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inven
INVEN - Intelligent company data platform

Inven vs. Grata

We Outperform Where It Matters.

  • Financial data with 43M+ legal entities
  • 15M+ most relevant companies in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Oceania
  • Affordable plans for smaller businesses
We guarantee Inven discovers what others miss.
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Inven vs. Grata
comparison

Grata

Coverage

15M+ most relevant companies in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Oceania

Database consists of 10M companies. Their website does not specify the countries these companies are based in.

Financial Data

Financial data with over 43M+ legal entities including data such as revenue, EBIT and balance sheet data.

Unknown, not specified on their website.

Middle-market company coverage

Lower middle-market and middle-market companies internationally (US, Canada, Europe, Oceania)

Middle-market companies (data not available on which countries)

Ownership Data

Filter PE-backed companies, family-owned companies, publicly listed companies.

Filter PE-backed companies, publicly listed companies, bootstrapped companies.

Search quality

Identifies companies based on your written description. AI screener goes through all relevant companies that match your written instruction. No need to rely on industry codes or keywords.

Search with keywords and example companies

Contact Data

Verified contact data on 430M+ professionals with a focus on titles such as CEO, Founder, Owner, Head of M&A and CFO.

7M contacts focused on executives: founders and owners.

Search by location

Search companies headquartered in any specific country, state or city – internationally.

City and state searches are limited to US-based companies. Others can only be searched by country.

Buyers list building capability

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✔

Onboarding

✔

✔

Dedicated Customer Support

✔

✔

24/7 Support Phone Number

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Grata

International company coverage

9.2
6.9

Pricing

9.6
4

Customer service

9.6
9.0
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millions of data points

Find what you would otherwise miss

With Inven you'll find companies, their contact data and financial data 10x faster. Using just a single example company, Inven will give you a list of all the relevant companies out there with proprietary data points.
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advanced filters

Filter companies based on their ownership

Our AI analyses millions of websites and datapoints so that you don't need to. The search results can be filtered based on various criteria, such as:
  • Ownership type: Public, Private, Private equity-backed, Family owned
  • Business model: Software vs. non-software
  • Founded year
  • Financial data
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WORLD’s LEADING CONTACT DATA

Get verified contact data

With Inven you get access to verified contact data on 430M+ professionals with a focus on titles such as CEO, Founder, Owner, Head of M&A, CFO etc. This way you find the right people to talk to right away.
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Here's some frequently asked questions
Do you have questions? We are here to help.
What is Inven?
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Inven is an intelligent company data platform that harnesses AI to help M&A professionals, PE companies and Investment bankers find acquisition targets, add-on companies or competitors. By using our AI, you can easily find relevant companies just by searching with a single example company.
How does the software work?
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Our AI-powered software scans millions of websites to find companies similar to your search criteria. It gathers headcount information, contact data, and other data points to provide a comprehensive view of the matching companies. This saves you countless hours of manual desktop research so you can focus on analyzing information and making informed decisions.
What datapoints do you have?
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With Inven you'll find all the relevant companies, their descriptions, headcount, industry, ownership type and contact data - and a lot more!
Is the contact data verified?
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All our contact data is verified and validated to ensure maximum deliverability. We have verified contact data on 430M+ professionals with a focus on titles such as CEO, Founder, Owner, Head of M&A and CFO.
Where does the data come from?
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Inven uses the most granular and up-to-date data available. We use data from company websites, official government registers, news articles, blogs, social media and many other sources. Our database consists millions of data points world-wide that are combined and enriched with AI.
Do you provide financial data?
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Indeed, we do. Our comprehensive database includes financial information from over 43 million legal entities across key European markets (UK, DE, FR, NL, BE, DK, IR, IT, LU). We're striving to be your one-stop-shop for all data you might need in your M&A search. For those seeking information on U.S companies - fear not! With Inven, it's easy to find comparable companies. This means you can make educated estimates of their financials using our Europe data. And that's one step closer to conquering the world of data!
See how Inven works
No more detective work or endless Google searches. Inven makes it easy to find companies based on what they actually do, with all the relevant data points and insights.
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Our tech
Cutting-Edge AI solution
Inven’s AI algorithms and NLP solutions analyzes millions of data points from a wide range of sources to give you actionable insights on any niche.

15

M+

companies

430

M+

contacts

160

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countries
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TRUSTED BY THE BEST M&A PROFESSIONALS

Why our customers chose us

Inven's AI-enabled search has expanded what our team can do. Not only do we feel confident that we are looking at the majority of relevant M&A targets, but it also does the heavy lifting for us. One person can now do in a day, what used to take our team three days.

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Christian Rock
Vice President at Gateway Partners

Inven has been an invaluable asset for our deal sourcing efforts. With its comprehensive database and advanced search capabilities, we’ve been able to quickly identify promising middle-market companies and build a strong pipeline of potential deals.

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Stuart Robles
Partner at Briggs Capital

Inven has become my most valuable tool when searching for strategic buyers and acquisition targets. What used to take an analyst hours to compile can now be completed in minutes. I now use it on virtually every project.

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Aaron Linnebach
Managing Director at Raincatcher

We just started using Inven, and it has proven to be a game changer for our deal sourcing efforts. Inven has reduced the complexity and time needed to build lists of buyers/sellers and potential add-on targets which has increased our effectiveness and productivity.

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Marjory Loebe
Program Manager at GaP Advisors

With Inven's company data platform, we are finding companies that others have overlooked and are making connections that we couldn't have made otherwise. We have also been able to increase our volume and outreach personalization.

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Diliana Dimitrova
Founder and CEO at Avalerian Capital

Inven has been a game-changer for building lists of potential buyers - we especially use the solution to identify PE-backed players in niche industries.

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Chase Kenner
VP of Market Strategy at Final Ascent

At Simon-Kucher & Partners I can always check Inven to find relevant companies. It makes it faster to understand relevant markets, which helps creating more value to our clients.

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Stefan Söderström
Partner at Simon-Kucher & Partners

We’ve used a variety of data providers over the years that are more misses than hits in getting us the specific targets we need. Inven platform has been a game changer in helping us quickly find targets eliminating hours of work.

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Michael Gravel
Managing Director at iMerge Advisors

I have used Inven in many projects and the software is able to find companies that I would otherwise have missed. It's accurate and saves a lot of time that would be wasted sifting through off-target companies.

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Adam Borst
Vice President at Vista Business Group

I use Inven in pitches and M&A scans to identify relevant sell/buy-side targets. The solution saves me massive amounts of time!

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Jack Telford
Founder at Ascent M&A Consulting
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