Catalist

Find better companies, faster.

Catalist helps investment teams source, track and manage more deals with automation and AI.

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2-5 times more relevant companies found

50% saved time through powerful automation

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AI-Powered Deal Sourcing Platform

How it works

Simply enter a description of the type of company you’re looking for. Catalist searches across millions of data points to automatically generate a relevant shortlist of companies that match, enriching each result with the custom insights you need to evaluate them quickly.

Proprietary Company Database

Beyond a single database

Catalist provides access to our own database of 17.7M+ companies, sourcing data from websites, Google, financial databases, patents, news, LinkedIn, and more. On top of that, our platform can integrate virtually any external source as well as your own internal lists, so you’re never limited to any dataset.

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"Catalist allows us to organize and control our dealflow at any point in time in a fast and easy way."

Luis Emilio Martinez Gavira

Head of Open Innovation and Corporate Venturing

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Automated Searching and Validating

Powerful company search

Discover the right companies faster with Catalist’s AI-powered company search. Describe what you’re looking for in plain language, refine results with filters, find similar companies, and run deep searches across millions of companies to find the most relevant targets.

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AI-Enhanced Data Collection

Intelligent company screening

Catalist uses AI to accelerate company screening by collecting custom data points based on your specific search criteria, even when they are not available in databases. Companies are automatically ranked by relevance, helping you efficiently turn longlists into high-quality shortlists.

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All-in-one platform for Investors

Deal flow management & contacts

Catalist integrates deal flow management directly into the platform, allowing you to move from sourcing to screening to outreach in one environment. With built-in pipeline management, CRM integrations, and access to verified contact details, Catalist has everything you need to follow-up on targets in a single, connected workflow.

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"Adopting a data-driven approach with Catalist allowed us to get a detailed picture of the market and identify relevant acquisition opportunities much more efficiently.”

Niels de Ruiter

Associate at Committed Capital

Founded in 2008, Committed Capital is a private equity investment firm. We invest in Dutch SMEs, with proven business models, which are strongly competitive and are highly ambitious to grow. We deliver added value by building winning teams that drive the further development, and future expansion, of their companies. During our holding period, the company is able to focus on its core business, while we provide organisational support. This is the way we create sustainable growth together.

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Customer Stories

We work with leading M&A, innovation and strategy teams from companies in every industry to drive meaningful engagements.

Leveraging our long-term relationship to lead the way in sustainability and innovation

Eneco

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Optimising M&A target selection across key geographies

Royal HaskoningDHV

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Mapping out the landscape for inorganic growth opportunities

PostNL

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What is Catalist?

Catalist is an AI-enabled company intelligence and deal sourcing platform that helps teams discover, screen, and assess companies faster. Catalist supports everything from identifying emerging opportunities to evaluating strategic fit, enabling you to arrive at a targeted shortlist.

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Who is Catalist for?

Catalist is built for M&A, venture capital, private equity, corporate innovation, strategy teams, and consultants. It supports any organization that needs faster, deeper access to high-quality company intelligence and market insights.

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What makes Catalist unique?

Catalist combines our own database with any external data sources, allowing you to search beyond our platform and get more complete results. It then automates company analysis through AI-assisted screening, custom data enrichment, and relevance scoring, helping you assess companies faster. Finally, Catalist provides integrated deal flow management, enabling company research and outreach in one combined platform.

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Is Catalist an alternative to Crunchbase or PitchBook?

Catalist extends traditional databases by enabling you to search across multiple databases and incorporate insights from websites, news, patents, and other external sources. This means you don’t need to rely on separate tools; Catalist brings broader coverage and deeper enrichment into one platform.

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How does company screening work in Catalist?

Catalist offers AI-assisted screening based on any criteria, including industry focus, technology category, business model, company size, traction signals, and funding stage. Companies can be automatically scored and ranked by relevance, making evaluation faster and more consistent.

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What types of data points can Catalist gather?

Catalist gathers a broad range of data points, including sector and technology classification, business model, funding stage and funding history, growth signals, geographic footprint, partnerships, patents, market activity, and leadership information. Beyond these, Catalist can also generate custom data points on highly niche criteria, supporting more precise screening.

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How does Catalist use AI?

Catalist uses AI to analyze and structure large volumes of company data for faster company discovery and screening. It extracts insights from unstructured data from websites, news, and more, turning them into searchable data points. AI is also used to apply custom criteria to rank companies by relevance and generate targeted shortlists, reducing manual research and screening required.

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How simple is it to use Catalist?

Catalist’s database search is intuitive. You describe what you’re looking for, and the platform guides you through the process with clear search and filtering tools.

For more advanced workflows, an integrated AI assistant helps structure your search by suggesting sources to include, taxonomies to refine your scope, and scoring logic, so you don’t have to configure everything manually. This means you get the power of deep, customized sourcing without the complexity of setting it up yourself.

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