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inven
INVEN - Intelligent company data platform

Inven vs. Sourcescrub

We Outperform Where It Matters.

  • 23M+ most relevant companies in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Oceania
  • Well-priced plans for smaller businesses
  • Intent to sell signals
We guarantee Inven discovers what others miss.
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Inven vs. Sourcescrub
comparison

SourceScrub

Use Case

Sourcing proprietary deal flow and finding M&A targets and platform companies. Used for finding all relevant companies globally.

For finding data especially on a single known company and for sourcing deal flow.

Data Acquisition

Leveraging AI to gather data directly from company websites, ensuring up-to-date information, more data points and more companies.

Relies on manual data collection and updates which might be slower and difficult to scale.

Financial Data

Financial data with over 43M+ legal entities including data such as revenue, EBIT and balance sheet data. Revenue estimates for US companies.

Financial estimates available.

Contact Data

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

Contact information for "key decision makers", no information on exact titles available.

Ownership Data

Filter for ownership: PE-backed, VC-backed, private, public,  non-profit

Focused on privately owned companies.

Coverage

23M+ companies globally with in-depth data points

15M companies, unknown in which countries and what level of data

Onboarding

✔

✔

Dedicated Customer Support

✔

✔

Historical funding and acquisitions data

✔

Unknown

Automated AI Screening

✔

X

Investor search

✔

X

Intent to sell signals

✔

X

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Sourcescrub

International company coverage

9.2
5.0

Pricing

9.6
6.0

Customer service

9.6
9.6
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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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INTENT TO SELL SIGNALS

Find companies likely looking to sell

Using the latest AI and ML developments for data collection and analysis enables the gathering of unprecedented data points like company's intent to sell. This enables users to identify and search for companies across various niches that are likely considering a sale.
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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, PE-backed, VC-backed
  • 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, news sources, and social media platforms to find companies matching your search criteria. It gathers headcount information, contact data, and other key 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, custom descriptions, headcount, industry, ownership type, company growth, contacts, recent M&A deals - 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. We offer revenue estimates for all companies and our database also 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.
Goodbye to manual research
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 analyze millions of data points from a wide range of sources to give you actionable insights on any niche.

23

M+

companies

430

M+

contacts

160

+

countries
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TRUSTED BY THE BEST M&A PROFESSIONALS

Why our customers chose us

Inven is becoming an essential tool in our belt when searching for prospective buyers or sellers. We have expedited our prospecting efforts, and we have been able to increase our volumes. I have also found Inven to be a reliable resource for market research.

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Marius Rusu
Managing Partner at Adnumus

Using Inven gives us a significant competitive advantage. We can identify and target relevant companies without needing a dedicated research team, which saves us time and resources.

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Bryce Richardson
Founder at Basin Lake Capital

There are a lot of companies that Inven has which other platforms don't. The same search with Inven brought a vast number of companies that softwares like Grata missed.

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Craig McNally
Managing Partner at Desert Horizon Capital

I'm very impressed with Inven's offerings and currently consider Inven as the market leader in terms of performance.

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Partner
German Investment Bank

Inven is a great instrument for target search. It significantly enhances the efficiency of identifying potential targets and facilitates a rapid comprehension of relevant market landscapes. Utilizing Inven allows us to increase our productivity and create more value to our clients.

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Moritz Mehlmann
Consultant at ISP Healthcare

We were able to add roughly 50 potential buyers, both strategic and financial, to our list using Inven. The AI-driven search in Inven was pivotal in refining our buyer list, making the process more targeted and efficient.

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Kirk Michie
Managing Partner at Candor Advisors

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
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