GRATA VS. INVEN
Never waste another hour validating
AI-generated junk.
If you depend on lists you have to second-guess, validate, or rebuild, you’re already falling behind. Grata delivers investment-grade private market intelligence so you can source high-quality companies and get to conviction faster—without the noise, cleanup, and rework that come with using Inven.
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“The quality of Grata's lists is substantially better than what I saw a year ago on Inven, where list quality would quickly decline and become almost irrelevant. Grata delivers better results than every other tool I've seen.”
Inven slows you down when speed matters most.
PROBLEM 1
Quantity ≠ quality
Huge AI-generated lists don’t help if you can’t trust what’s inside. Bad data and duplicates force teams to validate instead of act.
PROBLEM 2
Lists don’t drive decision-making
If a platform’s only good for list-building, your team has to stitch together workflows just to move from sourcing to action.
PROBLEM 3
Inven isn’t saving you time (or money)
Cheap tools get expensive fast. When you have to validate everything in other tools, you pay twice, move slower, and miss out.
SOLUTION
Grata is built for decision makers
who need to move fast.
ACCURACY
Proprietary data you can trust, verified to 99% accuracy.
Grata delivers verified, contextual data powered by automated discovery and enrichment: real companies with real financials, ownership, and signals, constantly refreshed and updated. Use natural language search when you want to cast a wide net, then switch to advanced filters to zero in on your exact requirements.
WORKFLOWS
A platform built for dealmakers, not list-makers.
Some tools help you build a list. Grata helps you make decisions. We connect verified data, AI-driven search, workflows, and integrations so you can move from sourcing to outreach to qualification in one flow.
AGENTIC AI
AI that works. Not AI you have to work around.
Grata’s agentic AI guides you through discovery, flags relevant signals, surfaces comps, screens markets, and automates hours of manual tagging and desktop research. You move from idea → shortlist → validation with the speed of an analyst working alongside you.
“It's not even close — Grata is just a far superior product compared to Inven.”
See the difference: Grata vs. inven
Grata
Coverage
Coverage
21M+ company records, compiled from automated sources to support broad global sourcing
AI MATURITY
AI MATURITY
21M+ company records, compiled from automated sources to support broad global sourcing
AGENTIC SEARCH
AGENTIC SEARCH
21M+ company records, compiled from automated sources to support broad global sourcing
SEARCH ACCURACY
SEARCH ACCURACY
21M+ company records, compiled from automated sources to support broad global sourcing
INTELLIGENCE FEATURES
INTELLIGENCE FEATURES
21M+ company records, compiled from automated sources to support broad global sourcing
CONTACT DATA
CONTACT DATA
21M+ company records, compiled from automated sources to support broad global sourcing
FINANCIAL DATA
FINANCIAL DATA
21M+ company records, compiled from automated sources to support broad global sourcing
CRM INTEGRATION
CRM INTEGRATION
21M+ company records, compiled from automated sources to support broad global sourcing
DEAL SEARCH
DEAL SEARCH
21M+ company records, compiled from automated sources to support broad global sourcing
LIVE DEAL NETWORK
LIVE DEAL NETWORK
21M+ company records, compiled from automated sources to support broad global sourcing
BUYER LIST BUILDING
BUYER LIST BUILDING
21M+ company records, compiled from automated sources to support broad global sourcing
CONFERENCE & EVENT DATA
CONFERENCE & EVENT DATA
21M+ company records, compiled from automated sources to support broad global sourcing
API
API
21M+ company records, compiled from automated sources to support broad global sourcing
CHROME EXTENSION
CHROME EXTENSION
21M+ company records, compiled from automated sources to support broad global sourcing
Grata
Coverage
Coverage
19M+ verified company profiles worldwide, with de-duplicated records and coverage of niche and founder-owned businesses
AI MATURITY
AI MATURITY
Agentic AI that analyzes company behavior, language, and signals across millions of sources to support sourcing, screening, and early diligence
AGENTIC SEARCH
AGENTIC SEARCH
Agentic search interprets user intent to support multi-step discovery across sourcing and screening. Describe industries, deal themes, or company attributes to generate results and receive suggested next steps to refine or validate searches.
