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Dealum partners with Freshmango to expand equity-free acceleration options for early-stage founders

The partnership brings together Dealum's community of early-stage startups with Freshmango's expertise in startup acceleration, offering founders structured learning and mentorship without equity dilution. Freshmango and Dealum are joining forces to give early-stage...

How to make your Dealum profile stand out

Founders pour countless hours into preparing for investor conversations. They polish their pitch deck, refine their one-liner, and rehearse answers to every possible question. But one critical asset is often treated as an afterthought: their Dealum profile. What many...

How Daring Capital centralized their deal flow with Dealum

Angel group name: Daring Capital Region: United Kingdom Founded: 2023 Member count: ~30 Using Dealum: since September 2025 Website: https://www.daringcapital.co.uk/ The challenge: one too many tools and too much friction  Daring Capital is a two-year-old angel...

Fundraising Reimagined: How AI Is Reshaping the Early-Stage Capital Landscape

Raising capital has never been simple for early-stage founders. The pressure to build a compelling pitch, identify the right investors, maintain outreach momentum, and still run the company creates a uniquely draining marathon. But according to Brigitte Baumann,...

How NOT to build your AI agent startup

They're not entirely wrong; AI agents are indeed the next frontier, with venture capital pouring $2.8 billion into AI agent startups in 2025 alone. But building a functioning AI agent startup is less like conducting a symphony and more like herding cats who...

SEIS & EIS done right: reducing risk and building trust with Dealum

The real engine is something far less glamorous, but far more powerful: tax relief for early-stage investors. SEIS & EIS tax relief schemes for angel investments More than 90% of all angel investments in the UK are made under the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme...

How founders can work better with their angel investors

I’ve spent my first few months at Dealum deep in conversations with angel investors — not pitching or in founder mode, but really listening. It’s been fascinating hearing what they actually need to understand how their portfolio companies are performing. And honestly?...

How to tell customer success stories that actually close deals

Every startup has customer wins. Some can tell those stories in a way that lands new customers and impresses investors. Most can't. The difference isn't luck or natural charisma, it's knowing how to let the results and your customers speak louder than you do. This...

Deep tech for dummies

Deep tech refers to companies that use revolutionary scientific research to address complex, systemic challenges. Those companies deal with fields like AI, robotics, quantum computing, biotechnology, advanced materials, and energy. Deep tech innovations are often...

How to support startups after graduation – and why should accelerators do it

Many accelerators struggle with maintaining value for their alumni startups after the program concludes. It’s definitely no easy feat to keep the alumni engaged, but it’s worth it. Let’s learn from the best and see how they do it. The flywheel effect of supporting...

How to survive a software change

As the saying “Never let a crisis go to waste” implies, every situation can be an opportunity to do things you could not have done before. This goes well beyond full-blown crises. Any change in your organization can be either a nuisance or a possibility for growth and...

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Due Diligence – How to stay in the game

For many startups, due diligence is the most nerve-wracking stage of fundraising. While pitching and negotiating terms can be exciting, the moment investors start reviewing contracts, financial records, and shareholder agreements, the heat is ON. It’s a stage where...

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The End-of-Year Playbook for startup founders

As the year winds down, it’s time to reflect on what’s behind us and plan for what lies ahead. We’re not big believers in the clichéd “New Year, New Me” mantra. Maybe that’s just our internal northerner talking — when January through March feel like a never-ending ice...

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The Best of 2024: Our 7 favorite product updates

It’s that time of the year again… time to look back, reflect, and give ourselves a good pat on the back for all the good things we’ve done this year. For example – product updates. We released TONS this year. So many, in fact, that when we prepared the list of major...

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A data-driven dive into the global angel ecosystem

On November 7th, Dealum hosted the Angel Investing Health Check, a webinar that gathered global experts to discuss the state of angel investing. John Harbison (Angel Capital Association, USA), Alessandro Craglia (European Business Angels Network, Belgium), and Ruben...

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Equity crowdfunding: a success story of failure?

Equity crowdfunding, the process of early-stage companies raising funds from a large number of people who invest small amounts, has been a game-changer since the early 2010s. Everyday investors could finally access startup investments and potentially profit from...

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