What Techquity does

Techquity is a private technology advisory firm headquartered in Kirkland, Washington, operating as a collective of senior technology executives rather than a traditional consulting practice. Founded in 2019, the firm targets two primary customer segments: private capital investors (PE, VC, family offices) requiring technical due diligence, portfolio monitoring, and pre-exit readiness; and corporate CEOs and senior executives needing technology strategy, AI transformation, platform modernization, and senior technology leadership support. The firm differentiates by asserting that engagements are delivered directly by senior operators — with no junior teams or handoffs — whose collective experience includes building products used by hundreds of millions of people and generating billions in revenue at Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Meta. Named partners include Andrew Tahvildary (managing partner), Paul Steckler (partner and CTO), Mike Conte (COO and CPO), Al Lindsay, Anthony Bay, and Brian Lakamp.

The firm's service portfolio is organized into three categories: Assess (technology assessment, technical due diligence, leadership assessment, AI readiness, pre-exit readiness), Transform (AI transformation with 100-day execution plans, platform re-architecture, leadership hiring, cost rationalization), and Sustain (post-project monitoring with quarterly check-ins). Techquity does not develop proprietary technology platforms; its underlying capability is human operator judgment, codified through frameworks such as 'Technology Decisions That Compound' and the 'One-Way Door Decision-Making Framework,' plus partner-authored content including the book 'Building Alexa at Amazon.' Quantitative client outcomes cited include 60% engineering capacity reclaimed at a cloud-native public safety software company, CTO and CPO replacement at a $130M Series C mental health platform, an 81% reduction in contractor IT staff at a $5B+ engineering firm, and support for a $3.5B games business sale plus $250M spinout at a geospatial AI company.

Techquity operates with offices in Seattle, San Francisco, New York, Boston, and London, and lists North America, Europe, and Latin America as served geographies. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales plus an inside-sales intake form ('Schedule a Call') where prospects self-describe strategic priorities; the firm relies on referrals within the PE/VC ecosystem and content marketing rather than traditional advertising. Revenue is generated through fee-based advisory engagements on a project or retainer basis, with pricing not publicly disclosed. The firm has 11–50 employees, no disclosed funding rounds, and no parent company, indicating founder/partner ownership.

Name

Techquity

Legal name

Techquity

Website

https://techquity.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Techquity is a private technology advisory firm whose senior-operator partners deliver technical due diligence, AI transformation, and technology leadership services to PE/VC firms, family offices, and corporate CEOs, without junior handoffs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technology Advisory Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Emerging Tech (IoT, Blockchain, AR/VR, Edge) Consulting (BPAHAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Technical Enablement & Adoption Services (Change Management, Adoption, Champions) (BPAEANAC)

Keywords

• Technology advisory services
• Technical due diligence
• Executive technology consulting
• AI transformation advisory
• Technology leadership assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Kirkland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Advisory and Consulting Services: Techquity generates revenue through fee-based advisory engagements with private capital firms (PE, VC, family offices) and corporate executives (CEOs, boards). Engagements span technical due diligence, technology strategy, AI transformation, leadership assessment, and interim executive roles. Revenue is project-based or retainer-based, with engagements lasting from discrete assessments to multi-year ongoing advisory relationships.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Techquity is a professional services advisory firm whose partners — senior technology executives from Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Meta — personally deliver technology assessments, technical due diligence, leadership evaluations, AI readiness and transformation, pre-exit readiness, platform re-architecture, and post-engagement monitoring to PE/VC firms, family offices, and corporate CEOs and boards. Engagements are project- or retainer-based, with every engagement sponsored at the CEO, board, or investor level and no handoffs to junior staff.

Product overview

Techquity is a technology advisory firm offering a portfolio of professional services rather than a software product platform. The core offerings consist of three service categories: Assess (technology assessment, technical due diligence, leadership assessment, AI readiness, pre-exit readiness), Transform (AI transformation with 100-day plans, platform re-architecture, leadership hiring, cost rationalization), and Sustain (post-project monitoring, regular check-ins). These services are delivered by a collective of senior executives from major technology companies. Additionally, Techquity produces intellectual property resources including the 'CEO Guide: Technology Decisions That Compound' framework ebook and the 'One-Way Door Decision-Making Framework' white paper. No software products, modules, or developer tools are offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Technology Assessment Comprehensive evaluation of technology, leadership, teams, process, operating models, architecture, spend, and risk to identify critical issues affecting business outcomes; delivered by senior Techquity partners for corporate and investor clients.
• Technical Due Diligence

Quantifiable outcome

• 60% of engineering capacity reclaimed at a cloud-native public safety software company
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Thoughtworks: Thoughtworks is a global technology consultancy focused on software engineering excellence, platform modernization, and AI engineering — overlapping with Techquity's platform re-architecture and technology assessment services, particularly with PE-backed software portfolio companies.
• Pariveda Solutions: Pariveda is a technology consulting firm specializing in technology strategy, cloud transformation, and AI/ML enablement for mid-market and enterprise clients — overlapping with Techquity's platform re-architecture and AI readiness services, though with a more implementation-oriented delivery model.

Direct peers

• Crosslake Technologies: Crosslake Technologies is a boutique technology advisory firm specializing in technical due diligence for private equity and M&A transactions, plus portfolio company technology leadership. It directly competes with Techquity on the pre-investment diligence and CTO-as-a-service offerings.
• West Monroe Partners: West Monroe is a US-based technology and management consulting firm that explicitly serves PE clients with technical diligence, technology strategy, and post-close value creation. It is the closest direct competitor to Techquity's PE-focused operator-led advisory offering, though at significantly larger scale.
• Triage Partners: Triage Partners is a technology advisory firm focused on IT due diligence for private equity and M&A — closely comparable to Techquity's pre-investment diligence offering, typically serving lower-middle-market and mid-market PE transactions.

Broad incumbents

• McKinsey & Company (QuantumBlack / Tech Practice): McKinsey's QuantumBlack and technology practices provide technology due diligence, digital transformation, and AI strategy advisory to PE clients and corporate boards — competing for the same high-stakes mandates as Techquity but with larger teams, broader brand recognition, and bundled service offerings.
• Slalom: Slalom is a large US technology and business consulting firm with established practices in technology strategy, cloud transformation, and AI — overlapping with Techquity's CEO-facing transformation services but at much broader scale and with delivery teams rather than pure senior operators.
• EY-Parthenon: EY-Parthenon provides technology and commercial due diligence for PE transactions as well as large-scale transformation services — a direct competitor on PE-facing technical diligence mandates, leveraging the broader EY brand and global footprint.
• Bain & Company (Vector / Technology): Bain's Vector practice and broader technology consulting arm serve PE diligence, CIO advisory, and AI transformation engagements — directly competitive with Techquity on PE-side mandates and increasingly on the corporate AI transformation side.
• Boston Consulting Group (Platinion / Tech Function): BCG Platinion and BCG's technology practice deliver IT due diligence, platform modernization, and AI strategy for PE and corporate clients — competing with Techquity on the high-end of technical diligence and digital/AI transformation engagements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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