diff --git a/src/app/api/dealApi.ts b/src/app/api/dealApi.ts
index 5c7c948..d4d88af 100644
--- a/src/app/api/dealApi.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/dealApi.ts
@@ -7,14 +7,17 @@ export type Deal = {
   investor_id: string;
 };
 
+// Sort the dealList by created_time in descending order
+export function byCreatedTimeDesc(a: Deal, b: Deal) {
+  return new Date(b.created_time).getTime() - new Date(a.created_time).getTime();
+}
+
 export async function getDealList() {
   const supabase = createSupabaseClient();
   const { data: dealData, error } = await supabase
     .from('business')
     .select(`
-      id,
       project (
-        id,
         investment_deal (
           deal_amount,
           created_time,
@@ -25,7 +28,6 @@ export async function getDealList() {
     .eq('user_id', await getCurrentUserID())
     .single();
 
-  // Handle errors and no data cases
   if (error) {
     alert(JSON.stringify(error));
     console.error('Error fetching deal list:', error);
@@ -37,22 +39,51 @@ export async function getDealList() {
     return; // Exit if there's no data
   }
 
-  const dealList = dealData.project[0].investment_deal;
+  const flattenedDeals = dealData.project.flatMap((proj) =>
+    proj.investment_deal.map((deal) => ({
+      deal_amount: deal.deal_amount,
+      created_time: deal.created_time,
+      investor_id: deal.investor_id,
+    }))
+  )
 
   // Check for empty dealList
-  if (!dealList.length) {
+  if (!flattenedDeals.length) {
     alert("No deal list available");
     return; // Exit if there's no data
   }
-
-  // Sort the dealList by created_time in descending order
-  const byCreatedTimeDesc = (a: Deal, b: Deal) =>
-    new Date(b.created_time).getTime() - new Date(a.created_time).getTime();
-  return dealList.sort(byCreatedTimeDesc);
+  return flattenedDeals.sort(byCreatedTimeDesc);
 };
 
+export async function getRecentDealData() {
+  const supabase = createSupabaseClient();
+  let dealList = await getDealList();
+
+  if (!dealList) {
+    // #TODO div no deals available?
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  dealList = dealList.slice(0, 5)
+
+  const investorIdList: string[] = dealList.map(deal => deal.investor_id);
+  const { data: userData, error } = await supabase
+    .from("profiles")
+    .select("username, avatar_url")   // #TODO add email
+    .in("id", investorIdList); // Filter by investor_id
+
+  if (error) {
+    // Handle the error and return a meaningful message
+    console.error("Error fetching usernames and avatars:", error);
+  }
+
+  alert(JSON.stringify(userData));
+  return userData || [];
+}
+
 // #TODO move to util
 export function convertToGraphData(deals: Deal[]): Record<string, number> {
+  // group by year & month
   let graphData = deals.reduce((acc, deal) => {
     const monthYear = new Date(deal.created_time).toISOString().slice(0, 7); // E.g., '2024-10'
     acc[monthYear] = (acc[monthYear] || 0) + deal.deal_amount; // Sum the deal_amount
diff --git a/src/app/dashboard/hook.ts b/src/app/dashboard/hook.ts
index 70166fc..82b3793 100644
--- a/src/app/dashboard/hook.ts
+++ b/src/app/dashboard/hook.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
-import { Deal, getDealList, convertToGraphData } from "../api/dealApi";
+import { Deal, getDealList, convertToGraphData, getRecentDealData } from "../api/dealApi";
+
+
+type RecentDealData = { username: string; avatar_url: string }[]
 
