Grata

““Grata listens to our feedback. You don't get that with a lot of other platforms,” Hutras says.”

““If I'm looking for new ideas for areas to look in, having all of this information that is very clearly tailored to what we do and how our firm operates has just had a very noticeable impact on the amount of time we’ve freed up to focus on pushing deals across the finish line.””

““It’s just a very substantial increase in efficiency when it comes to our sourcing efforts. Instead of me spending however long trying to find the names of some of these players in different sectors, it’s been dramatically reduced because I can either search off of keywords from a services standpoint or I can search off a company we’ve had discussions with in a space,” Stein says.”

““The biggest benefit is just how comprehensive all the data is for the individual companies, as well as the industry search capabilities,” Hutras says.”

“Grata is very impressive. The power of the search engine where we can use specific keywords and filters to produce lists on a mass scale is the biggest ROI for us.”

“Grata is not a complicated platform, and it is very powerful. One of the reasons we use Grata over its competitors is the usability.”

““We’re definitely relying on the integration of our CRM system. So the fact that they have a DealCloud integration was also a selling point for us and adds value because I don't have to manually export and import contacts into our CRM,” says Hughes.”

“"These businesses have a smaller footprint. So the fact that Grata can pick those up for us to compile a list of those companies in a relatively short time through their AI searches allows me to do my job more effectively," Hughes states.”

““The fact that Grata was already focusing on AI before it became a widespread trend shows they're ahead of the curve, positioning AI as the future,” Hughes says.”

““I often say that we are building a pipeline for the future, a concept I believe resonates with many. Through the use of Grata, we have indeed constructed a pipeline that extends into the future, significantly reducing the time required to identify the right companies to target.””

““We’ve been able to up the amount of calls, up the amount of meetings, and we’ve been able to drive new business to the firm as a result of using Grata’s platform.””

“"Grata has been indispensable because we would not have been able to do everything we can do in Grata with other platforms," Jack explains, highlighting the platform's impact on Recognize's strategic initiatives.”

“"What I love about Grata is that my entire workflow is saved in the platform," Jack emphasizes.”

“"Grata was an out-of-the-box manifestation of what we wanted," says Jack, pointing to its dynamic list-making capabilities and AI-enabled insights as key differentiators.”

“‍ “Without Grata, it would take me hours of digging through reports that I had to purchase to find that information.””

““After DWP started using Grata, we knew we were going to be a completely outbound shop. We weren't going to work on relationships with other investors and or connectors. Frankly, I feel like the connectors, the lawyers and the bankers, have been calling it in for the last two years.””

““By definition, early stage growth equity is more price sensitive and so software companies and software-enabled companies are great businesses. You can go a lot further, become profitable much quicker with software-enabled companies. And bonus, you’re actually solving a real problem.””

““Summary View shows you the market landscape. It’s powerful because you can see who's putting money in who. You could wait for Pitchbook to put this information into a marketing piece or you can piece it together with your own lists in Grata.””

““One of my learnings after looking at 500 deals was that DWP was good at building a really strong pipeline of sh*tty companies because we were just pulling lists from Crunchbase without any context or any nuanced information. With Grata, we’ve seen a significant increase in quality companies in our pipeline.””

““Grata’s strength is its keyword search. LinkedIn and CrunchBase fall on their face because they don’t scrape sites and identify companies within specific verticals that have specific capabilities.””

““As a tool, the real value comes from how we use Grata and how we take it forward for our own analysis, outreach, and relationship building. It's really a combination of the platform and execution on our side that ultimately drives results,””

““Compared to other tools, Grata offers excellent coverage and provides a better view of companies that traditional tools often overlook. It consistently delivers higher-quality opportunities for our clients,"”

““The challenge was to identify a set of high-quality targets within a fairly opaque landscape. Grata helped us structure that search and improve the coverage across the geography. Grata actually contributed to the shaping of the direction of the process and supporting the eventual transactional outcomes.””

““We needed the highest levels of coverage and accuracy to find the ideal match,””

“"When the goal is sourcing private, less obvious targets, Grata is more effective than other tools. We typically start building a target list in Grata before using other platforms,””