeper Risk Visibility
- Auto-generated dependency graphs spotlight hidden single-points-of-failure and licensing landmines.
- Observability tracers surface real-world latency and error hotspots that slide decks never show.
- Team Health Insights
- TMIA reads velocity, WIP limits, and reviews latency to quantify burnout risk and succession exposure.
- Negotiation Leverage
- Quantified weaknesses translate into specific indemnities or price-adjustment mechanisms.
- Post-Merger Integration Roadmaps
- Automatically suggested sprints (with level-of-effort estimates) keep integration on track from Day 1.
- Regulatory & Cybersecurity Guardrails
- Built-in checks flag data-residency conflicts, OWASP Top-10 vulnerabilities, and SOC-2 gaps.
- Cost Savings
- Fewer external experts on the clock; tighter diligence timelines reduce dead-deal spend.
- Portfolio Monitoring
- Schedule recurring quarterly scans to ensure improvement commitments are met.
Don’t leave critical risks to chance. Validate the code, team, and technology behind your next investment with AI-powered clarity.
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Early Results: Insights Before the Term Sheet
In a recent engagement SAK pinpointed architectural bottlenecks that, once remediated, are projected to unlock a 3× throughput increase under peak loads and reduce infrastructure costs by 28%.
Simultaneously, TMIA highlighted gaps in automated testing and DevOps tooling that informed a 100-day engineering transformation plan—all before money changed hands.
Built on Quandary Peak’s Proven DNA
Light House reflects everything that sets Quandary Peak apart:
- Expert-curated rulesets distilled from thousands of hours in code trenches, litigation testimony, and successful exits.
- Continuous learning loops, where anonymized findings improve future model accuracy.
- Security-first architecture, with isolated sandbox scans and encrypted IP handling at every step
What’s Next
Road-mapped features include AI-driven remediation pull-requests, live risk heat-maps for board reporting, and integrations with leading VDRs to keep buyers and sellers aligned in real time.
Ready to Accelerate Your Next Deal?
Whether you’re screening a seed-stage SaaS startup or conducting confirmatory diligence on a nine-figure carve-out, Quandary Peak’s AI assessment tool delivers clarity at machine speed and expert depth.
Contact us to schedule a demo or pilot scan on your next target and experience how modern due diligence was always meant to be.
Quandary Peak Research: where human expertise meets AI precision, empowering smarter deals and stronger software.
