DealRoom is an "Agile M&A" platform that combines a VDR with project management tools. It is designed to replace the Excel tracker with a Kanban board, helping teams manage requests and host documents. Colabra is a forensic diligence workspace. We are not here to host the files or track the tasks; we are here to audit the content and find the risks that others miss.
DealRoom's superpower is workflow. It merges the VDR and the diligence tracker into one system. Its "Deal Builder" AI helps you generate a request list and folder structure, and its "Kanban" view helps you track who has reviewed what. It is excellent for keeping the deal moving.
Colabra's superpower is scrutiny. We don't just tell you that a task is "In Progress"; we tell you if the underlying evidence is defective. We focus on the substance of the documents—identifying off-market clauses, missing signatures, and gaps in the record—rather than just the status of the review.
DealRoom's AI only works if the deal is hosted on DealRoom. But most sellers use Datasite or Intralinks. If you use DealRoom, you have to convince the seller to migrate. Colabra works on every deal. We sit alongside any VDR (Datasite, Intralinks, or Dropbox), giving you a consistent, private intelligence layer regardless of where the files are hosted.
DealRoom's AI is primarily a "Chat" interface ("Ask questions across your deal"). You have to prompt it to find issues. Colabra runs a proactive Playbook. We automatically screen for sanctions, change-of-control, and assignment risks the moment the data arrives—no prompting required.
DealRoom tracks the request ("Do we have the Board Minutes?"). Colabra verifies the evidence. Our Reconcile lens maps the actual files against the checklist to definitively prove what is missing, flagging the specific gaps (e.g., "Missing Board Minutes 2022-2023") that a project management tool would miss.