For founders raising
Ground Control — Due Diligence Prep
When technical due diligence starts, you want to look like you were expecting it. Ground Control gets your documentation, architecture, and team story sharp in weeks — so due diligence is a win, not a scramble.
The technical data-room checklist
This is what investors' technical advisors will ask for — we know, because running those assessments is the other half of our business. Print this list. If any item makes your stomach drop, that's the one they'll dig into.
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Architecture overview
One diagram and one page of narrative a non-engineer can follow. What they're really checking: does anyone hold the whole picture, or does the system only exist in fragments across the team?
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Code quality evidence
Tests running in CI, a code review process, a deployment pipeline. What they're really checking: can you ship changes without breaking what customers already pay for?
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Security & data protection
Access control, secrets management, incident response plan, GDPR posture. What they're really checking: how much liability comes with the cap table.
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IP hygiene
Signed IP assignments from every contractor who ever touched the code, and an open-source license inventory. What they're really checking: do you own what you're selling? This one kills deals late, when it's most expensive.
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Infrastructure & continuity
Environments, tested backups, disaster recovery, key-person risk. What they're really checking: what happens if your lead engineer leaves or a cloud region goes down in the same week.
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Delivery track record
Roadmap history versus what actually shipped, plus incident history. What they're really checking: whether the roadmap in the pitch deck means anything.
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Running costs
Cloud and AI spend, ideally per customer. What they're really checking: does growth make your margins better or worse?
Why prepping during due diligence is too late
Scrambling reads as risk. When documents arrive days after they're requested, when the founder's answers contradict the architecture diagram, when the team hears questions they've never rehearsed — each one is a small markdown on your valuation, and they add up.
The fix is cheap by comparison: start two to three months before the raise, close the gaps that can be closed, and prepare honest answers for the ones that can't. Fresh paint fools no one; a known issue with a credible plan builds trust.
How it works
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Audit
We run your company through the same checklist above, plus a review of architecture, security, and processes. Output: a readiness report with prioritized action items.
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Close the gaps
Documentation templates filled in together with your team — architecture overview, security policies, runbooks. Filled in, not blank.
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Rehearse
Mock technical interviews for the people who'll face the real ones, with the hard questions asked first by us.
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Walk in ready
Two to four weeks after the start, your data room answers the questions before they're asked.
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to get investment-ready?
Two to four weeks for the engagement itself. Ideally you start two to three months before the raise, so nothing is fresh paint by the time investors look.
We're already in due diligence — is it too late?
Not too late for triage. We can prioritize the gaps most likely to surface, prep the team for interviews, and make sure your answers and your documents tell the same story. Call now rather than after the first hard question.
Do you guarantee we'll pass due diligence?
No, and nobody honest does. What we do: remove every findable problem that can be fixed in the time available, document the rest honestly, and prepare your team to discuss it with confidence. Investors respect known issues with a plan far more than surprises.
Will you write the documentation for us?
With you, not for you. Templates get filled in together with your team, because documentation your team can't explain in an interview is a red flag, not an asset.