Tech DD earlier, with the confidence to pay up.
Newion runs the X-Ray pre-term-sheet to move faster and price with conviction.
Newion
For years, Newion ran technical due diligence after the term sheet, confirmatory by design. By then the price was set, so the questions that actually move a deal, is the tech real, where is the debt, can it scale, surfaced too late to shape the price or the approach. In competitive deals there was sometimes no time to run it at all.
How it went
Run it pre-term-sheet
On deals that matter, Newion requests an X-Ray before committing to terms. A full product, tech and AI read in one business day, while the process is still moving.
Automated and objective first
The first pass is a fully automated scan, before any interview, so the read is unbiased. The full report lands the same business day, fast enough to inform a live decision.
Read in three quick passes
The team reads every X-Ray the same way: are there red flags, is that red really red in their world, and where are the crown jewels. A shared lens that turns a technical report into a fast investment judgement.
It shapes the approach, not just the verdict
The early read tells the team how hard to lean in and what they can pay. It informs how they approach the deal, instead of only confirming it at the end.
Confirmatory DD when needed
When a deal earns it, the pre-term-sheet scan feeds straight into confirmatory due diligence post-term-sheet, including time with the CTO to pressure-test the findings and form a view on the team. One integrated process, no restart.
“Speed, depth, and a clear focus on business goals. Our go-to for every scan.”
What the X-Ray surfaced
- A clear, objective view of the real technical risk before pricing, not after
- Where the crown jewels are, and where the debt is hiding behind the AI story
- A benchmark against a broad market of comparable companies, not just one fund's own portfolio
The outcome
- Faster decisions in competitive processes, without skipping the technical read
- The confidence to put down a higher term sheet when the tech holds up
- A technical read that rarely kills a deal on its own, but always sharpens the rest of the picture
“Tech DD earlier in the process changes things, it unlocks deal speed. We put down high valued term sheets with more confidence and use tech DD not only as confirmation, but to pay up for the quality now that we know what's really under the hood.”
Newion
Venture Capital
Independent B2B software VC, backing early and expansion-stage Cloud and SaaS companies across the Benelux since 2000.
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