Diligence for hard-tech decisions that must survive scrutiny.

Diligence is not about finding reasons to say no. It is about knowing whether the story can support the decision.

Defensible confidence before capital, valuation, deal momentum, or credibility is committed.

Scope Diligence
Best fit

Investors, acquirers, boards, and deal teams.

Use TIGRE when a semiconductor or hard-tech opportunity sounds credible, but the decision depends on whether the claim, build path, market wedge, milestone logic, and capital plan fit together.

Output

Decision-grade judgment.

A technical-commercial risk map, what-must-be-true assumptions, evidence gaps, decision-critical questions, manufacturing and qualification review, and a clear proceed / pause / re-scope / stop recommendation.

Diligence focus

What TIGRE pressure-tests

Technical claim integrity

Does the evidence support the claim, or is the narrative ahead of the data?

Manufacturing path realism

What has to be true about process control, yield, test, foundry access, packaging, and qualification?

Commercial wedge

Who needs this enough to act now, and what drives adoption?

Capital milestones

Will the next proof point reduce the uncertainty that matters to the next decision?

Defensibility

Is there moat beyond novelty: know-how, access, IP, process control, customer pull, or switching cost?

Decision-critical exposure

Physics, process, customer, channel, cash, governance, or timing.

What you can decide

The goal is a clearer basis for action.

Proceed

The evidence supports the investment, acquisition, partnership, or next phase.

Pause

The story needs more evidence before momentum increases.

Re-scope

The wedge, milestone, build path, or diligence scope needs adjustment.

Stop

The decision-critical assumption does not support the commitment.

Partner or acquire

The technical-commercial risk is understood well enough to move forward.

Focus

Scarce attention should move toward the most defensible path.

Advisory partner fit

How TIGRE plugs into broader work.

Broad advisory teams can own market process, transaction context, program management, and executive packaging. TIGRE can plug in as the technical-commercial judgment layer when the decisive uncertainty sits close to the technology.

Typical diligence questions

Where confidence may need support.

Is the foundry claim real? Does the test chip reduce decision-critical risk? Can the process scale? Does the customer wedge justify adoption? Does the milestone support the next commitment?