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DealSage
Charlottesville, US · Founded 2025 · Delaware corporation
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DEALSAGE provides AI-based deal screening that analyzes legal, regulatory, and geopolitical risks across institutional investment and M&A transactions. It is built for professional investors, enterprises, and advisors in the institutional dealmaking market.
Founders & leadership
DealSage was founded in 2025 by Mario Mancuso and Rob Wise.
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Mario MancusoFounder & CEOMario Mancuso served as U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations, and built three M&A practices including at Kirkland & Ellis before founding DealSage, which provides AI-based risk screening for institutional dealmaking. His co-founders include Rob Wise, founder of Aumni (acquired by JPMorgan), and Louis Citron, former Chief Legal Officer of NEA.
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Rob WiseCo-FounderRob Wise co-founded Aumni in 2018, which built data infrastructure for institutional investors and was acquired by J.P. Morgan in 2023, where he served as Managing Director until 2026. He holds a BA in Economics from UVA and an MS in Information Systems from Drexel, with prior experience in software engineering, legal support, and finance.
Board
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Louis S. CitronBoard director
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$1.8M disclosed across 1 round · 2025
▶$1.8MraisedOct 2025 · 8 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$1.8MraisedOct 2025 · 8 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Mario MancusoExecutive Officer, Director
- Louis S. CitronDirector
- Offering amount
- $1.8M
- Amount sold
- $1.8M
- First sale
- Oct 2025
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2025
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Frequently asked questions
- What does DealSage do?
- DEALSAGE provides AI-based deal screening that analyzes legal, regulatory, and geopolitical risks across institutional investment and M&A transactions. It is built for professional investors, enterprises, and advisors in the institutional dealmaking market.
- Who founded DealSage?
- DealSage was founded by Mario Mancuso, Rob Wise in 2025.
- How much funding has DealSage raised?
- DealSage has disclosed $1.8M raised across 1 round.
- Where is DealSage headquartered?
- DealSage is headquartered in Charlottesville, US.