Bitsea GmbH
Booth number: C8317
bitsea.us/
About us
Bitsea US is a security-focused technology consulting company specializing in software audits, open-source risk assessments, vulnerability identification, software quality analysis, and technical due diligence. We help organizations identify, assess, and mitigate software supply chain risks, licensing obligations, security vulnerabilities, and maintainability risks through in-depth code analysis, comprehensive SBOM creation, vulnerability assessments, and independent expert consulting.
We support internal code audits and M&A transactions by performing in-depth technical due diligence to uncover hidden risks within software code and development environments. Our findings help investors, acquirers, and software companies make informed decisions, support valuation and negotiations, plan remediation measures, and prepare for post-acquisition integration.
For more than two decades, leading companies across the automotive, telecommunications, financial services, logistics, aerospace, and other industries have relied on Bitsea’s expertise to assess and strengthen the security and integrity of their technology assets.
Address
Schlossstraße 7
53757 Sankt Augustin
United States
E-mail: andreas.kotulla@bitsea.de
Phone: +49 176 478320404
Internet: bitsea.us/
4101 Dublin Blvd. Suite F #333
94568 Dublin
United States
E-mail: nfo@bitsea.us
Phone: +1 510 593-6757
Internet: www.bitsea.us
Contact person:
Michael Lelchuk
E-mail: michael.lelchuk@bitsea.us
Phone: +1 510 5936757
Products & Services
Bitsea M&A Risk Assessment – Transparency for Technology Transactions
Bitsea supports buyers, sellers, and investors with independent technical due diligence for software-driven transactions. Our assessments provide a clear view of the quality, security, compliance, and long-term viability of software assets, helping stakeholders identify risks that may affect valuation, negotiations, transaction terms, or post-acquisition integration.
Our experts examine software products, codebases, development environments, documentation, and software supply chains. Depending on the scope of the transaction, an assessment may cover open-source and third-party software for license obligations, security vulnerabilities, technical debt and maintainability and Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) creation.
The findings are evaluated in both technical and commercial context. Rather than presenting isolated tool results, Bitsea translates complex technical information into clear, prioritized insights for executives, investors, legal teams, and technical stakeholders. This enables buyers to better understand the assets they are acquiring and helps sellers identify and address potential issues before entering a transaction.
Bitsea supports both focused assessments within demanding transaction timelines and more detailed reviews of selected risk areas. Our work can include source-code and binary analysis, SBOM creation and validation, software-quality assessment, vulnerability analysis, open-source compliance reviews, and support with remediation and post-close integration planning.
From Transaction Assessment to Continuous Risk Management
The results of an M&A assessment often provide only a snapshot of the software environment at a specific point in time. Following the transaction, organizations must continue to manage software components, vulnerabilities, licenses, supplier information, and regulatory evidence throughout the product lifecycle.
Curator Pro supports this transition by bringing SBOM management, vulnerability tracking, license compliance, VEX, and the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) evidence management together in one central platform. It enables organizations to consolidate and maintain software supply-chain information, track risks across products and releases, and create structured, traceable documentation for internal governance, customers, and regulatory requirements.
Together, Bitsea’s M&A Risk Assessment and Curator Pro provide a comprehensive approach for managing software supply-chain, cybersecurity, and compliance requirements after closing.
Bitsea helps transaction stakeholders reduce uncertainty, uncover hidden liabilities, protect the value of software assets, and establish a reliable foundation for future technology and compliance management.
Bitsea M&A Risk Assessment
Bitsea M&A Risk Assessment – Clarity for Technology Transactions
Bitsea M&A Risk Assessment provides independent technical due diligence for buyers, sellers, investors, and advisors involved in software-driven transactions. Our experts analyze software assets, codebases, development environments, and software supply chains to identify risks that may affect valuation, negotiations, transaction terms, or post-acquisition integration.
Using a multi-factor analysis approach, Bitsea examines source code, binaries, archives, containers, dependencies, and available documentation. The assessment reveals open-source and third-party components, licensing obligations, security vulnerabilities, technical debt, maintainability concerns, and operational dependencies that may otherwise remain undiscovered during conventional due-diligence reviews.
Depending on the transaction and available timeframe, Bitsea provides either a focused baseline assessment or a deeper forensic review of selected risk areas. Findings are evaluated in their technical and commercial context and translated into clear, actionable recommendations for decision-makers.
The resulting analysis helps buyers understand the technology assets they are acquiring, validate disclosures, identify potential liabilities, and estimate future remediation and integration efforts. Sellers benefit from identifying and addressing issues before entering a transaction, improving transparency and reducing the risk of delays, valuation adjustments, or unexpected findings during due diligence.
Software supply-chain transparency is particularly important in transactions involving complex products, extensive open-source usage, externally developed software, legacy systems, or AI-assisted development. Bitsea creates and evaluates detailed SBOMs, correlates component data with vulnerabilities and licensing obligations, and prioritizes findings according to their potential impact on the transaction and the future operation of the business.
Key capabilities include:
buy-side and sell-side technical due diligence
analysis of source code, binaries, archives, containers, and dependencies
identification of open-source, commercial, third-party, and AI-generated components
creation and validation of comprehensive SBOMs
assessment of licenses, obligations, copyrights, and intellectual-property risks
identification and prioritization of known security vulnerabilities
evaluation of technical debt, maintainability, and operational risks
verification of management disclosures and supplier information
focused forensic analysis of critical or unclear findings
risk-based reporting for investors, executives, legal teams, and technical stakeholders
remediation planning and support for post-close integration
findings suitable for valuation, negotiation, transaction protection, and decision-making
Bitsea M&A Risk Assessment transforms complex technical findings into clear business-relevant insights, helping transaction stakeholders reduce uncertainty, uncover hidden liabilities, negotiate from an informed position, and plan remediation and integration with confidence.
Curator Pro
Curator Pro is a centralized platform for managing software supply chain risks and supporting compliance with the Cyber Resilience Act. It brings together SBOM lifecycle management, vulnerability tracking, license compliance, VEX, and regulatory evidence in one integrated solution.
The platform enables organizations to import, consolidate, validate, enrich, and maintain SBOMs in formats such as SPDX and CycloneDX. Software components, licenses, vulnerabilities, and dependencies are linked in a structured data model, helping teams understand where components are used across products and assess the impact of new security or compliance findings.
Curator Pro supports the continuous monitoring and prioritization of vulnerabilities, the documentation of vulnerability status through VEX, and the management of open-source license obligations. Its dedicated CRA compliance capabilities allow organizations to map regulatory controls, assign responsibilities, and connect supporting evidence such as SBOMs, vulnerability records, assessments, and audit events.
By combining technical software analysis with structured compliance documentation, Curator Pro helps manufacturers and software providers improve supply chain transparency, manage risks throughout the product lifecycle, and maintain traceable, audit-ready evidence for customers, management, and regulatory authorities.
