Gideon Bureau
Deal Diligence | Clarity MRI
Map → Math → Mandate.
Decision-grade truth for high-stakes decisions.
The Bureau
Gideon Bureau is a partner-led diligence and clarity practice. Every engagement is led personally by a Partner; a small bench of senior operators joins based on the risk surface.
We exist for moments when the check is meaningful, the timeline is compressed, and "I think it's good" isn't acceptable. The work is calm, direct, and evidence-first: we separate signal from story, then convert uncertainty into a usable decision frame.
We do not decide for you. We grade what's in front of you, show what holds, what doesn't, what's missing, and what must be proven. You keep agency. You gain clarity.
Map
Establish the full terrain. Systems, constraints, incentives, dependencies, and the parts that aren't in the deck.
Math
Quantify trade-offs. Cost bands, probabilities, cost-of-delay, and second-order effects.
Mandate
Convert insight into an authorized plan. Owners, dates, acceptance criteria. A decision that survives the meeting and the quarter.
Two ways we engage
Deal Diligence
Due diligence that protects capital and unlocks upside. Built for investors and operators who move fast and dislike polite surprises.
Learn moreClarity MRI
A strategy-first diagnostic for organizations that are past the deal and inside the reality. The product is not software. The product is decision-grade clarity.
Learn moreIndustries in scope
(non-exhaustive)
Software & Technology-Enabled Services (SaaS, infra, cloud, devtools)
Cybersecurity and data privacy
AI/ML and legacy-to-AI modernization
Healthcare and digital health
Biotech, life sciences, diagnostics
Medical devices and clinical platforms
Fintech and payments
Blockchain solutions (where architecture genuinely requires it)
Media and platforms
Transportation/logistics and supply chain systems
Renewable energy/utilities and climate-adjacent infrastructure
How the team works
We don't "evaluate" from a distance. We can join conversations, sit on your side of the table, and ask the questions that change what's revealed, without turning the room defensive. The Bureau pairs technical fluency with disciplined human reading: incentives, confidence versus competence, what's emphasized, what's avoided, and what the system design quietly admits.
The output is calm and usable: a deal grade, the risk map, what's missing, and the shortest path to certainty. The internal scoring logic stays internal so it stays honest. You get transparent conclusions and evidence.
Confidentiality
Sealed-room standard. NDA-first. Least-privilege access. Time-boxed windows. Strict need-to-know. Materials are treated as engagement assets: not reused, not recycled, not referenced outside the work. No public attribution, no portfolio signaling, no case-study games.
Engagement formats
SOS Brief
30-60 min
Triage Diligence
3-7 days
Deep Dive Diligence
2-4+ weeks
Clarity MRI
2 weeks
Architected Roadmap
4-10 weeks
CTO-in-Residence Window
Optional
Phase II Execution Pod available as a separate SOW