SEARCH ACCURACY
SEARCH ACCURACY
Contextual AI search combined with precise filters, enabling high-accuracy discovery for niche and complex categories
INTELLIGENCE FEATURES
INTELLIGENCE FEATURES
Full market visibility to support market mapping and thesis development, comps and valuations, deal analysis, and executive and buyer discovery
CONTACT DATA
CONTACT DATA
Verified founder- and owner-level contact data with CRM integration to prioritize warm introductions and enable faster outreach
FINANCIAL DATA
FINANCIAL DATA
Consolidated private company financial data with direct access to official filings from 25+ countries, available natively in the Grata platform
CRM INTEGRATION
CRM INTEGRATION
Bidirectional CRM sync with Salesforce, HubSpot, DealCloud, and Affinity. Layer your CRM data onto company profiles, lists, and search results and act on activity signals in real time.
DEAL SEARCH
DEAL SEARCH
Use powerful filters across industry, location, revenue, EBITDA, deal type,
and valuation to surface the most relevant precedent transactions. Access median and average multiples to benchmark deals without extra steps or third-party platforms
LIVE DEAL NETWORK
LIVE DEAL NETWORK
Exclusive access to active deals shared by vetted advisors. Filter by industry, EBITDA, geography, and more to fit your mandate and connect with advisors directly
BUYER LIST BUILDING
BUYER LIST BUILDING
Search across 100K+ financial sponsors, with prioritization by deal activity and sector relevance, verified contacts, and exportable lists
CONFERENCE & EVENT DATA
CONFERENCE & EVENT DATA
Conference and event intelligence covering 25,000+ industry events, with attendee data and filters to support targeted, CRM-informed outreach
API
API
Access 150 data points across 19M+ global private companies, conferences, executive contacts, and more
CHROME EXTENSION
CHROME EXTENSION
Included
inven
Coverage
Coverage
Company records compiled from automated sources
AI MATURITY
AI MATURITY
Centered on natural-language search and automated screening to generate company lists.
AGENTIC SEARCH
AGENTIC SEARCH
Not supported. AI functionality is focused on natural-language query-based search and list generation
SEARCH ACCURACY
SEARCH ACCURACY
Designed to generate large result sets across industries and regions using AI-based discovery
INTELLIGENCE FEATURES
INTELLIGENCE FEATURES
Focused on sourcing through AI search, primarily supporting company list generation
CONTACT DATA
CONTACT DATA
Contact records sourced through automated data collection
FINANCIAL DATA
FINANCIAL DATA
Provides revenue estimates, valuation metrics, and select registry-based private financial data
CRM INTEGRATION
CRM INTEGRATION
CRM integrations included with HubSpot, Salesforce, and Affinity
DEAL SEARCH
DEAL SEARCH
Surfaces companies associated with publicly reported transactions, ownership changes, and funding events
LIVE DEAL NETWORK
LIVE DEAL NETWORK
Not available
BUYER LIST BUILDING
BUYER LIST BUILDING
Supports buyer discovery by identifying financial and strategic acquirers based on past transactions within specific industries
CONFERENCE & EVENT DATA
CONFERENCE & EVENT DATA
Not available
API
API
Included
CHROME EXTENSION
CHROME EXTENSION
Included
Trusted by the dealmakers who win by moving first.
“Grata is most helpful for us from a prospecting perspective. We have a team of analysts and associates, and even senior folks at [firm] who spend a ton of time identifying companies that could be platforms or great add-ons for our portfolio companies. That is the most helpful aspect and where we get the most benefit from Grata.”
“From a sourcing perspective, it was as comprehensive and accurate as it can get, and the user interface was really nice. In terms of what has intrigued us the most, it's definitely sourcing for new deals. As we were testing Grata, I felt it was the easiest and quickest way. In the past, we were really just Googling, which was terrible, so Grata brought more efficiency.”
You deserve more than a backup list-maker. Let’s chat.
See how Grata helps you source, screen, and validate opportunities in one workflow, powered by verified data and AI that works like an extension of your team.