 // custom hook for deal list
 export function useDealList() {
@@ -17,7 +20,7 @@ export function useDealList() {
 }
 
 export function useGraphData() {
-  const [graphData, setGraphData] = useState<Record<string, number>>({});
+  const [graphData, setGraphData] = useState({});
 
   const fetchGraphData = async () => {
     const dealList = await getDealList();
@@ -31,4 +34,18 @@ export function useGraphData() {
   }, []);
 
   return graphData;
+}
+
+export function useRecentDealData() {
+  const [recentDealData, setRecentDealData] = useState<RecentDealData>();
+
+  const fetchRecentDealData = async () => {
+    setRecentDealData(await getRecentDealData());
+  }
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    fetchRecentDealData();
+  }, []);
+
+  return recentDealData;
 }
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diff --git a/src/app/dashboard/page.tsx b/src/app/dashboard/page.tsx
index 5d7cd2e..f2db558 100644
--- a/src/app/dashboard/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/dashboard/page.tsx
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ import { Overview } from "@/components/ui/overview";
 import { RecentFunds } from "@/components/recent-funds";
 import { useState } from "react";
 
-import { useDealList, useGraphData } from "./hook";
+import { useDealList, useGraphData, useRecentDealData } from "./hook";
 
 export default function Dashboard() {
   const [graphType, setGraphType] = useState("line");
   const graphData = useGraphData();
   const dealList = useDealList();
+  const recentDealData = useRecentDealData();
   const totalDealAmount = dealList?.reduce((sum, deal) => sum + deal.deal_amount, 0) || 0;
 
   return (
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ export default function Dashboard() {
                     </CardDescription>
                   </CardHeader>
                   <CardContent>
-                    <RecentFunds>
+                    <RecentFunds recentDealData={recentDealData!}>
                     </RecentFunds>
                   </CardContent>
                 </Card>
diff --git a/src/components/recent-funds.tsx b/src/components/recent-funds.tsx
index 493e535..27cd796 100644
--- a/src/components/recent-funds.tsx
+++ b/src/components/recent-funds.tsx
@@ -1,59 +1,31 @@
 import { Avatar, AvatarFallback, AvatarImage } from "@/components/ui/avatar";
 
-const data = [
-  {
-    name: "Olivia Martin",
-    email: "olivia.martin@email.com",
-    amount: "1900.00",
-    avatar: "/avatars/01.png", // psuedo avatar image
-    initials: "OM",
-  },
-  {
-    name: "Jackson Lee",
-    email: "jackson.lee@email.com",
-    amount: "39.00",
-    avatar: "/avatars/02.png",
-    initials: "JL",
-  },
-  {
-    name: "Isabella Nguyen",
-    email: "isabella.nguyen@email.com",
-    amount: "299.00",
-    avatar: "/avatars/03.png",
-    initials: "IN",
-  },
-  {
-    name: "William Kim",
-    email: "will@email.com",
-    amount: "99.00",
-    avatar: "/avatars/04.png",
-    initials: "WK",
-  },
-  {
-    name: "Sofia Davis",
-    email: "sofia.davis@email.com",
-    amount: "39.00",
-    avatar: "/avatars/05.png",
-    initials: "SD",
-  },
-];
+type RecentDealData = {
+  username: string;
+  avatar_url: string;
+  // email: string;
+};
 
-export function RecentFunds() {
+interface RecentFundsProps {
+  recentDealData: RecentDealData[];
+}
+
+export function RecentFunds({ recentDealData }: RecentFundsProps) {
   return (
     <div className="space-y-8">
-      {data.map((person, index) => (
+      {recentDealData?.map((person, index) => (
         <div className="flex items-center" key={index}>
           <Avatar className="h-9 w-9">
-            <AvatarImage src={person.avatar} alt={person.name} />
-            <AvatarFallback>{person.initials}</AvatarFallback>
+            <AvatarImage src={person.avatar_url} alt={person.username} />
+            {<AvatarFallback>{person.username[0]}</AvatarFallback>}
           </Avatar>
           <div className="ml-4 space-y-1">
-            <p className="text-sm font-medium leading-none">{person.name}</p>
-            <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">{person.email}</p>
+            <p className="text-sm font-medium leading-none">{person.username}</p>
+            {/* <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">{person.email}</p> */}
           </div>
-          <div className="ml-auto font-medium">+${person.amount}</div>
+          {/* <div className="ml-auto font-medium">+${person.amount}</div> */}
         </div>
       ))}
     </div>
   );
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/hooks/useDealList.ts b/src/hooks/useDealList.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29