Tech Audit

If you do not have a CTO, it is very hard to know whether your product is in good shape. Is the code solid? Is customer data safe? Will it handle ten times the users? Is the quote you just received fair? Investors and acquirers will ask these questions, and "I think so" is not an answer.

A Supernova Tech Audit is an independent, senior review of your product's code, architecture, security, infrastructure and engineering practices. You get a clear, plain-language report: what is strong, what is risky, what it means for the business, and exactly what to do next.

• Report in 1–2 weeks, faster when a deal is moving

• Every finding rated by severity, explained in business terms, with a recommended fix

• Investor-ready: written to share with your board, investors or an acquirer

When founders need an audit

• Before you raise. Investors increasingly run technical due diligence. An audit lets you find and fix the problems before they do.

• Before you buy or sell a company. Technology can make or break a deal. Buyers need to know what they are getting; sellers need to know what will be found.

• When you inherit code. A freelancer or agency has moved on, a co-founder has left, or the product was built quickly with AI tools, and nobody can say how good it is.

• When growth starts to hurt. The product is slowing down, breaking more often, or getting harder to change, and the team cannot explain why.

• Before a big decision. Rebuild or refactor? Switch agency? Hire in-house? Accept that quote? An audit gives you the evidence.

• Before an enterprise deal. A large customer wants answers on security, data protection and reliability before they sign.

What we review

1. Code quality

How well the code is written and organised: standards, structure, duplication, hidden bugs, test coverage and technical debt. We tell you which parts are solid, which are fragile, and how much it would take to fix them.

2. Architecture and scalability

How the system fits together, how data is structured, and whether it can handle 2, 5 or 10 times today's users without breaking or costing a fortune.

3. Security and compliance

Logins and permissions, how secrets and customer data are protected, vulnerable third-party packages, and checks against the OWASP Top 10, the industry's standard list of the most critical web application security risks. Where relevant, we flag gaps against data and security rules such as GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2 or PCI DSS.

4. Infrastructure and costs

Hosting, databases, backups and disaster recovery, monitoring, and what you are paying for cloud and AI services compared with what you need.

5. Performance

How fast and responsive the product is for real users, measured against Google's Core Web Vitals for web products, and crash and freeze rates for mobile apps.

6. Engineering practices

How the team builds and ships: version control, code review, automated testing, the release pipeline, documentation, and how quickly and safely changes reach customers.

7. Build vs buy and vendor review

Whether you are building things you should buy, paying for things you do not need, or relying on a vendor whose quote or work does not stand up.

How we work

Step 1 — Kickoff

We agree what the audit is for (a raise, a deal, a rebuild decision or general health), what is in scope, and the deadline. You give us read-only access to the code, hosting and tools.

Step 2 — Review

Senior engineers review the code and architecture, run automated security and quality scans, inspect the infrastructure and costs, and walk through the critical user journeys the way a customer would.

Step 3 — Talk to the team

Where there is a team, we speak to the people who built and run the product, to understand why decisions were made, not just what was built.

Step 4 — Report and walkthrough

We deliver the written report and walk you through it in plain language, so you leave understanding every finding and what to do about it.

Typical timeline: 1–2 weeks from kickoff to report, depending on the size of the product. Faster when a deal requires it.

How we score what we find

Every finding gets a severity rating and a plain-language explanation of what it means for the business.

We also measure the product against recognised industry benchmarks, so you can see where it stands, not just what we think:

We do not expect an early-stage startup to hit elite numbers everywhere. The point is to show where the product stands today, which gaps matter for your next stage, and what it takes to close them.

Sources: Google web.dev, Web Vitals; Luciq, 2026 Mobile App Performance Playbook; Google Play, Android vitals; OWASP Top 10; DORA 2024 performance clusters, via Octopus Deploy.

What you receive

• An executive summary: one page on the overall health of the product and the decisions it points to, written for founders, boards and investors.

• A scorecard across all seven areas, with how the product compares against the benchmarks above.

• A risk register: every finding with its severity, business impact and recommended fix.

• A prioritised action plan: what to fix now, next and later, with effort estimates.

• A clear recommendation on the big question you brought us: keep, fix, refactor or rebuild; raise now or fix first; accept the quote or not.

• A walkthrough session to go through every finding and answer your questions.

The report is written to be shared with investors, acquirers or a board. You own it, and we treat your code and data as strictly confidential.

Ways to work with us

Fixed scope and a fixed fee, agreed before we start, so there are no surprises at the end. If we fix what we find, the audit fee is credited against the work when you go ahead within 30 days.

Frequently asked questions

What is a tech audit? An independent, senior review of your product's code, architecture, security, infrastructure and engineering practices, with a written report on what is strong, what is risky, and what to do next.

What is the difference between a tech audit and technical due diligence? They use the same method. Technical due diligence is the version run for an investment or acquisition, usually on a deal deadline and focused on risks to the deal. A tech audit is the broader version founders use to understand their own product and plan what comes next.

I am not technical. Will I understand the report? Yes. Every finding is explained in plain language, with what it means for the business. We also walk you through the report in person.

How long does it take? A health check takes 3–5 working days. A full audit or due diligence takes 1–2 weeks, and can be accelerated when a deal is moving.

What access do you need? Read-only access to the code repository, hosting and key tools, plus time with whoever built or runs the product, if possible. We do not change anything during the audit.

Is our code kept confidential? Yes. We sign an NDA before starting, use read-only access, and remove our access when the audit is complete.

Can you fix what you find? Yes, but you are never obliged to. The report is yours to use with any team. If you choose us, the audit fee is credited against the work through Fix Vibe Code, Scale Engineering or a rebuild.

Replace "I think so" with evidence

Whether you are raising, buying, scaling or simply unsure what you have built, a tech audit turns uncertainty into a clear picture and a plan. Better to find the problems yourself than have an investor find them for you.

Need an honest view of your product? Let's audit it.