Mid-market matching
Find the high-potential companies already out there
Dealum helps mid-market organisations discover relevant startups and growth-stage companies open to partnerships, pilots, licensing, investment, or acquisition
Your Dealum workspace
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Define what you're looking for
2
Dealum finds relevant, interested companies
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Review matches and request introductions
Built on Dealum's existing ecosystem
270+
investor groups
35,000+
investors
150,000+
startups
Everyone stops watching the quiet ones
Thousands of promising businesses raise funding, build real products, and establish commercial traction — and then gradually become less visible to the wider market
Many continue developing long after their last funding round and may be open to the right commercial partnership, pilot, investment, or strategic conversation. The challenge is identifying the relevant companies and engaging them at the right time.
3,000+
new companies join the Dealum ecosystem every month
88.6%
of companies funded through Dealum's networks never reach a traditional venture exit
22.5%
of exits happen five or more years after the last funding round — quiet isn't the same as finished
The right pieces were always available
Dealum brings these pieces together through a structured, consent-led matching process
An established company ecosystem
Thousands of startups and growth-stage companies, with more added every month as they apply through Dealum's networks.
Real networks, real people
Built on companies that have applied through established angel networks, accelerators and startup ecosystems — not a scraped external database.
Workspace infrastructure
A structured space to review, collaborate and progress each opportunity — already proven in the product.
Consent built in
A company is only shared as an opportunity after confirming its interest in the relevant type of engagement.
Acquisition isn't the only option
Acquisition is one possible outcome. Organisations can also use the matching process to explore commercial partnerships, pilots, licensing and investment opportunities. The matching criteria and workspace can be tailored to the type of opportunity being explored.
Commercial partnerships
Build something together without a transaction
Joint ventures
Innovation challenges
Technology partnerships
Investment
Take a stake without acquiring the business outright
Minority investment
Growth funding
Strategic stakes
Pilots
Be the customer first, before anything bigger
Discovery and proof of concept
Pilot opportunities
Procurement pipeline
Acquisition
Buy the team, the product, or the whole business
Full acquisitions
Majority investments
Acqui-hires
Licensing
Take the technology without taking the company
IP licensing
Technology transfer
Commercial agreements
From “what you're looking for” to a dedicated workspace
An initial set of relevant opportunities, with further matches added as suitable companies opt in
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Register your interest
Tell us what type of opportunity you are looking for.
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Set your matching criteria
Define the industry, geography, stage, and any other relevant requirements.
3
Dealum identifies potential matches
We review relevant companies within the Dealum ecosystem.
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Interest is confirmed
Companies are contacted and only included after confirming their interest in the relevant opportunity.
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Review and request introductions
Suitable matches are made available through a dedicated Dealum workspace.
A real match requires both fit and confirmed interest
A company is only shared as a match once it fits your criteria and has confirmed its interest. Financial criteria apply where relevant, such as for acquisition or investment opportunities.
Dealum matches for relevance and fit. It doesn't score or rank businesses — the commercial judgement stays with you.
Fits what you're looking for
Industry
Geography
Financial profile, where relevant
Open to what you're looking for
Opportunity type
Confirmed interest
Register your interest
A short form, no commitment
Tell us what you're looking for, and we'll do the finding
Tell us whether you are looking to partner, pilot, license, invest or acquire. We'll use your criteria to identify potentially relevant companies and confirm their interest.
Are you a business open to opportunities?
Register your interest
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