Context
Investment decisions hinge on technical claims most investors can't verify. Having sat on both sides of the table — as a startup CTO building under pressure and as an engineer inside 
Iterativeiterative.vcEarly-stage VC fund investing up to US$500K in startups twice a year, working closely with founders for 3 months — 70+ portfolio companies across Southeast Asia and South Asia.
Iterative evaluating hundreds of startups — I assess teams, codebases, and architectures the way an investor needs and a founder respects.
What I Did
- Pre-Investment DD: Codebase reviews, architecture assessments, and team evaluations for VCs evaluating deals — separating real technical moats from well-rehearsed pitches
- Build-vs-Buy Assessments: Scalability reviews and technical roadmap validation for portfolio companies
- Fundraising Technical Prep: Helping founders get their technical narrative and architecture ready for the same scrutiny — before investors apply it
Outcome
- Technical DD assessments informing investment decisions at fund level
- Portfolio companies course-corrected before technical debt became expensive
- Founders walking into investor scrutiny prepared, not surprised