Firestarter

Est. 2018 Belgium Updated 2026-03-19

Blockchain-based virtual data room for M&A transactions. Allows sharing, sealing, and verification of document authenticity using blockchain technology. Belgium-based startup. ~3 employees, 206 LinkedIn followers, 0 branded search volume. Very limited online presence. Mentioned in LinkedIn article about blockchain in M&A. Reclassified from contract-lifecycle to document-management (VDR).

Company Info

Founded: 2018
Team size: 1-10 employees
HQ: Belgium
Sector: M&ATransactions

What We Haven’t Verified

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Workflows

Based on practitioner evidence, Firestarter is used in these workflows:

Document Review & Management

What practitioners struggle with

Real frustrations from legal professionals — the problems Firestarter addresses (or should address). Sourced from practitioner reviews, Reddit threads, and case studies.

Mid-market M&A deal requires a data room to share 3,000 documents with counterparty counsel, but the incumbent VDR providers want $2,000/month minimum with a 12-month commitment — for a deal that closes in 8 weeks

Document Review & Management 13 vendors affected Mid-size firm (11–50) · Small firm (2–10) · In-house counsel · senior-associate

Startup raising a seed round needs to share confidential financials, cap table, and IP docs with 5 different VC firms simultaneously — but traditional VDR providers charge $1,000+/month and take days to set up, so founders end up using unsecured Google Drive links with no tracking of who viewed what

Document Review & Management 6 vendors affected in-house-smb · Solo practitioner

Where it fits in your workflow

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