We tell you what's in the code before you sign the deal.

Fixed-fee technical due diligence and underwriting-grade software risk assessments for investors, acquirers, brokers and underwriters. Delivered in 48–72 hours.

Decision-makers who need technical clarity, fast.

Investors & acquirers

When a target company's software is a black box, Polaris turns technical risk into a clear investment view — before exclusivity expires.

Corporate finance advisers & search funds

Fast turnaround, fixed scope, and a report that feeds directly into deal decision-making without assembling a full advisory team.

Brokers & underwriters

Independent, code-backed software risk analysis to support cyber underwriting decisions — beyond what questionnaires reveal.

Boards & management teams

Understand the real state of your software estate ahead of a sale, funding round, or compliance review.

Evidence-led technical intelligence.

Each engagement produces a structured, investor-readable report grounded in source code analysis — not questionnaires or interviews.

Technical Due Diligence

Rapid codebase assessment for M&A transactions. Understand what you're buying before you commit.

  • Dependency health and disclosed vulnerabilities
  • Credential and secret exposure
  • Licence and IP risk
  • Developer concentration and key-person risk
  • Architecture quality and maintainability
  • Suspicious or destructive code patterns

Cyber Underwriting Review

Software risk assessment for brokers and underwriters placing or renewing cyber cover.

  • Application security posture
  • Dependency and supply chain exposure
  • Configuration and infrastructure risks
  • Code quality and maintenance indicators
  • Risk grading aligned to underwriting decisions

Built for the pace of live transactions.

Fast

Decision-ready output in 48–72 hours. Designed for deal timelines, not consulting timelines.

Fixed-fee

Transparent pricing with no open-ended consulting spend. Scoped before engagement begins.

Evidence-led

Every finding grounded in code, manifests and repository history. No guesswork, no filler.

Readable

Written for investors, advisers and underwriters — not just engineers. Risk translated into commercial language.

Confidential

Source code handled under controlled engagement terms. Analysis performed on isolated infrastructure.

Methodology-driven

Structured analysis pipeline covering dependencies, secrets, licences, architecture, code quality and more.

From repository access to delivered report.

1

Scope

Define the engagement: repositories, turnaround, deliverables.

2

Access

Receive secure repository access under agreed terms.

3

Analyse

Automated and manual analysis across all risk dimensions.

4

Review

Findings reviewed for accuracy and commercial relevance.

5

Deliver

Structured report delivered within the agreed timeframe.

Sample Report

Review a complete anonymised technical due diligence report to see exactly what we deliver — the structure, the depth, and how findings are presented.

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Polaris Intelligence

Polaris Intelligence delivers rapid, evidence-led technical due diligence for software transactions and cyber underwriting decisions.

Every engagement follows a structured methodology: source code analysis, dependency and vulnerability assessment, licence review, architecture mapping, and risk grading — assembled into a clear, commercially useful report.

Engagements are delivered at fixed fee with a defined scope and turnaround. The analysis is grounded in evidence from the codebase itself — not surveys, not interviews, not assumptions.

Start a conversation.

To discuss an engagement, request a sample report, or ask a question about scope and pricing, get in touch.

contact@polarisintelligence.co.uk

Fixed-fee engagements from £1,500.