Human Capital Investment Moves Fast. Blind Spots Are Expensive.
CapabilityIQ™ delivers structured human capital intelligence — in hours, not weeks — so you know the founder, executive, or leadership team before you write the check.
Most due diligence evaluates the numbers. Virtually none evaluates the people who will execute them. CapabilityIQ™ closes that gap with AI-supported behavioral profiling, Red Team analysis, and structured contrarian interviews — producing a scored, actionable human capital assessment for angel networks, VC and PE firms, M&A teams, accelerators, and HR leaders.
Trusted by:
Angel Networks
VC & PE Firms
M&A Advisory Teams
Accelerators & Incubators
HR & Talent Leaders
Traditional Due Diligence Has a
Human Capital Blind Spot.
90%
Investment Failures
cite leadership or operational issues as a primary cause
48hrs
Red Flag Detection
is all it takes to surface ability & capability red flags using public data, a behaviorial signal map across 6 dimensions and experience execution analysis
$0
Typical Budget
of standard due diligence is - currently - allocated to structured founder behavioral assessment
Public Failures. Billions Lost. Recognizable Names. 'Hype vs Reality.'
Every one of them raised billions from sophisticated investors. Every one of them had behavioral patterns, governance blind spots, and leadership risk signals that were knowable in advance — if anyone had been looking using the right framework.
Most companies and investors say they "invest in people first." Very few have a rigorous, structured process to actually evaluate those people. Reference checks are social performances. Interviews are auditions. Resumes are marketing documents. CapabilityIQ™ is built to close that gap.
Two Products. One Framework.
Built for Your Timeline.
Whether you need a fast pre-investment signal or a deep leadership assessment, CapabilityIQ™ delivers structured human capital intelligence at the speed investment decisions actually move.
CapabilityIQ™ Lite — The Fast Signal
'Ability & Capability' intelligence in 48 hours or less.
A rapid-turnaround assessment built from the CapabilityIQ™ Personal Insight Questionnaire, public data — LinkedIn, published interviews, background records, court filings, media — synthesized through the CapabilityIQ™ Five-Component Framework.
- Execution fingerprint from public sources
- Background & pattern validation
- Red flag alerts with correlation mapping
- CapabilityIQ™ Lite Score with named risk clusters
- Actionable insights & recommendations
Delivered in: 48 hours or less
Best for: Pre-investment screening · Angel networks · Accelerator intake · M&A first-pass
Best for: Pre-investment screening · Angel networks · Accelerator intake · M&A first-pass
CapabilityIQ™ Interview — The Deep Signal
Structured contrarian interview script that uncovers what the resume hides.
A comprehensive interview assessment adding structured, contrarian behavioral structure to the public-data foundation.
- Rigorous contrarian evaluation from public sources
- Behavioral signal map across 6 dimensions
- Red Team analysis: named contradictions & blind spots
- CapabilityIQ™ Score with risk cluster correlation map
- Strategic recommendations custom to subject and client
Delivered in: 1 business day
Best for: Series A/B · Board vetting · C-suite assessment · M&A leadership evaluation
Best for: Series A/B · Board vetting · C-suite assessment · M&A leadership evaluation
Not a Personality Test. Structured Human Capital Intelligence.
The CapabilityIQ™ Five-Component Framework was built to resist hindsight bias, surface behavioral patterns that standard due diligence misses, and produce findings that are specific, actionable, and defensible.
01
Background Validation & Profile Summary
We confirm the factual record — and identify gaps, inflection points, and the narrative between the lines. What does the career arc actually tell us versus what the resume wants us to think?
02
Behavioral Profiling
We map cognitive, interpersonal, and leadership behavioral patterns across six dimensions: Authority & Autonomy · Decision Architecture · Failure Integration · Partnership Capacity · Self-Narrative Integrity · Drive Source & Sustainability.
03
Skills Review — Résumé vs. Reality
We cross-check claimed capabilities against demonstrated execution. What has this person actually built, scaled, or fixed? What is confirmed, partially confirmed, or aspiration only?
04
Red Teaming — Contrarian Analysis
We challenge the internal narrative, surface contradictions and blind spots, and ask the questions a supportive reference would never ask and an investor might not know to ask.
05
CapabilityIQ™ Risk Scoring
We produce a weighted composite score with named risk clusters, a correlation map showing how clusters interact, and actionable strategic recommendations — written to both the client and, when appropriate, directly to the subject.
"The CapabilityIQ™ assessment does not help you find better founders. It helps you build the architecture that makes the founders you have — with all their genuine strengths and genuine blind spots — succeed at sustainable scale."- Private Equity Partner -
What We Would Have Found. What You Could Have Known.
Our white paper applies the CapabilityIQ™ Lite Public Source Framework to four of the most consequential founder failures in recent history, constructed as if delivered before the failures occurred, to demonstrate what was knowable and what intervention could have changed.
Case 01 — MedTech Diagnostics
Peak valuation: ~$9B · Outcome: Federal fraud conviction
CIQ Lite Score: 3.6 / 10
CIQ Lite Score: 3.6 / 10
Exceptional vision paired with near-zero failure integration and ethical reliability. Assessment would have recommended mandatory independent technical oversight and a board culture audit — 18 months before collapse.
