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Due diligence for VCs and PEs, automated

Luminate runs the automatable parts of a Luminance engagement continuously and self-serve: live Stripe/PayPal monitoring for portfolio companies, automated license inspection, inside-out security audits, and frontend testing — in one toolkit.

Built by the same team running the engagements described throughout this site — no separate vendor to vet.

The problem

Technical due diligence is manual and time-consuming

The Challenge

  • Manually checking for security vulnerabilities is slow.
  • License compliance is tedious and error-prone.
  • Assessing code quality takes significant engineering time.
  • Monitoring portfolio companies' financials is difficult.
  • Frontend testing is often overlooked.
  • Getting a holistic view of a company's tech stack is hard.

The Luminate Solution

  • Automated inside-out security audits.
  • Automatic license inspection.
  • Live dashboards for Stripe, PayPal, and more.
  • Automated frontend testing.
  • Holistic view of a company's tech stack.
  • Focus on making informed investment decisions.
Core capabilities

Luminate automates technical due diligence

Automated Security Audits

Inside-out security audits that surface vulnerabilities in a portfolio company's codebase automatically.

License Inspection

Automatic license inspection across the dependency tree to catch compliance risk before it becomes a legal problem.

Ongoing Portfolio Monitoring

Continuous monitoring of a portfolio company after the deal closes — live Stripe/PayPal financials plus recurring security, license, and frontend scans.

Frontend Testing

Automated frontend testing so UX regressions surface in a report, not a founder update call.

Features

Everything a deal team needs, automated

Security & Compliance

Automated, inside-out security & license audits

Run automated security audits and license inspection across a target company's entire codebase — the manual review work a deal team used to spend days on, done before your next call with the founders.

Automated security auditsLicense compliance scanningDependency vulnerability detectionCode quality analysisAutomated frontend testingFull codebase coverage
Ongoing Portfolio Monitoring

Continuous monitoring, via financials and other means

Once a deal closes, Luminate keeps watching — live Stripe/PayPal dashboards for revenue, churn, and growth, plus the same security, license, and frontend scans run on a recurring basis so drift gets caught, not discovered at the next round.

Stripe integrationPayPal integrationLive revenue dashboardsChurn & MRR trackingRecurring security & license scansPortfolio-wide visibility
Diligence Reports

Investor-grade technical due diligence reports

Run the full 66-tool scan suite on a target and get back a synthesized, investor-grade memo — built for sharing with your partners and LPs, not just a raw scanner dump.

66-tool scan suitePDF summary reportsSynthesized investment memosPer-deal or subscription pricingPriority turnaroundShareable with partners & LPs
Reliability & Pricing

Dependable service, transparent pricing

Continuously maintained scanning pipelines while you focus on the deal — backed by a free tier to start and predictable pricing that scales from a handful of deals a year to continuous diligence.

Continuously maintained scannersHigh availabilityFree tier to get startedFund subscription or per-report pricingUsage monitoringPriority support
Software valuation

Go past a directional range

The free Business Valuation Calculator on this site triangulates a range from numbers you type in. On the Fund Pro plan, Luminate's Software Valuation study runs ARR multiple comps, Rule of 40, and tech stack risk against your actual linked repository and published market indices — every figure sourced, exportable to Excel for the IC deck.

See Fund Pro pricing
Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing for technical due diligence

Start for free, then scale with a fund subscription or per-report pricing as your deal flow grows — predictable costs, no surprises at the negotiating table.

Free

For individual developers and exploration.

$0
  • Basic license scanning
  • Manual security audits
  • Basic documentation access
  • Basic support
Get Started

Fund Standard

For funds running a handful of deals a year — includes report credits.

$499 /mo
  • Everything in Free
  • Stripe / PayPal monitoring
  • Automated security audits
  • Standard support
Get Started
Most deal flow

Fund Pro

For funds running deals continuously — unlimited report credits.

$999 /mo
  • Everything in Fund Standard
  • Webhooks
  • Priority email support
Get Started

Business

Tailored solutions for your specific business needs.

Custom
  • Everything in Fund Pro
  • Data redistribution license
  • Custom data feeds & APIs
  • Consulting services
  • Volume discounts
  • Dedicated support & SLA
Talk to Us
Prefer per-deal pricing? Report Starter — $2,500 (core security/license/complexity scans, PDF summary). Report Pro — $6,000 (full 66-tool suite plus a synthesized investor-grade memo). Portfolio Monitoring add-on — $1,500/yr per company, for keeping scans running after a deal closes.

Built from 100+ live diligence engagements

Luminate isn't a generic scanner wrapped in a landing page — it runs the same playbook Luminance uses in the field, on the same deals reflected in these numbers.

100+

Deals we've reviewed

$2B+

AUM by Global Clients

$2M+

Average Deal Size

20M

Audited lines of code

Common questions

What does Luminate actually do?
It runs the automatable slice of a Luminance technical due diligence engagement continuously and self-serve: security audits, license inspection, code quality and dependency analysis, financial monitoring via Stripe/PayPal, and frontend testing — synthesized into an investor-grade report.
How does pricing work?
A free tier to explore, two recurring fund subscriptions (Fund Standard and Fund Pro) with usage limits and report credits, and a custom Business tier. If you'd rather not subscribe, one-time Report Starter ($2,500) and Report Pro ($6,000) purchases cover a single target company, and a $1,500/yr Portfolio Monitoring add-on keeps scans running after a deal closes.
Is Luminate secure?
We hold portfolio company codebases and financial data to the same standard we'd expect a target to meet in our own diligence — industry-standard encryption, least-privilege access, and no source retained beyond what a scan needs.
What does the Software Valuation study add on top of the free calculator?
The free Business Valuation Calculator on this site runs off numbers you type in. Luminate's Software Valuation study (Fund Pro) runs ARR multiple comps, Rule of 40, and tech stack risk against your actual linked repository and published market indices — every figure sourced, exportable to Excel.
Can I use it for a single deal without a subscription?
Yes. Report Starter and Report Pro are one-time, per-target purchases — no recurring commitment. They're built for funds that run a handful of deals a year rather than diligence continuously.
Who built this?
Luminate is built by Luminance Capital Partners — the same team behind the Tech Diligence and case studies throughout this site. The scans and reports in the toolkit come from the same playbook we run in the field.
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Automated technical due diligence for VCs and PEs

Get live monitoring of portfolio company financials, automated license and security audits, and frontend testing — all in one toolkit.

Seth Wilson
Luminance brought us David, he was a tremendous software engineering expert. He was very knowledgeable about the subject matter, wrote a great report, and most importantly was an excellent witness on the stand during direct and cross examination.
Seth Wilson
Partner, Morris Wilson

Why Us?

We translate between the worlds of technology, business, & finance.

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