Bootstrapping a startup in 2026
TL;DR: Our 2024 bootstrapping advice still stands but for none of the original reasons. AI has made building nearly free, venture money has concentrated into a handful of AI deals, and investors now fund proof, not vision. Bootstrapping is no longer how you survive a...
The exit is the exception: what 12,000 funding rounds say about startup liquidity
Every pitch deck ends the same way. A slide titled "Exit," a logo soup of plausible acquirers, and a line about a five-to-seven year horizon to a "liquidity event." It is the part of the story everyone nods along to and no one checks. We checked. Dealum sits on the...
Practical tools to resolve conflict effectively
Understanding the role of conflict and recognizing when it becomes harmful is only part of the equation. In practice, most teams struggle with how to handle it in real time – often under pressure, with limited resources, and across different levels of hierarchy. In...
Co-founder mismatch: when conflict becomes a problem and how to solve it
Not every founder conflict is productive. The 3 red flags of founder mismatch and what investors can do before disagreements damage the company. While conflict can be a valuable tool, not all conflict creates value. In founder teams, the same differences in...
Don’t let a good conflict go to waste
In startups, conflict is often treated as a warning sign – something to resolve quickly or avoid altogether. Alignment between founders or with the investors is seen as critical. However, the absence of visible conflict doesn’t necessarily indicate strong alignment;...
Why we believe Dealum is the best accelerator management software in 2026
Every accelerator program manager knows the familiar chaos: spreadsheets overflowing with startup applications, founder follow-ups filling the inbox, pitch decks going missing, and a Notion page quietly pretending it is still up to date. Dealum is for accelerators and...
Investment monitoring for angel investors: How to stay close to what’s really happening
A practical guide for active angels managing multiple portfolio companiesBy Victoria Brock LinkedIn TL;DR Most active angel investors don't have a shortage of portfolio information. They have a shortage of usable portfolio information. Updates, contracts, founder...
How AI is reshaping startup fundraising: Insights from two investors
On April 9, we brought together Ashok Kamal from NuFund Venture Group and Sigvards Krongorns ex-Verge HealthTech Fund to talk about something everyone's discussing but few are doing well: using AI in fundraising. We talked about real workflows, real tools,...
How NuFund Venture Group migrated from Seraf to Dealum
Investor groups often hesitate to switch platforms because of one concern: data migration. Moving deal history, portfolio records, documents, and member data can feel risky and time-consuming. When NuFund Venture Group decided to move its reporting from Seraf to...
Managing investor updates with Dealum’s new Investor Plus
That’s why we created Investor Plus – a solution to make collecting, tracking, and managing company updates simple and standardised across the entire portfolio. Below, we offer some useful tips and tricks for both investors and founders on how to make post-investment...
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