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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?...

How can angel investor groups use social media (the non-cringe way)

Feb 19, 2024 | Dealum

Today, everybody who is anybody is dancing away on TikTok – from mainstream influencers to realtors and bankers. What about the world of angel investing? When will we see angel investors promoting their latest syndicate while wiggling away to some hit song? Even...

Dealum partners with StartUpNV to help foster Nevada’s entrepreneurial ecosystem

Feb 14, 2024 | Dealum

Dealum is excited to announce its partnership with StartUpNV, Nevada’s state-wide accelerator and venture fund dedicated to building a diverse and resilient economy. This collaboration aims to support and enhance StartUpNV’s impactful programs that educate, cultivate,...

Case Study: How sTARTUp Pitching scaled their operations

Jan 10, 2024 | Dealum

Before – the challenge Before adopting Dealum, sTARTUp Day faced operational challenges. Pitching competition organizers struggled with the manual nature of the event management: startups registered via Typeform and data was managed and processed in Excel. The...

Dealum’s Year of 2023

Dec 20, 2023 | Dealum

Another year has passed and my, oh, my, does the time pass fast these days! As part of our tradition, it’s time to look back and appreciate where we’re at and how far we’ve come. Despite the global economic and geopolitical uncertainty, Dealum as a whole is in a good...

From seed to harvest: exit strategies for startup founders and angel investors

Dec 13, 2023 | Dealum

The world of startups is all about dreams, innovation, and building the future. But let’s not be coy – it is also about returns on investment. Both the founders and the angel investors hope that there comes a time to reap the rewards of all their hard work and...

Dealum and ACA strengthen collaboration

Dec 7, 2023 | Dealum

Dealum, the forefront platform for angel investing and angel group collaboration, is thrilled to announce the renewal of its partnership with the Angel Capital Association! This cooperation solidifies Dealum’s position as a recognized ecosystem member, showcasing our...

How angel group members benefit from using Dealum

Dec 1, 2023 | Dealum

Dealum is built to support and enable organizations that provide early-stage capital to startups, such as angel networks. We see that these organizations play a crucial role in the pre-seed community and therefore helping them to become more efficient and successful...

Impact investing: how angel investors can drive both profit and positive change

Oct 31, 2023 | Dealum

Impact startups and impact investing are logical reactions to the countless global issues we’re facing. While extractive capitalism has played a big role in bringing us here, more and more people realize that we need something entirely different to move us forward. We...