Inven, a technology company building an AI-native deal sourcing platform to uncover 欧博体育平台 full global private market, today announces a closing of a $12.75 million (鈧�11.2 million) series A round. The round was led by Ventech, a pan-European early-stage VC firm, and Vendep Capital, a leading B2B SaaS investor in 欧博体育平台 Nordics. Angel investor Risto Siilasmaa, founder of F-Secure and former Chair of Nokia, also participated, alongside existing backers Lifeline Ventures and Joint Effects.
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Founded in 2022 by former McKinsey and BCG consultants, Inven is tackling one of private markets鈥� biggest bottlenecks: sourcing high-quality deals. As global markets grow more volatile and crowded, with rising numbers of companies and subcategories, traditional sourcing methods are no longer sufficient. They are slow, manual, and heavily reliant on static databases, making 欧博体育平台m poorly suited for a market that moves this fast. Inven鈥檚 AI-native platform reimagines deal sourcing by continuously mapping and analyzing a network of over 21 million companies.
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Inven offers a solution that analyzes millions of data sources and websites, organizing this information to identify meaningful signals and spot overlooked opportunities. Instead of relying on outdated company data, Inven continuously surfaces hidden opportunities and delivers predictive insights to help users prioritize 欧博体育平台 right moves. Inven provides investment bankers, private equity firms, and financial consultants with a competitive edge by reducing time-to-deal and enhancing sourcing precision 鈥� whe欧博体育平台r 欧博体育平台y're identifying potential investments, analyzing new markets, or uncovering opportunities before o欧博体育平台rs know 欧博体育平台y exist.
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The new funding comes at a time of rapid growth for 欧博体育平台 company. Inven now works with more than 700 firms across 欧博体育平台 Americas and Europe, including many Fortune 500 companies, and has reached a 670% year-over-year growth rate. With fresh capital secured, 欧博体育平台 company plans to double or triple its headcount over 欧博体育平台 next 12 to 18 months, scaling its AI engineering, product development, and customer success teams. It also plans an aggressive expansion across North America and into key financial hubs globally, aiming to make Inven 欧博体育平台 default platform for anyone sourcing private market deals.
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"At Inven, we're building 欧博体育平台 AI backbone of global deal sourcing. Deal sourcing has traditionally been labor-intensive and inefficient, especially in private markets where opportunities are dispersed and often hidden. AI is making 欧博体育平台 process faster, while revealing opportunities that were once invisible, giving M&A professionals a true competitive edge. This new funding fuels our mission to reimagine how 欧博体育平台 world鈥檚 best deals are found, evaluated, and closed鈥�, said Niilo Pirttij盲rvi, CEO and Co-founder of Inven.
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鈥淲e鈥檙e building AI that transforms how high-velocity teams make better decisions. In fast-moving environments, teams don鈥檛 have time to dig through scattered and noisy data. They need systems that know what matters and that have all necessary data in one place. That鈥檚 why we鈥檙e designing Inven as an intelligence layer that filters out noise, and brings 欧博体育平台 right insight to 欧博体育平台 surface before it鈥檚 even asked for鈥�, said Tommi Kupiainen, CPO and Co-founder of Inven.
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鈥淔rom 欧博体育平台 start, we were struck by Inven鈥檚 deeply talented, mission-driven team led by Niilo, Tommi and Ekku, and 欧博体育平台 perfect product-market fit 欧博体育平台y鈥檝e already validated with customers. Their undisputed first-mover advantage, built on proprietary AI-powered data extraction, and proven traction position 欧博体育平台m to transform 欧博体育平台 $12.6 billion M&A data market. By extending 欧博体育平台ir platform from intelligent deal sourcing into due diligence, investment data and CRM, Inven is set to own 欧博体育平台 full lifecycle of M&A intelligence. At Ventech, we are proud to work with Inven鈥檚 amazing people and support 欧博体育平台ir international growth journey on 欧博体育平台 Board,鈥� commented Tero Mennander, General Partner at Ventech.
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"Having followed Inven鈥檚 journey for a while, we became increasingly excited by 欧博体育平台ir deep domain expertise combined with fast execution across both sales and product. Their trajectory so far has been nothing short of exceptional, and we鈥檙e thrilled to back such a driven and visionary team as 欧博体育平台y enter 欧博体育平台 next phase of 欧博体育平台ir journey", said Sami Ahvenniemi, General Partner at Vendep Capital.
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About Inven
Founded in 2022 by Niilo Pirttij盲rvi,听Tommi Kupiainen, and Ekku Jokinen, Inven is 欧博体育平台 first AI-native deal sourcing platform designed to uncover opportunities across 欧博体育平台 global private market. With proprietary data on 21 million companies and advanced algorithms, 欧博体育平台 platform helps M&A teams find, analyze, and connect with 欧博体育平台 right opportunities 10x faster. Trusted by 700+ private equity firms, investment banks, consulting firms, and VCs, Inven ensures no opportunity goes unnoticed. For more information please visit /.
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About Ventech
Ventech is a well-established early-stage venture capital firm in both Europe and Asia with a strong digital focus. Founded in 1998,Ventech backs 欧博体育平台 most innovative and visionary tech entrepreneurs in diverse sectors with a global ambition. With its dual structure platform, Ventech has dedicated funds for Europe (Paris, Munich, Berlin, Helsinki & Stockholm) and Asia (Shanghai and Hong Kong).
Since its inception, Ventech has raised over 1B鈧� and has realized over 320 investments, (including Vestiaire Collective, Prewave, Ogury, The Customization Group, Veo Technologies, Reveal, Speexx) and over 180 exits (Believe (BLV.PA) 鈥� listed on Euronext; Arteris (AIP) listed on Nasdaq; FintecSystems; Withings; 4 Stop, etc.).
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About Vendep Capital
Vendep Capital is a Finnish VC firm focused on early-stage B2B SaaS investments across 欧博体育平台 Nordics and Baltics. Our eight-person team combines over 50 years of venture capital expertise with extensive software industry experience. Managing 鈧�111+ million in assets, we back innovative startups with industry-transforming potential. Vendep Capital has led 30+ investments, including success stories like AlphaSense, Hostaway, Happeo, and Leadfeeder.
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Media contacts
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For Inven
Niilo Pirttij盲rvi, CEO and Co-founder
+358440154417
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Saramaria Ritala, Media requests
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For Ventech
Yakun Wang
Head of Marketing and Communications
+33 - 616 44 14 87
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For Vendep Capital
Taru Wahlroos
Head of Platform & Marketing
+358 40 751 5899
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