Q: How do I set up a data room?

Setting up a data room with Ansarada is simple. You don’t need IT teams or weeks of preparation — you can get started in minutes. Create your room - sign up and launch a new Data Room directly online. Our guided setup walks you through the process step by step. Upload and organise your documents - use Smart Upload to bulk load files, and our AI will automatically sort and structure them into the right categories. Set up your teams - create your teams and sub teams. Once your teams are set up you can start inviting your internal team members. Set access and security permissions - for each user or group, define what they can view, edit, download, print or manage — from documents to workflows. Send your invite - once you're ready, send your invitations to your data room.

Question 1

How do I set up a data room?

Accepted Answer

Setting up a data room with Ansarada is simple and easy. You don’t need IT teams or weeks of preparation, you can get started in minutes.

Create your room
Sign up and launch a new Data Room directly online. Our guided setup walks you through the process step by step.

Upload and organise your documents
Use Smart Upload to bulk load files, and our AI will automatically sort and structure them into the right categories.

Control access and permissions
Decide who sees what with granular user permissions, document redaction, and bank-grade security features.

Invite your team and bidders
Collaborate securely with advisors, investors, or bidders — all in one place, with a full audit trail.

With Ansarada, you’re not just setting up a virtual data room. You’re creating a structured, secure environment that keeps your deal moving forward with more speed, less risk, and total confidence.

Question 2

How much experience does Ansarada have?

Accepted Answer

Ansarada opened its doors in 2005, and today has offices all around the world. We’ve handled more than 54,000 transactions, large and small for all manner of clients. Our people are highly experienced in every facet of deal preparation and execution. That’s what we do all day, every day - help businesses and their advisors reach the next critical outcome.

Question 3

Who are your current clients?

Accepted Answer

Ansarada works with leading dealmakers and companies around the globe including investment banks, law firms, accountancy firms, private equity, corporates and governments. Get to know our clients.

Question 4

How can Ansarada help me run a successful deal?

Accepted Answer

From M&A to capital raises, audits, strategic reviews and tenders, material outcomes rely on secure virtual data rooms.

Ansarada data room software is designed to help you realize and raise the potential of your business - every step of the way. Our Deal Marketing and Deal Preparation Workflow tools allow you to seamlessly sync information siloed across your business into a single source of truth containing your most accurate and up-to-date information.

During any transaction, there are so many parts in motion, so many things to consider, so many bits and bytes of information to be sorted. So little time, yet so much at stake.

You need a Data Room that is highly secure and simple to use, so that you can stay fixed on the outcome from the outset, while adapting to anything unforeseen in-between with calm, confidence and control.

When you’re ready to go to market, your Ansarada Virtual Data Room will ensure you can run your transaction as you see fit while reducing risk, stress, and time typically spent on menial deal upkeep.

Your external parties can easily find what’s relevant to them and get answers to their questions quickly without frustrations. Your team is supported through features like intelligently designed reports that track activity and levels of engagement, intuitive document security controls to protect your information, and proactive assistance from our support team who have guided more than 54,000 successful deals.

Using Ansarada makes it easier for dealmakers and business leaders to focus on what they do best - driving a successful result in less time, for less money.

Question 5

How do I set up a Data Room

Accepted Answer

Setting up a data room with Ansarada is simple and easy. You don’t need IT teams or weeks of preparation, you can get started in minutes. Create your room
Sign up and launch a new Data Room directly online. Our guided setup walks you through the process step by step. Upload and organise your documents
Use Smart Upload to bulk load files, and our AI will automatically sort and structure them into the right categories. Control access and permissions
Decide who sees what with granular user permissions, document redaction, and bank-grade security features. Invite your team and bidders
Collaborate securely with advisors, investors, or bidders — all in one place, with a full audit trail. With Ansarada, you’re not just setting up a virtual data room. You’re creating a structured, secure environment that keeps your deal moving forward with more speed, less risk, and total confidence.

Question 6

How long does it take to set up a data room?

Accepted Answer

With Ansarada, setting up a data room takes minutes. There's no need to talk to anyone. You can launch your room online and begin uploading documents immediately.

Instead of wasting days getting ready, you’ll have a data room that’s deal-ready almost instantly so you can focus on driving outcomes, not admin.

Question 7

Can I see a product demonstration?

Accepted Answer

Of course. In fact, please do. We know that once you see Ansarada in action you’ll want to try us. All you have to do is say when.

Question 8

How will I be charged?

Accepted Answer

We offer a range of plans from 250MB up to hundreds of GBs. Each plan is based on data usage. All of our plans include unlimited users to give you confidence and certainty. Now you can invite as many users as you like. Check out our online pricing.

Question 9

How do I get my documents into the platform?

Accepted Answer

It couldn’t be easier. With one action, an entire folder structure sitting on your desktop, you can be dragged and dropped straight into the Ansarada Data Room.

You can simply drag and drop a file, folder or an entire zip file. If its a .zip file - it will unzip automatically.

