3–5 business days
Readiness screen
Identify the first technology and IP questions an investor is likely to ask.
- core technologies and owners;
- employee and contractor assignments;
- major dependencies and licenses;
- urgent gap list.
IP Readiness
Prepare technical intellectual property for funding or M&A
Make code ownership, proprietary technology, patent coverage, licensing and unprotected inventions understandable before the investor or buyer asks.
Review formats
From an initial screen to transaction-ready technical material
1–2 weeks
Full technical IP review
Connect the product, code, architecture, existing patents and invention candidates.
- proprietary-mechanism map;
- patent coverage and gaps;
- third-party and open-source dependencies;
- candidate portfolio and data-room readiness.
2–4 weeks
Gap remediation
Create the missing technical material and processes before the transaction.
- technical invention disclosures;
- product-to-patent map;
- descriptions of core technologies;
- joint action plan with counsel and patent attorneys.
Minimum paid engagement: 3 business days, from RUB 200,000 or the equivalent in another currency. After a short introductory call, scope, deliverables, validation method and price are fixed.
Review areas
What must be ready before the transaction
Code ownership
Employees, contractors, previous companies, joint development and assignment of rights.
Third-party dependencies
Open source, commercial libraries, license constraints and supplier criticality.
Core-technology map
Which mechanisms create product value and where they are implemented.
Patent-to-product mapping
Which existing patents cover the current architecture and roadmap.
Protection gaps
Important solutions without disclosures, filings or a clear trade-secret regime.
Candidate portfolio
New ideas, priority, owners and readiness for patent-counsel work.
Technical data room
Architecture, repositories, code provenance, licenses, patents and process evidence.
Risk-remediation plan
What to fix before the round, use as a deal condition or leave for the first 100 days.
Engagement model
KernelSoft is an independent expert practice
Maxim personally owns architecture, critical code, diagnostics and final technical review. Additional engineers or domain specialists are involved only by customer agreement, with roles and accountability defined in advance.
28+years
60+patents
14years at Acronis
2,400+citations
Discuss transaction preparation
Describe the upcoming transaction and current state of technical IP
Include the product, transaction type, code-development history, existing patents, major dependencies and the deadline for investor or acquirer material.
Target response time: one business dayNext: a short discussion → NDA → material checklist and review plan.