Per-investor analytics
- HummingDeck
- Yes
- DocSend
Investor data rooms
Secure data room software for founders raising and funds sharing.
Bundle your deck, financial model, cap table, and diligence documents into one tracked room. Share it easily for early pitches, then restrict access as diligence gets sensitive.
7-day Business trial. No credit card. Investors do not need HummingDeck accounts.
Дата-рум Acme для раунда Series A
Northstar Ventures · Ограниченный доступ
Презентация и финансы
Презентация Acme v3
24 стр.
Финансовая модель Q4 2025
8 стр.
Таблица капитализации (до Series A)
3 стр.
Материалы для проверки
Рекомендации клиентов
5 стр.
Биографии команды
4 стр.
Юридические документы
Учредительные документы
12 стр.
Оценка 5,0 из 5 на G2
From deck to data room
A pitch deck is not a data room.
Send the diligence packet piece by piece and nobody knows which version is current. A data room keeps the deck, model, cap table, references, and legal documents in one room that stays up to date.
From deck to data room
Deck · MonModel · WedCap table · ThuOne link
By stage, by audience
The room grows with the raise
Start with the deck, sent separately and tracked.
At pre-seed, it is mostly the deck. Send a separate tracked link to each investor, see who reads beyond the opening slides, and focus follow-up on the partners who engage.
Pre-seed
- Per-investor read tracking with personalized links
- Known bot and scanner opens kept out of read counts
- Return-visit alerts when an investor comes back
- Start with a tracked deck before opening a full room
Inside the data room
More than a folder of PDFs
01 · Organize the packet
Drop everything in, then group it by section.
Bring the deck, financial model, cap table, references, and legal documents into one room. Group them under tabs and sections, then replace a file without changing the room URL.
DocumentsMeetingsDiligence plan
Deck & financials
Pitch deck v3
12 pages
Financial model Q4 2025
4 pages
Diligence pack
Cap table
8 pages
Customer references
6 pages
Legal
Security overview
14 pages
Articles of Incorporation
3 pages
02 · Add context
Founder Looms, partner calls, and investor forms.
Embed a founder introduction, meeting calendar, diligence questionnaire, and tracked links to supporting material so investors can review and respond without jumping between tools.
Investor materials
4:32
Founder intro: Acme Series A
Loom · 4:32
Investor feedback form
Typeform · 4 questions
Book a partner call
Calendly · 30 min
Financial model (Q4 2025)
docs.google.com · tracked
03 · Coordinate diligence
Keep the diligence plan and questions in the room.
Use a flat or phased mutual action plan for the review, including private team tasks. Identified investors can complete shared tasks assigned to their email. On Pro and Business, link-specific Discussions keep questions beside the document or task they concern.
Mutual NDA · Series A
Accept and continueRequest changesDecline
Accepted8m ago
“Happy to proceed. Looking forward to reviewing the materials.”
How it works
How a HummingDeck data room works
1
Bundle
Pull the deck, model, cap table, references, and legal docs into one room, organized into tabs and sections.
2
Restrict (optional)
Keep it open for early pitches, then switch on the verified email allowlist once the financials get sensitive.
3
Send
It's one link with no account, signup, or password to deal with. Recipients only verify by inbox when you've restricted access.
4
Track
Watch it per investor: which partner read which page, how long they stayed, and who came back the next day.
5
Update
Replace any document mid-raise and the link never changes, so investors always see the current version.
See it in action
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Zapier
Подключите 8 000+ приложений. Автоматизируйте процессы при просмотре документов.
Close CRM
Каждый просмотр документа записывается как активность в Close. Контакты, компании и данные синхронизируются автоматически.
Slack
Мгновенные уведомления, когда клиенты просматривают ваши документы. Время, завершённость и клики в каждом оповещении.
Google Workspace™
Публикуйте Google Slides™ и Google Docs™ напрямую в HummingDeck. Создавайте отслеживаемые ссылки, не выходя из редактора.
Chrome Extension
Делитесь файлами из Gmail с отслеживаемыми ссылками. Постраничная аналитика и уведомления в реальном времени.
Investor engagement
See which partner is reading.
With personalized or inbox-verified links, see when an associate, partner, or IC member opens the packet, what they review, and whether they return. Open links remain anonymous.
Repeated views can signal renewed or wider interest.
Known bots and link scanners are filtered before they reach your engagement view.
Карта вовлечённости аккаунта
По одной персональной ссылке обнаружено 4 сессий просмотра
How HummingDeck compares as a data room
Verified email allowlist
- HummingDeck
- Yes
- DocSend
- Yes (Advanced)
Return-visit alerts
- HummingDeck
- Yes
- DocSend
Bot filtering
- HummingDeck
- Yes
- DocSend
- Partial
Embedded Loom and Calendly
- HummingDeck
- Yes
- DocSend
Per-recipient download toggle
- HummingDeck
- Yes
- DocSend
Custom domain
- HummingDeck
- Yes (Business)
- DocSend
- Yes (Advanced)
Cap table integration
- HummingDeck
- DocSend
Per-recipient revoke
- HummingDeck
- Yes
- DocSend
Free plan
- HummingDeck
- Yes
- DocSend
| Feature | HummingDeck | DocSend |
|---|---|---|
| Per-investor analytics | Yes | |
| Verified email allowlist | Yes | Yes (Advanced) |
| Return-visit alerts | Yes | |
| Bot filtering | Yes | Partial |
| Embedded Loom and Calendly | Yes | |
| Per-recipient download toggle | Yes | |
| Custom domain | Yes (Business) | Yes (Advanced) |
| Cap table integration | ||
| Per-recipient revoke | Yes | |
| Free plan | Yes |
AdvertisedNot advertised
DocSend is the best-known option for founder data rooms. HummingDeck differs in a few places, like return-visit alerts, bot filtering, embedded Calendly and Loom, and a free plan that covers most pre-seed raises. Which one fits depends on what your round needs.
