How Daring Capital centralized their deal flow with Dealum

Last Updated on January 20, 2026 by admin

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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 syndicate bringing together impact-driven investors and underrepresented founders. With almost 30 active members and around £2.5M raised across 16 companies, they focus on backing startups that make the world a better place. They’re growing quickly – but their workflow wasn’t keeping up.

They used Airtable for startup-related processes and another platform for investor management. This meant keeping data in two places and needing to update both tools manually, which took time and created mistakes.

Investor experience was the biggest headache. The investor management platform’s interface was clunky, and even logging in was difficult – the investors couldn’t use their email and had to remember a username. If they forgot it (and often did), they had to reset the username first, then the password as well. On top of all that, they didn’t have any user guides. A simple login became a support project, and the team kept getting questions and complaints.

Airtable worked fine, but it needed constant customizing – and that took a lot of effort. As Daring Capital grew, the setup and keeping both tools up to date became harder to manage. Eventually, their growing frustration with the investor management platform forced them to look for a new centralized solution – one place to manage applications, deal flow, and investor interactions.

The outcome: a smoother, faster, end-to-end workflow in one centralized tool 

Jem Stein, the Founder of Daring Capital, says that he knew about Dealum earlier and reached out to explore the platform: “We looked at other systems too, but none offered a full end-to-end experience. Some platforms are investor-only; others focus on deal flow but not investor-side engagement.”

“Dealum was the only one that provided full coverage – from startup applications to investor onboarding and deal closing. No other tools needed.”

Jem says that the onboarding was very straightforward. Most of the work involved importing data from Airtable: “Dealum’s team cleaned it up for us and handled the mapping, which made it easy. Dealum itself is a very intuitive platform – the investor experience is much better, everything is where you expect it to be, and you have a lot of user guides available. It just works, which is exactly what you’d expect from a tech platform.” 

Jem says that their biggest surprise was the support response time: “The previous platform took two or three days to answer via email, but Dealum’s support team replies in live chat often within 20–60 minutes – sometimes faster. We would never have expected that, and it makes a huge difference.” 

Dealum saves them a lot of time; they can find information quickly, and deal flow is easier to manage. “For example, if a startup already applied six months ago, I can instantly see where they are and why we turned them down. Our investment committee also logs in to review materials, which is efficient,” describes Jem. 

The verdict: smoother workflow and happier investors 

Since moving to Dealum, Daring Capital’s workflow and investor experience are far smoother. The feedback from users says it all – or rather, the lack of it. “The main feedback is silence, which is the best possible sign. When people are unhappy, they speak up. Since implementing Dealum, we have not received any complaints. Everything just works. It’s like the internet or other infrastructure – you only notice it when it breaks,” says Jem. 

Looking ahead, the team plans to use Dealum’s events feature and would like a built-in mailing list function to send updates without exporting data. For now, the platform handles the core deal flow: applications, tasks, document uploads, deal progression, and presenting opportunities to investors. Over time, they plan to expand into more functions.

When asked if they would recommend Dealum, Jem is clear: “Yes, definitely. Especially for groups using nominee structures or SPVs. Having that integrated into the platform makes a big difference.”

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