Case Studies

"VC firm needing to assess technical competitive advantage of SaaS hosted Social Networking solution provider seeking growth capital"
CSC interviewed all key technical personnel as well as technical specifications of software package which revealed a very solid programming and interface advantage. While several code-based & operational recommendations were provided to the VC, the firm itself received a GO approval resulting in series B-round funding.

"VC firm looking to invest seed capital in hosted MMOG (massively multiplayer online games) provider"
CSC interviewed the COO, CIO and programmers in order to evaluate scalability of business model as well as planned infrastructure build-out. A No-Go recommendation was eventually given as the firm did not display a sustainable technology advantage as no unique proprietary system existed.

"Investment firm looking to invest growth capital in established convergent data technology provider"
CSC participated in initial vetting of management of Technology Company and established that there was a strong business case but an easily replicable service model resulting in a No-Go recommendation.

"Major Private Equity firm planning an LBO of nationwide restaurant chain, operations and technical due diligence required"
In this case, technology due diligence was necessary on an operational level. All existing IT infrastructure was evaluated with no significant red lights, however, a POS software upgrade was recommended in order to maintain competitiveness in the sector.