Comparison reflects publicly advertised features as of June 2026 and may change. An X means the capability is not publicly advertised, not necessarily missing. DocSend is a trademark of its respective owner; HummingDeck is independent and unaffiliated.
A data room that tells you who's reading.
Most data-room tools tell you a link was opened. HummingDeck shows you which partner actually read it, page by page, so a quiet open and a close read never look the same. That gap is what tells you where the conversation is really heading. Why your deck analytics are wrong covers what to look for instead.
Access control
Open for the pitch, restricted for diligence.
Create an Open link for early outreach, Ask Email when a self-reported address is enough, Verify Email for inbox confirmation, or a Restricted link for approved investors once sensitive material goes in. Each link keeps its chosen mode, and separate links can serve different investor groups.
Access · Open
Open for early investor outreach
At pre-seed, let investors open the deck without an email gate. You see session-level engagement, but the viewer remains anonymous unless the link is personalized.
- No account or email gate
- Session-level engagement analytics
- Best for cold outreach and early pitches
What your investor sees
The data room opens
No signup, straight to the room
Every viewer still tracked
Ask Email, Verify Email, and Restricted sharing are available on Pro and Business
Real-time alerts
Know the moment a partner opens the room.
Get pinged the moment an investor opens the room, reads a doc, or comes back the next day, so you know when to follow up instead of guessing.
Slack alerts
A message lands in your channel the moment a partner opens the room or reads the financial model, so you're not stuck refreshing a dashboard.
Email digests
Get a daily summary of who opened what, ranked by engagement. It still reaches you on the days Slack stays muted.
Webhooks and CRM
Pipe room activity into Affinity, Attio, HubSpot, or any pipeline tracker via webhooks and Zapier.
Pricing that fits the raise
Pro adds Restricted sharing and Discussions. Business adds unlimited rooms and documents, custom branding, and a custom domain.
Экономия до 20%
Starter
$10/мес.
3 rooms, 5 documents each, per-page analytics, expiration, and download controls
Попробовать бесплатноСамый популярный
Pro
$25/мес. за пользователя
15 rooms, 15 documents each, Restricted sharing, Discussions, and Slack alerts
Попробовать бесплатноBusiness
$40/мес. за пользователя
Unlimited rooms and documents, custom domain, and custom branding
Попробовать бесплатноБез учёта НДС или иных применимых налогов. Налог добавляется при оплате. Цены для компаний. Цены указаны без учёта НДС/налога с продаж, который рассчитывается при оплате на основе вашего местоположения.
Сравнить все функцииFrequently asked questions
What is the difference between a pitch deck tracker and a data room?
A pitch deck tracker follows engagement with one document. A data room keeps the deck, financial model, cap table, references, and legal material in one current room. Start with a tracked deck for early outreach, then open a room when investor diligence begins.
What goes in a startup data room?
A typical fundraising data room starts with the pitch deck, financial model, cap table, team information, customer evidence, and key legal documents. Later-stage diligence may add contracts, IP records, security material, and other files requested by the investor.
Do investors need a HummingDeck account?
Investors open the room in a browser and do not need a HummingDeck account. Open and Ask Email links can lead straight into the room. Verify Email and Restricted links use a magic link sent to the investor's inbox.
Can I restrict a data room by email or company domain?
Yes, on Pro and Business. Create a Restricted room link, allow exact email addresses or eligible company domains, and require recipients to verify through their inbox. The same room can have separate Open or Restricted links for different audiences. A link's access mode is fixed when created, while allowlist entries remain editable.
What does inbox verification prove?
It proves that the viewer can access the email inbox used for verification. It does not prove legal identity or create an electronic signature. You can restrict downloads, but any copy you allow someone to download is outside the room's access controls.
How do mutual action plans and Discussions work in an investor data room?
Every room can have one flat or phased mutual action plan. Room owners manage the plan, while identified investors can complete shared tasks assigned to their email. Discussions are available on Pro and Business and keep link-specific questions beside the relevant document or task. They are contextual conversations, not a formal VDR Q&A workflow.
Can funds use HummingDeck for LP and co-investor sharing?
Yes. Emerging funds and syndicates can share LP fundraising materials, co-investment packets, portfolio updates, and investment committee material. Separate links keep each audience's access, Discussions, and engagement history distinct.
How secure is a HummingDeck data room?
Documents are encrypted at rest and in transit. Room links can use expiration, revocation, download controls, inbox verification, and exact-email or eligible company-domain allowlists. Inbox verification is not legal identity verification, and HummingDeck is not SOC 2 certified.
When should I choose a formal virtual data room instead?
Choose a dedicated VDR when the process requires per-file permissions, dynamic watermarking, SSO, structured file requests or Q&A, NDA gates, formal audit exports, or compliance evidence. HummingDeck is designed for fundraising and focused diligence run by small or mid-sized teams, not regulated enterprise VDR workflows.
Which plan includes secure data-room features?
Starter adds link expiration, download controls, and per-page analytics. Pro adds Ask Email, Verify Email, Restricted email or domain access, Discussions, and Slack. Mutual action plans are available with rooms on every plan, subject to each plan's room limits. Business adds unlimited rooms and documents, custom branding, and a custom domain.
How much does a data room cost?
HummingDeck starts free with one room of three documents. Starter is $10 per month for three rooms, Pro is $25 per user per month for 15 rooms with Restricted sharing and Discussions, and Business is $40 per user per month for unlimited rooms. Formal virtual data room plans with watermarking, audit trails, and Q&A publish prices of roughly $250 to $400 per month.
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