Helping more people buy great businesses with confidence.
We started DEALPRINT to give buyers the structure, insight, and support they need to make better decisions when buying a business.
Our Story
Sebastian and Robert met during their first week at Columbia University, long before they were thinking about building a company together. They came from different worlds, but shared a similar operating style: work hard, compete seriously, and keep showing up when the work gets difficult. Sebastian went on to captain Columbia’s Lightweight Rowing Team, while Robert captained on the Track & Field team.
After college, their paths moved in parallel. Sebastian began his career in investment banking and private equity, where he spent years evaluating companies, diligencing transactions, and seeing what experienced buyers look for before putting capital at risk. Robert became a software engineer at Goldman Sachs, helping build the trading platforms that move billions of dollars through the financial markets.
In 2024, they found themselves back in school together, this time at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. Around them, more and more people were looking at small business ownership as a path to independence, wealth creation, and control over their future. But they also saw the reality behind that opportunity: buying a business is hard. The information is messy. The process is unfamiliar. The risks are not always obvious. And many buyers are trying to make life-changing decisions without the support, tools, or experience that institutional investors take for granted.
That is why they started DEALPRINT.
DEALPRINT was built to give acquisition entrepreneurs, searchers, investors, and advisors a clearer way to evaluate and manage small business acquisitions. Our platform turns scattered documents, messy financials, diligence questions, and hidden risks into clear, actionable insights so buyers can understand what they are looking at, know what to ask next, and move through a deal with more confidence.
We do not believe buying a business should be sold as easy, passive, or guaranteed. It is difficult work. But with the right process, the right information, and the right support, more people can pursue small business ownership with the same discipline that experienced investors bring to the table.
This is the company we are building: practical, transparent, and deeply focused on helping people make better decisions when those decisions matter. We are still early in our journey, but our mission is clear. We want to make small business ownership more accessible by giving buyers the tools, guidance, and confidence to pursue good deals, avoid bad ones, and build something lasting for themselves, their families, and their communities.
Progress Snapshot
- Fundraising Stage
- Pre-Seed
- Comps Analyzed
- 50K+
- Red Flags Identified
- 1K+
- Searchers Interviewed
- 200+
Our Values
Learn Continuously
Buying a business is one of the most important decisions a person can make, and no one should have to make that decision with incomplete information. We are students of every deal, every customer, and every lesson the market teaches us. We build that learning back into our platform so each buyer can move forward with more clarity, discipline, and confidence.
Build Together
Small business ownership is too important, and too difficult, to pursue alone. We believe buyers, advisors, lenders, investors, and operators all make better decisions when they are working from the same information and moving toward the same goal. DEALPRINT is built to bring the right people into the process, keep everyone aligned, and help more good deals get done.
Expand Access
For too long, the best tools, processes, and institutional knowledge in M&A have been reserved for experienced investors. We are here to change that. DEALPRINT gives acquisition entrepreneurs and small business buyers access to the kind of diligence support, deal visibility, and decision-making discipline that used to be available only to private equity firms and professional buyers.
The Team
Supporters
Backed by world-class innovation engines
Born in the best entrepreneurial ecosystem in the world: UC Berkeley
Accelerators
SkyDeck is UC Berkeley's premier startup accelerator, providing Pad-13 companies with access to world-class resources, mentorship, and connections to leading venture capital firms and industry experts.
DEALPRINT participated in Berkeley SkyDeck's Pad-13 batches 20 and 21.
DEALPRINT ended Pad-13 Batch 20 on a high note by winning the pitch competition. We are grateful to the SkyDeck community for their support and mentorship throughout the program, and we're excited for all the continued support as we continue to grow and redefine the SMB M&A space.