# Ideals

> Ideals develops secure collaboration software for sensitive business decisions. Its virtual data room combines document permissions, due diligence Q&A, activity reporting and AI tools for M&A, fundraising, real estate and life sciences workflows; Ideals Board handles governance and board meetings.

- **Founded:** 2008
- **Headquarters:** Lucerne, Switzerland
- **Founders:** Evgeny Sergeev (Co-founder and CEO)
- **Products:** Ideals Virtual Data Room, Ideals Board, AI tools in Ideals VDR, Ideals MCP, Professional services and support
- **Notable:** Reports more than two million users worldwide., Ignis case study describes a completed €200 million transaction and at least one working hour saved daily., Delpharm case study reports 17 ongoing projects, with approximately 99% of its data room use devoted to audits.

## Products & services

- **Ideals Virtual Data Room** — Cloud software for controlled document disclosure, due diligence Q&A, permissions, reporting and project archives.
- **Ideals Board** — Board portal for agendas, board packs, voting, meeting minutes, tasks and secure governance workflows.
- **AI tools in Ideals VDR** — Built-in redaction of personal information, document translation and intelligent search; availability should be confirmed for the selected plan.
- **Ideals MCP** — Model Context Protocol server connecting compatible AI assistants to permission-controlled VDR workflows with activity logging.
- **Professional services and support** — 24/7 multilingual support, onboarding, training and optional assistance with data room setup and project administration.

## Achievements

- Reports more than two million users worldwide.
- Ignis case study describes a completed €200 million transaction and at least one working hour saved daily.
- Delpharm case study reports 17 ongoing projects, with approximately 99% of its data room use devoted to audits.
- Acquired EthosData in 2024, expanding its India presence.
- Official homepage displays a G2 rating of 4.7/5 from more than 800 reviews; ratings change over time.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — M&A Community published an interview with Evgeny Sergeev and Sabine Schilg about AI, secure dealmaking and the platform ecosystem.
- **2026-07** — Advisory Suite Programme terms became effective July 6, naming Swiss company Ideals Group GmbH as operator.
- **2026-03** — Published a Haoyue Capital partnership report examining China’s pharmaceutical M&A activity in 2025.

## Links

- Website: https://www.idealsvdr.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/idealsvdr/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/idealscorp
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/idealscorp

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Last updated: 2026-10-23