Verata Maps 30M+ Professional Relationships to Help Private Equity Firms Find Warm Paths to Target Companies
Summary
Verata launches relationship intelligence platform mapping 30+ million professional connections to help private equity firms leverage warm introductions for deal sourcing, already attracting 3 of the top 10 mega funds.
Key Points
- Verata launches as a relationship intelligence platform that maps private equity firms' entire networks to show warm paths to target companies, helping them source proprietary deals through connections rather than cold outreach
- The platform combines network mapping with private company intelligence, featuring 1.5M+ executive profiles and 30M+ mapped relationships, and is already used by 3 of the top 10 mega funds by assets under management
- Founded by serial entrepreneurs Nick Manske and Josh Gardner who previously built AiFlow, Verata addresses the problem that PE firms cannot effectively utilize their thousands of professional connections across partners, alumni, and portfolio executives