Case 02 — Cryptocurrency Exchange
Peak valuation: ~$32B · Outcome: Federal fraud conviction
CIQ Lite Score: 3.7 / 10
CIQ Lite Score: 3.7 / 10
Extraordinary quantitative intelligence paired with catastrophic governance deficits. Assessment would have flagged non-negotiable financial controls and independent board restructuring.
Case 03 — Commercial Real Estate
Peak valuation: ~$47B · Outcome: Forced founder exit, near-insolvency
CIQ Lite Score: 4.7 / 10
CIQ Lite Score: 4.7 / 10
Highest genuine capability score in the series — real product vision, extraordinary charisma — alongside a mission narrative shielding serious financial self-dealing. Assessment would have conditioned investment on related-party transaction prohibition.
Case 04 — Student Financial Aid Platform
Acquisition price: ~$175M · Outcome: Federal fraud charges
CIQ Lite Score: 4.4 / 10
CIQ Lite Score: 4.4 / 10
Genuine market insight and compelling social impact framing — and alleged core data fabrication constructed specifically for the acquisition. Assessment would have required independent technical verification of all data assets before closing.
All case studies are constructed from exclusively public sources — court filings, congressional testimony, investigative journalism, published books. No private data is used. Assessments are illustrative methodology demonstrations, not forensic or clinical evaluations.
The Minds Behind CapabilityIQ™ Have Lived the 'Why.'
Decades of experience across leadership assessment, organizational psychology, life sciences, commercial real estate, revenue generation and entrepreneurial operations — built into a methodology that investors can actually use.
Richard L. Matosky
Managing Partner
40+ years as an entrepreneur, operational advisor, and growth strategy consultant. Richard has started and scaled businesses across multiple sectors and has lived the consequences of getting the human capital question wrong. CapabilityIQ™ is the tool he always wanted and never had.
Elaine Oussoren
Leadership & Commercial Execution
35+ years in life sciences and digital health. Deep expertise translating leadership capability assessments into commercial execution strategy across major pharmaceutical companies, digital health startups, and creative agencies.
Kristofer Crowell
Research & Scoring Innovation
Drexel University & London School of Economics. Leads CapabilityIQ™'s research and scoring methodology — blending business acumen with cross-cultural perspective developed through international operations in South Korea.
Randy Wolf
Operational Due Diligence
Five decades across commercial real estate, alternative fuels, and ESG ventures. Has driven over $100M in ESG-focused M&A. The voice in the room who has actually operated what others are only evaluating.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is human capital due diligence in the private equity, venture capital, M&A, Angel & Incubator space?
The structured evaluation of leadership teams and founders prior to an investment decision — assessing behavioral patterns, leadership capability, decision-making history, and operational risk. CapabilityIQ delivers this in 48 hours (Lite) to 3 business days (Interview).
How is CapabilityIQ different from a background check or psychometric assessment?
Background checks verify credentials. Psychometric tests measure personality but are easily gamed. CapabilityIQ™ uses a contrarian Red Team methodology to surface blind spots, integrates behavioral data and skills validation into a single scored output, and produces specific, actionable recommendations — not just descriptions.
Can CapabilityIQ assess a founder using only public information?
Yes. CapabilityIQ™ Lite is built specifically for public-source assessment — the same approach validated in our white paper analyzing well known failed very public founders using only public records, court filings, and investigative journalism. The methodology is designed to identify signals that were knowable at the time of investment, not only in retrospect.
What does a CapabilityIQ report include?
Background Validation & Profile Summary · Behavioral Signal Analysis across six dimensions · Skills Review (claimed vs. demonstrated) · Red Team Analysis with named contradictions · Weighted CapabilityIQ™ Score with named risk clusters · Correlation map · Strategic Recommendations written to both the evaluating party and (Interview version) directly to the subject.
How much does CapabilityIQ cost?
Flexible monthly subscription plans are available for investors doing volume evaluations, starting with CapabilityIQ™ Lite. Individual report pricing and enterprise options for HR teams and accelerators are also available. Contact Us or schedule a 15-minute discovery call to discuss the right plan.
Know Before You Invest
Start with the white paper. See what CapabilityIQ™ would have found about four of the most famous founder failures in history — and what specific, actionable steps could have changed the outcome.
Then let's talk about how to apply the same framework to your next evaluation.
Managing Partner
Richard L. Matosky
Email
Phone
484-253-6964
Location
851 Duportail Road, Chesterbrook, PA 19087
Why CapabilityIQ™— At a Glance
CapabilityIQ™ is the only structured human capital intelligence service purpose-built for the speed and rigor that investment decisions demand — combining public-source behavioral analysis, contrarian Red Team methodology, and scored risk output into a single, defensible assessment.
90%
Failure Root Cause
of investment failures cite leadership issues as a primary cause
48hrs
Lite Turnaround
CapabilityIQ™ Lite delivered in 48 hours or less from initiation
6
Behavioral Dimensions
mapped across every CapabilityIQ™ Interview assessment
Structured Human Capital Intelligence for Investors, PE Firms, and M&A Teams.
Products
CapabilityIQ™ Lite (48 hrs) and CapabilityIQ™ Interview (3 days) — two tiers, one rigorous framework.
How It Works
Five-Component Framework: Background Validation, Behavioral Profiling, Skills Review, Red Teaming, and Risk Scoring.
Case Evidence
White paper applies the CapabilityIQ™ framework to failed, famous and celebrated founders — from public sources only.
Our Team
Decades of experience across leadership assessment, life sciences, real estate, and entrepreneurial operations.