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Dealum partners with ABAN to strengthen angel investing across Africa

Dealum is excited to announce a new partnership with the African Business Angel Network (ABAN), a pan-African association dedicated to building and connecting early-stage investor networks across the continent. Founded in 2015, ABAN connects more than 5,000 business...

Building the campus innovation flywheel: the story behind ICAN

ICAN, the International Collegiate Angels Network, connects investors with campus-born ventures. This means startups founded by current students, faculty members, or recent alumni, where the idea emerged through coursework, research, or campus activity. ICAN operates...

How to pitch complex ideas to any investor

On 29 January 2026 at Startup Day in Tartu, Kerli Luks (Muun Health) and Terje Eichelmann (Lightcode Photonics) discussed one of the hardest problems in fundraising: how to explain highly complex, science-heavy products to investors. The seminar was moderated by Seren...

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?...

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...

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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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