If the worldwide business ecosystem was an ocean, then startups could be oysters. Oysters, that are trying to attract with their shell, while protecting the soft and vulnerable inside. If that was the case, then investors – venture capitalists, private equity companies, angels and such – would be pearl divers. Searching for the treasures of the ocean, natural pearls

Simply defined, a deal flow is the total amount of investment opportunities a company has, as per the consensus in definitions.