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Technical Due Diligence Checklist (2026): What Investors Actually Examine

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This is the structured checklist an investor's technical reviewer runs, covering architecture, code quality, key-person risk, security, and licensing. Even if you are not raising, hand it to your paid reviewer so the few hours are spent on what matters. It also flags key-person and open-source-license risks that agency builds often hide.

• Seven areas structure a proper review
• Key-person risk matters as much as the code itself
• Check open-source licenses buried in inherited code