Inven builds an AI-native deal sourcing platform that analyzes data sources and websites, organizing information to identify meaningful signals and overlooked opportunities. The product continuously surfaces hidden opportunities and delivers predictive insights to help users prioritize the right moves. It is used by 700+ private equity firms, investment banks, consulting firms and VCs. The company sells into investment bankers, private equity firms and financial consultants to reduce time-to-deal and enhance sourcing precision. Inven plans to expand headcount over the next 12–18 months to scale its AI engineering, product development and customer success teams. Leadership includes CEO Niilo Pirttijärvi and CPO Tommi Kupiainen, and the company is based in Helsinki, Finland. Inven is a Finnish M&A software startup that uses AI and NLP to help M&A professionals automate laborious tasks such as scouring web pages to extract company data. Founded in 2022 by Ekku Jokinen, Niilo Pirttijärvi, and Tommi Kupiainen, the company has released a first version of its software that is already in use. Inven is actively developing the product with its customers to improve intelligence and usability. The startup raised €1.5 million in Seed funding led by Lifeline Ventures. Proceeds will be used to expand the team, grow the customer base, and further develop the product beyond the initial release. Co-founder Tommi Kupiainen says the company aims to offer the most intelligent and intuitive tool to find and analyze companies for M&A workflows.

Total raised

$14M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

May 2025