Question 10

Will I need training to use Ansarada

Accepted Answer

We’re passionate about simplicity, so our platform is designed to provide an intuitive, user-friendly experience. That said, when you first begin or if you ever have any questions, our client success team is always ready to walk you through the platform to ensure you’re set up for success.

Question 11

What customer support is available?

Accepted Answer

On demand, 24/7 service is guaranteed. We also offer an extensive library of Online Help resources featuring hundreds of articles and videos to answer your most pressing questions and elevate your business to its optimal state of readiness.

Question 12

Do you offer client support in other languages?

Accepted Answer

A number of our support staff are multilingual but our primary support language is English.

Question 13

Do I need any specific software, apps, equipment or downloads to access Ansarada?

Accepted Answer

No. There's no need for any downloads or plugins; you'll have immediate access. Whether you’re sitting at your desk or running between meetings, you’re always connected. Ansarada access is just a few clicks away, regardless of operating system or browser.

Question 14

What file formats are supported?

Accepted Answer

It takes all kinds of file types to successfully execute a transaction, which is why we support any file format. So whether you have normal disclosure documents, special supporting information or even cryptic technical data, it can all be uploaded to your platform.

Question 15

What browsers are supported?

Accepted Answer

Ansarada works on all current operating systems and browsers. Some older systems and browsers are unsupported in line with information security best practices.

Question 16

Will I be able to access Ansarada from a mobile device

Accepted Answer

Yes. With dealmakers on the road and working around the clock, we make sure we work on everything you work on.

Question 17

How can I be sure my data is safe?

Accepted Answer

Due to the sensitive nature of the data that passes through our products, security and privacy have always been paramount at Ansarada. Ansarada is proud to be both GDPR compliant and accredited to the holy grail of security certifications – the industry-recognised standard ISO 27001. To attain that accreditation, we’re regularly audited by Lloyds Quality Register against 135 individual security policies, procedures and techniques.

Question 18

What about disaster recovery?

Accepted Answer

We offer local document storage in Europe, South-East Asia, the United States, the Middle East and Australia, while operating 2 separate active data centres mirroring each other to take care of even the most extreme scenarios. All equipment in each data center is redundant; there is no single point of failure on any hardware or software.

Question 19

Does Ansarada have the capacity to handle larger mutlinational deals?

Accepted Answer

Yes. And we do. We’ve handled multi-billion dollar deals for clients all over the world. We’re set up to handle large scale international transactions that need high levels of inquiry and administration support.

Question 20

Is there any value in using Ansarada for a smaller deal?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Our platform is designed not only to support smaller transactions, but to ensure you are prepared for financial events - like an audit, investor reporting or multiple rounds of funding - that may lead up to an eventual exit.

When you’re ready to execute, Ansarada provides the most intuitive room experience on the market - ensuring that your outside parties can easily find the information they need and stay engaged throughout the process.

Question 21

How many different languages does your platform support?

Accepted Answer

Eleven: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Russian.

Question 22

Can I track activity inside my data room?

Accepted Answer

Yes. And outside. With post-download reporting options, you can track views on documents long after they’ve left the room. Ansarada also offers customized summaries and granular reporting across all users, documents and Q&A activity. These secure, legal grade reports can be retrieved at any time in the process, while our Bidder Engagement Score uses machine learning backed by over 54,000 deals to give you insight you won’t find anywhere else.

Frequently asked questions

Your FAQs, sorted

How do I set up a data room?

How much experience does Ansarada have?

Who are your current clients?

How can Ansarada help me run a successful deal?

How do I set up a Data Room

How long does it take to set up a data room?

Can I see a product demonstration?

How will I be charged?

How do I get my documents into the platform?

Will I need training to use Ansarada

What customer support is available?

Do you offer client support in other languages?

Do I need any specific software, apps, equipment or downloads to access Ansarada?

What file formats are supported?

What browsers are supported?

Will I be able to access Ansarada from a mobile device

How can I be sure my data is safe?

What about disaster recovery?

Does Ansarada have the capacity to handle larger mutlinational deals?

Is there any value in using Ansarada for a smaller deal?

How many different languages does your platform support?

Can I track activity inside my data room?

Frequently asked questions

Your FAQs, sorted

How do I set up a data room?

How much experience does Ansarada have?

Who are your current clients?

How can Ansarada help me run a successful deal?

How do I set up a Data Room

How long does it take to set up a data room?

Can I see a product demonstration?

How will I be charged?

How do I get my documents into the platform?

Will I need training to use Ansarada

What customer support is available?

Do you offer client support in other languages?

Do I need any specific software, apps, equipment or downloads to access Ansarada?

What file formats are supported?

What browsers are supported?

Will I be able to access Ansarada from a mobile device

How can I be sure my data is safe?

What about disaster recovery?

Does Ansarada have the capacity to handle larger mutlinational deals?

Is there any value in using Ansarada for a smaller deal?

How many different languages does your platform support?

Can I track activity inside my data room?