Faqs
Common questions
General
Yes, absolutely. Inven is designed for global deal sourcing, allowing you to filter companies by country, city, or radius anywhere in the world. Its AI search recognizes multiple languages, so you can discover local targets even when company websites aren't in English. Inven delivers comprehensive worldwide coverage, enabling cross-border and region-specific sourcing.
Inven is the only deal sourcing platform that combines global reach, a first-of-its-kind AI engine, and a user experience built for speed and results. This unique combination allows us to gather and analyze data at scale, ensuring no opportunity is missed. We believe powerful tools should be simple to use — our intuitive search experience makes it easy to find the right deals quickly, with no complex setup or steep learning curve.
You can get started with Inven by filling up the Get Started -form and then booking a call with us. In the call, you will get to see the platform in action as well as discuss workflow integration, as we walk you through how Inven could support your use case.
AI isn't just an add-on at Inven – it's built into the very foundation of our platform. AI is integrated into every aspect of how we collect, analyze, and combine data into the unique data points and features we offer. Powered by the industry's first AI engine of its kind, Inven redefines deal sourcing – all while ensuring an intuitive and seamless user experience. The AI works quietly in the background, continuously surfacing the most relevant companies with the most up-to-date data.
Yes, Inven's search understands and analyzes companies across languages for truly global sourcing. This enables deal teams to find companies based on local-language website content. For example, German, French, Spanish, or Japanese. Grata does not currently support multi-language company recognition.
Company search
Inven's Company Search makes it simple to find and analyze companies based on specific criteria such as industry, growth, location, size, and more. With access to over 28 million companies, we help you quickly identify potential targets, partners, or investment opportunities.
Finding and organizing company data is time-consuming and often requires a lot of manual effort. Inven was designed to solve this. With the most comprehensive company database and an intuitive search engine, you can be confident you're uncovering all the relevant companies and their key data points without anything slipping through the cracks.
Yes, Inven allows you to filter companies based on ownership structure. You can search for private, family-owned, public, VC-backed, and private equity-owned companies to find exactly what you're looking for.
Deal search
We aggregate deal information from trusted sources, including press releases, firm websites, regulatory filings, and proprietary data pipelines—ensuring both breadth and depth of coverage.
Deal Search gives you instant access to over 1 million private market transactions, helping you identify comparable deals, understand buyer behavior, and track market activity in your space. Whether you're sourcing opportunities or researching market trends, Deal Search gives you the context you need.
Inven goes beyond basic deal lists by tying each transaction to enriched company profiles—including ownership, revenue estimates, headcount, transaction history, and more—so you can fully understand the players involved and the context behind each deal.
Just like our company data, Inven's deal data is continuously updated, with new transactions added from verified public and proprietary sources.
Yes. You can refine your search by industry or niche, geography, deal type and size, ownership structure, and date of transaction
Investor search
Inven pulls investor data from various sources such as deal records, firm websites, press releases, news sources and social media. We map out investors' investment activity to help you understand who they back and what they're looking for.
You can search across a broad range of investor types, including: private equity firms, venture capital firms, strategic acquirers, family offices and angel investors.
Investor Search helps you quickly build targeted buyer lists and find the right investors or acquirers based on their portfolio, deal history, investment stage, and thematic focus. Whether you're looking for a strategic buyer, co-investor, or capital partner, Inven surfaces the best-fit firms with the track record to match.
Absolutely. You can use Investor Search to identify relevant acquirers who have a history of buying in a particular sector, size range, or region.
Integrations
Inven pulls investor data from various sources such as deal records, firm websites, press releases, news sources and social media. We map out investors' investment activity to help you understand who they back and what they're looking for.
You can search across a broad range of investor types, including: private equity firms, venture capital firms, strategic acquirers, family offices and angel investors.
Investor Search helps you quickly build targeted buyer lists and find the right investors or acquirers based on their portfolio, deal history, investment stage, and thematic focus. Whether you're looking for a strategic buyer, co-investor, or capital partner, Inven surfaces the best-fit firms with the track record to match.
Absolutely. You can use Investor Search to identify relevant acquirers who have a history of buying in a particular sector, size range, or region.
Chrome extension
The Chrome extension gives you instant access to key company insights — including description, headcount, ownership details, growth signals, and deal history — all without leaving your browser. You can also save companies directly to your lists in just a click, making it easy to stay organized as you browse.
The Inven Chrome Extension lets you access company insights directly while browsing the web—no need to switch tabs. Instantly view detailed company data while visiting any company's website.
The Chrome Extension is included with all Inven plans at no additional cost.
Yes, you'll need an active Inven account to access data through the Chrome Extension. If you're new, book a demo to get started!
API
With the Inven API, you can access proprietary company data, including firmographics, industry classification, funding information, and more—over 25 enriched data points per company.
You can start integrating within minutes. Our API is well-documented and developer-friendly, so you can begin making requests and pulling data right away.
Data & accuracy
Inven pulls data from millions of sources, including company websites, news articles, regulatory filings, and social media. We analyze this data, extract the essential details, and provide you with an easy search to dig into any niche industry. Inven has data on over 28 million companies, 1M+ private transactions, public comps, and over 430 million contacts. Each profile includes revenue estimates, ownership details, funding history, employee counts, headquarters, operating locations, and more.
We provide a wide range of data points, including company revenue estimates, ownership details, funding history, employee counts, headquarters and operating locations, growth metrics, public financials and much more—giving you all the essential information needed to evaluate potential opportunities.
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.
Our team of data scientists and engineers continuously refine and update Inven's database to ensure high-quality insights. The data is refreshed weekly to keep company information as accurate and up-to-date as possible.
Inven's data is sourced from millions of verified public records, news articles, social media platforms, and websites. Our AI continuously analyzes and updates this information, ensuring it remains both accurate and current.
Yes. Inven provides financial data for public companies and revenue estimates for private companies. Our AI analyzes company websites, industry reports, and news sources to generate the most accurate revenue estimates.
Alerts
Alerts help you keep up with market changes, spot new opportunities faster, and act before competitors do. It's like having a research assistant that never sleeps.
Inven continuously scans millions of sources—such as press releases, news, websites, and social media—to detect and deliver timely updates.
You can get alerts on new companies matching your search criteria, M&A activity and funding rounds and company headcount growth.
Company Alerts notify you when new companies are founded in the markets you're tracking, and when key changes occur at companies you follow. Whether it's a new acquisition, funding round, or significant growth event, Inven keeps you informed—so you can act on new opportunities as they happen.
Intent to sell
This feature is popular with M&A teams, private equity firms, search funds, and investment bankers looking to find and prioritize quality acquisition targets faster.
Intent to Sell signals help identify companies that may be open to acquisition—even if they're not actively on the market. These predictive indicators are based on ownership type, tenure, founder's history, and other patterns suggesting a company may be preparing for a sale. These signals help you uncover off-market opportunities earlier and focus your outreach on higher-potential targets.
We analyze millions of data points to identify potential triggers, such as: founders nearing generational handover, private equity's portfolio firms nearing typical exit timelines (e.g. 3–7 years of ownership), and other company lifecycle signals. Our AI combines these indicators to surface companies that are more likely to be open to selling.
While no signal guarantees a sale, these indicators are based on real data and tested patterns. They're designed to help you prioritize better and uncover opportunities earlier.
