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Why mid-market companies are the missing piece in the startup exit puzzle

TL;DR: Nine in ten funded startups won't get a venture exit, yet many are solid businesses with real technology and proven teams. The buyer who fits them best, the mid-market company, needs exactly that capability and can't build it fast enough. What's missing isn't...

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...

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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9 practical tips for accelerators from Dealum’s team

At Dealum, we know that the buzz and the excitement of the tech and startup scene are intoxicating. “Routine” is a word that doesn’t exist here. But we also know that incubation and accelerator programs, as well as startups, face incredible pressure from all sides....

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Dealum is Tartu’s Startup of the Year

Last Thursday, Dealum won the Startup of the Year award at the Tartu Entrepreneurship Awards gala. The recognition is a proud moment for Dealum as we steadily revolutionize the investment management and fundraising experience for startups and investors. Our journey to...

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