Exposing Hidden Tech Debt
Before It Costs You Millions
I provide independent Technical Due Diligence and Forensic Code Audits for VC funds, private equity, and enterprise boards. Augmented by the Codebase Pulse engine. Executed with Defense-grade discipline.
Objective Data for High-Stakes Decisions
Independent forensic audits for high-stakes M&A, security compliance, and crisis recovery.
Strategic Snapshot
1-Day Surgical Strike (On-site / Remote)
- Full Executive Audit Report (PDF)
- Financial Risk Assessment (MCI)
- Bus Factor Analysis
- 60-min Board Presentation
Forensic Due Diligence
3-Day Deep-Dive (On-site preferred)
- Everything in Strategic Snapshot
- Stakeholder Interviews
- Contextual Risk Validation
- Valuation Leverage Report
- 90-min Final Defense Session
Supply Chain Audit (SBOM)
Regulatory proof (NIS2, CRA) that your software is secure and transparent.
- Forensic dependency scan
- CycloneDX SBOM generation
- Risk & license assessment
Crisis Diagnostic Sprint
Independent mapping of bottlenecks for projects in terminal stagnation.
- Identify structural bottlenecks
- Objective third-party diagnostic
- Prioritized salvage roadmap
The Forensic Audit Protocol
We don't do "consulting." We perform surgical diagnostic sprints. Because our proprietary engine maps the structural metadata in seconds, we focus our time entirely on high-level architectural analysis, risk synthesis, and stakeholder interviews.
Discovery & NDA (30 min)
Assessment of Transaction Criticality for your specific transaction (M&A, funding round) or internal crisis. We define the scope, establish strict confidentiality (NDA), and set the timeline.
Absolute clarity and mutual fit.Data Extraction
No proprietary source code ever leaves your network. I receive only the sanitized structural metadata, security markers, and complexity metrics required for the analysis.
Privacy-first, deterministic mathematical data.Strategic Interrogation
Data tells us what is happening; people tell us why. Targeted Depositions with the CTO and key engineers to validate findings, assess engineering culture, and test roadmap feasibility.
Connecting the engine’s facts with human reality.Synthesis & Executive Briefing
Within 3 to 5 business days, I deliver the final Investment-Grade Forensic Report. We review the financial impact of technical debt (MCI), identify red flags, and define Remediation CapEx & Valuation Impact.
Actionable intelligence and leverage for negotiations.
My Name, My Responsibility. I am Ondřej Podhorný, a technology leader specializing in architectural governance and engineering intelligence. Over more than two decades, I co-founded and built a successful technology company, while also spending a key part of my career in the high-stakes Defense Industry.
This combination taught me to see challenges from two essential perspectives — the owner’s (business, strategy, P&L) and the engineer’s (technology, execution). Above all, it taught me to deliver reliability and calm in environments where failure is not an option.
A Philosophy Forged by Life
After years of building complex systems and leading teams through technical evolution, I realized that the most critical risks often go unseen until it's too late. Codebase Pulse is the algorithmization of that experience—turning architectural intuition into deterministic data.
Outside the office, I train the same discipline through boxing — and I’ve tested my risk management on a solo motorcycle journey across the Arctic and Alaska.
Secure Your Assets
For VC funds, Private Equity, and Boards requiring an independent technical verdict. If you are facing a critical investment decision, a compliance deadline, or a project in terminal stagnation, let’s establish the facts.