Cybersecurity Due Diligence for Investment Decisions
- Clear Verdict
- Quantified Reserve
- Day-100 Execution Plan
Why investors retain us instead of a generalist consulting firm
OT capability, not IT-only DD. Most cyber-DD shops assess SaaS and corporate IT. We additionally assess ICS / SCADA, embedded devices, and industrial cloud — the environments where breach cost and regulatory exposure are materially higher.ing
Investment-grade reporting, not engineering audits. Our deliverables are structured for the IC memo, the SPA schedule, and the LP update — not retro-fitted from a compliance checklist.
Senior-signed, fixed-fee, deal-stage scoped. Every mandate is signed by a named senior with operational experience. Scope is fixed to the deal stage; fees are quoted up front, not billed on time-and-materials.
Vendor-neutral. We take no reseller commissions. The remediation plan names the right control for the target — not the partner program with the best margin.
Regulator-fluent across jurisdictions. EU NIS2 successor liability, EU Cyber Resilience Act forward exposure, IEC 62443 gaps, GDPR, FINMA, GCC NCA frameworks — assessed as part of the deal thesis, not bolted on at SPA drafting.
How the two practices map to the deal cycle
| Deal Stage | VentureShield™ | DealShield™ |
|---|---|---|
| Target audience | VC, Growth Equity, CVC, Innovation Funds | Private Equity, Infrastructure, Strategic Acquirers |
| Deal context | Seed → Series C; technology and product scaling | M&A, carve-outs, platform add-ons, distressed |
| Primary lens | Product and market defensibility under cyber constraint | Transaction risk, integration cost, successor liability |
| Risk framing | "Will the thesis survive contact with security reality?" | "What does this target cost after cyber is quantified?" |
| Typical output | Investment-grade Cyber & Market Intelligence Report | Transaction Cyber Risk Report + Day-100 Plan |
| Typical timeline | 2–4 weeks | 3–6 weeks (red-flag scan: 5 business days) |