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DealRoom review for fundraising

DealRoom combines a data room with request lists and project tracking, built for corporate development teams. A free trial is offered; pricing is quoted.

Research file reviewed Oct 1, 2026 · Since 2012 · United States · Cloud

Key facts

Pricing
Quote per project
Free trial
Offered
Hosting
Cloud
SOC 2
Yes
ISO 27001
Yes
Founded
2012
Headquarters
United States

Overview

DealRoom, founded in 2012, mixes a data room with pipeline and diligence tracking: request lists, task boards and Q&A sit next to the folders. Permissions, watermarks, view control and two-step login are listed.

For a raise, the tracking tools help when an issuer handles long diligence request lists from a lead investor or lender. For a broad LP raise, the project tools matter less than the investor view.

Raises it suits

Raises with a long diligence request list from a lead investor or lender, growth equity rounds and strategic investments.

Scores on five raise criteria

DealRoom scores 7.0 overall. Its highest criterion is permission control at 7.3. The black mark on each bar is the mean of the 16 rooms on this site.

How each criterion is calculated: scoring approach.

Investor tracking (22%)7.2
Permission control (20%)7.3
Raise workflow (20%)6.8
Investor onboarding (18%)7.0
Cost of a raise (20%)6.6

Mean of the 16 rooms on this site

Strengths

  • Request lists and task tracking built in
  • Q&A and permissions listed
  • Free trial available
  • SOC 2 and ISO 27001 listed

Gaps to check

  • Pricing on request
  • No AI help or redaction listed
  • Investor view less polished than the leaders

Features for a raise

6 of the 12 features we track are listed by DealRoom. Not listed: built-in redaction, nda e-sign step, native mobile app, api access, sso for your team, ai features.

FeatureDealRoomWhy it matters in a raise
Q&A moduleLPs and lead investors post questions on a file; the deal team routes each one, drafts a reply and decides who sees it.
Investor activity logA per-investor record of opens, pages and minutes, which tells the IR team who is in diligence and who stalled.
Dynamic watermarksStamps the reader and a timestamp over every page, so a PPM that leaks carries its source with it.
Built-in redactionMasks fee splits, investor names or personal data in place, with no edited duplicate to keep in sync.
NDA e-sign stepConfidentiality terms an investor must accept in the room before folder one appears.
Native mobile appAn installed app for phones and tablets, on top of reading in the mobile browser.
API accessLets a CRM or an internal script add investors, push files or pull the activity record.
SSO for your teamStaff on the issuer side log in with the company identity provider rather than a separate password.
2-step verificationA code or an approval on a second device every time someone logs in.
Drag-and-drop foldersAn entire numbered folder tree goes up in a single drop, structure intact.
View-only filesFiles can be read but not saved or printed, and the setting can change mid-raise without a new invite.
AI featuresHelp the vendor lists, for example summaries, search across documents, automatic filing or draft answers.

DealRoom pricing for a raise

DealRoom prices each project on request. The figures below use our quoted mid-market rooms band, which is a planning range, not a vendor quote.

Company round

$2,000 to $6,800

4 months, 3 users, planning band

Fund raise

$7,000 to $23,800

10 months, 4 users, planning band

Real estate raise

$3,000 to $10,200

3 months, 2 users, planning band

Debt raise

$2,100 to $7,150

3 months, 3 users, planning band

Compare the cost of your own raise

Raise type
  1. Ellty $596Listed price Visit Ellty
  2. DealRoom $2,000 to $6,800Planning band Pricing notes

USD before tax, for the full raise period. Vendor list prices where published; elsewhere our planning bands, which are budgeting ranges and never a vendor quote. Get a written price before you commit.

Security, setup and support

Onboarding is guided on paid plans; support is rated a little below the field leaders in the research file.

Certifications in our research file: SOC 2, ISO 27001. Two-step login is listed. Dynamic watermarks are listed. Request the newest attestation report before LPs or lenders start reading.

Before you sign: six hands-on checks

  • Recreate your real index (01 Offering, 02 Terms...) and drop one full folder in.
  • Send an invite to your own personal inbox and count the clicks to the first document.
  • Lock the financial model to reading only, then try to print and save it as that test reader.
  • Check that the test reader's name shows on the page and that the visit appears in the log.
  • Post a mock LP question and route it to a colleague for the reply.
  • Pull the activity export and compare it with what your IR file or CRM needs.

DealRoom alternatives

SmartRoom

6.9

Security-focused deal room with detailed permission controls.

Full review

Drooms

7.1

European deal room strong in real estate, with AI features.

Full review

Intralinks

7.2

One of the oldest deal rooms, common on bank-led transactions.

Full review

DealRoom: questions and answers

What will DealRoom cost over a raise?

DealRoom does not publish a price; each project is quoted. For planning we place it in our quoted mid-market rooms band: about $2,000 to $6,800 for a four-month company round. Ask the vendor for a written quote.

Can I try DealRoom before paying?

Yes. Our research file records a free trial for DealRoom; its length and limits are set by the vendor.

Can investors ask diligence questions inside DealRoom?

Yes. A Q&A module is listed, so a DDQ follow-up or a lender query can be raised, routed and closed without leaving DealRoom.

What security attestations does DealRoom list?

Our research file records SOC 2, ISO 27001. Before signing, request the latest report under NDA and check its date and scope.

Which data room fits your raise?

Four questions. About thirty seconds.

Step 1 of 4What are you raising?