Inven vs. grata

Find and win more deals with Inven

Inven helps dealmakers find companies others can’t. Inven’s AI-native platform enables users to reach insights faster and cover niche markets in greater depth.
Global reach: Uncover 28M+ companies — from hidden local firms to high-growth cross-border opportunities.
AI-native discovery: Forget rigid filters. Type your search like you’d ask an analyst.
Intelligent automation: Instantly enrich profiles, spot intent-to-sell signals, and capture deals before they hit the market.
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What sets Inven apart

Inven delivers broader company coverage, sharper search precision, and a smoother workflow experience for modern M&A teams.

Coverage

Inven database covers 28+ million companies globally.

Grata covers 19+ million companies, with a focus on North America according to reviews.

Search precision

Inven utilizes high-precision, AI-driven search using natural language and smart filtering.

Grata relies on AI-assisted, keyword-based search, with users reporting a need for manual refinement.

Data enrichment

Continuous AI-driven data enrichment with AI Screener 2.0.

Manual enrichment per request.

Contact data

430M+ verified executive contacts from various data providers.

8M+verified contacts.

Intent signals

AI-powered predictive signals identify owners seeking an exit or companies approaching a funding round.

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CRM integration

Inven has CRM integration included in the price.

CRM integration as an add-on feature.

Contact data

Access to 430M+ verified decision-maker contacts to support outreach.

Roughly 8M contacts for private company decision-makers.

People search

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Deal search
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Buyer list building
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Similar company search
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Private & public financials
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"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 software like Grata missed"

Craig McNally
Co-Founder at Desert Horizon Capital

Inven vs. Grata explained

An overview of the most common questions about how Inven compares to Grata.
What’s the main difference between Inven and Grata?
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Grata focuses on structured, keyword-based searches for private companies, with a reported emphasis on the North American markets. It’s designed for repeatable workflows and clearly defined search parameters. Inven uses AI and natural language search to interpret context and uncover off-market targets across industries, geographies, and company sizes. Inven enables global, early-stage discovery beyond keyword-based searches.

How accurate is Inven compared to Grata?
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Inven’s AI-native model continuously enriches multilingual data and surfaces niche companies earlier, reaching up to 97% accuracy in search results. Grata’s precision depends on user-defined filters and keyword inputs, offering reliability for structured searches but limited adaptability to niche or contextual queries.

What makes Inven an AI-native platform?
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Inven represents a new era of deal sourcing – one where the entire platform is built on AI, rather than AI being added on as a feature. As the first global AI-native deal sourcing platform, Inven understands context and continuously analyzes a wide range of data sources and partner insights to deliver unique intelligence and capabilities. AI is the foundation of how Inven’s data is collected, processed, and connected. This foundation allows users to search in natural language and instantly receive context-aware results enriched with ownership, financial, and intent-to-sell insights. Users can also leverage AI to enrich lists with data points tailored to their sourcing needs. Because AI operates at the core of the system – not just on top of it – Inven delivers a faster, more adaptive, and globally scalable sourcing experience.

Why choose Inven over Grata?
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Choose Inven if your team values intelligent, AI-driven discovery that adapts to your search intent and identifies niche or emerging opportunities across markets. Inven tracks 28+ million companies globally and provides insights into past deals, ownership structures, intent-to-sell indicators, and other key company data. Inven stands out as the go-to platform for forward-thinking M&A professionals looking to save research time, expand visibility, and improve deal workflows.

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CUSTOMER RESULTS

Faster insights, better value

1000+ leading M&A firms use Inven to find niche private market companies globally.

30% more targets found with Inven

“Compared to other platforms, Inven has added at least 30% more targets for me. It provides a more thorough search experience, almost like scrubbing the entire internet.”
Cam Bryan
Managing Partner at Augusta Advisors

3x more buyers per project

“Inven doesn’t just make us faster — it helps us grow revenue by finding buyers we wouldn’t reach otherwise.”
Rafael Frugis
Partner at IGC

10x faster sourcing process

“With Inven, we go from nothing to a clean, enriched, and actionable list in just 15–30 minutes. And with the integrations in play, we can start an outreach right away.”
Thomas Archer
Investment Analyst at Lexar Partners

Stop searching, start finding

Stop missing opportunities and wasting time fine-tuning searches. Inven lets you analyze any market with global coverage and zero blind spots.

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