Inventive AI

What Inventive AI does

Inventive AI is a Mountain View, California-based software company founded in 2023 that builds an AI-powered response management platform for RFPs, RFIs, security questionnaires (SecQ), and due-diligence questionnaires (DDQ). The platform combines a proprietary AI Contextual Engine and an AI Content Manager (which detects and resolves conflicting information across knowledge sources) with a Unified Knowledge Hub that connects to enterprise content systems including SharePoint, Google Drive, Notion, Confluence, Salesforce, and OneDrive via daily auto-sync and semantic search. Underlying generative AI is delivered through a blend of third-party foundation models (OpenAI, Anthropic, Cohere) accessed under Zero Data Retention enterprise agreements, layered with proprietary AI agents for competitor research, response refinement, and brainstorming.

The company packages its core platform into specialized workflows for Sales, Revenue, Solutions Engineering, and Proposal teams, plus standalone RFI, Security Questionnaire, and DDQ modules. Named customers span Marketing Technology (Insider), Healthcare AI (Rad AI), Facilities Management (AssetWorks), HR Tech (HiBob), Sales Engagement (Outreach), Financial Technology (Salt Edge), Technology Consulting (Hexalog), and Valuation Services (Maxval), with reported outcomes including 90% faster RFP turnaround, 50%+ higher win rates, and 422% ROI on enterprise deals. The platform is sold through a consultative enterprise sales motion with 15-minute demo calls and custom pricing, plus inbound via website demo booking, G2 marketplace presence, and content marketing. Pricing is hybrid: a fixed annual platform fee starting at $10K/year with usage-based pricing per RFP or SecQ, all features included, and unlimited users.

Inventive AI is privately held and venture-backed by Sierra Ventures (lead), Y Combinator, General Catalyst, and Soma Capital, with a $4 million seed round closed in August 2024 following a $500K YC S23 investment in September 2023. The company holds SOC 2 Type II certification and is GDPR and CCPA compliant, positioning it for enterprise and regulated-buyer sales. Founding leadership comprises Dhiren Bhatia (Co-Founder & CEO), Gaurav Nemade (Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer), and Vishakh Hegde (Co-Founder & CTO), drawing on prior AI research experience at Google Brain and Stanford. The team is small (1-10 employees) and operates from 855 Maude Ave, Mountain View.

Name

Inventive AI

Legal name

Inventive AI

Website

https://inventive.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Inventive AI provides an AI-powered RFP, RFI, security questionnaire, and DDQ response platform for B2B sales, revenue, solutions, and proposal teams. Its proprietary contextual engine and unified knowledge hub automate first-draft responses across enterprise content sources for mid-market and enterprise buyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

RFP and Questionnaire Response Automation Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

AI Integration & Orchestration Platforms (Connectors, Workflow, iPaaS for AI) (HDAEANAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

AI Application Enablement Platforms (Copilot/Agent Frameworks, SDKs) (HDAEANAJ), Responsible AI, Security & Privacy Platforms (Safety, Guardrails, PII) (HDAEANAG)

Keywords

• AI RFP automation
• Proposal response software
• Security questionnaire automation
• RFI response software
• DDQ automation

Headquarters

HQ city

Mountain View

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription - Platform Access: Fixed platform fee covers setup, onboarding, and access to all features. Usage-based pricing scales with the number of RFPs and security questionnaires (SecQ) worked on. Unlimited users included in all plans. Plans start at $10K/year with custom quotes based on volume.
2. Usage-Based Add-On: Additional charges based on RFP and SecQ volume processed. No tiered complexity or unused credits. Unused RFPs roll over to the next month and even into the next year.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Inventive AI provides an AI-powered RFX (RFP, RFI, DDQ) and security questionnaire response management platform. It uses a proprietary AI Contextual Engine built on large language models and AI agents to generate context-aware, cited draft responses 10x faster, drawing from a Unified Knowledge Hub that syncs with enterprise content systems (Google Drive, SharePoint, Notion, Confluence, Salesforce). The platform targets sales, revenue, proposal, and solutions engineering teams at B2B companies to automate the end-to-end proposal workflow from intake to export.

Product overview

Inventive AI is a unified AI-powered RFP response platform built as a single integrated system with multiple specialized workflows. The core platform consists of the AI Contextual Engine, Unified Knowledge Hub, AI Content Manager, and AI Agents Hub. This core is then customized for different team types through specialized sub-products: AI RFP Response Software for Sales Teams, Revenue Teams, Solutions Teams, and Proposal Teams. Additional specialized modules cover RFI responses, Security Questionnaires, and DDQ Automation. All offerings share the same underlying knowledge retrieval and generative AI infrastructure, with pricing based on usage (pay per RFP/SecQ) under a single plan with all features included.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Inventive AI Platform Unified AI-powered RFP, RFI, security questionnaire, and DDQ response management platform with AI Contextual Engine, Unified Knowledge Hub, AI Content Manager, and AI Agents Hub. Built for enterprise and mid-market B2B sales, revenue, proposal, and solutions engineering teams.
• RFP Automation Software End-to-end RFP automation covering intake to export with branded templates. Includes AI-powered answer generation, knowledge management, and project management features for streamlining the complete proposal workflow.
• AI RFI Response Software AI-powered software for responding to Requests for Information (RFIs), using the same contextual engine and knowledge hub to generate accurate RFI responses faster.
• AI Security Questionnaire Software AI-powered software for responding to security questionnaires, including vendor security assessments and due diligence questionnaires, with up to 95% accuracy.
• DDQ Automation Software

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% faster RFP completion time
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability8 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SalesforcecoreTechnology or IntegrationNative integration connecting Inventive AI to Salesforce CRM. Allows launching RFP responses from Opportunity records, pulling account/product fields for personalized answers, and tracking RFP outcomes against pipeline. Implemented via Lightning App Builder widget.
• Google DrivecoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Google Drive enabling automatic sync of documents, semantic search across files, and citation of source documents in RFP responses. Supports native Google Docs, Sheets, Slides plus Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDFs.
• SharePointcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration connecting to SharePoint libraries to turn approved documents into instant, cited RFP answers. Reads live libraries, respects permissions including inherited ones, and parses Word, PowerPoint, PDF, and Excel content including security questionnaires.
• NotioncoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration turning Notion wikis, product docs, and databases into always-current answer source for RFPs, DDQs, and security questionnaires. Indexes page content, maps nested pages semantically, and respects page-level permissions.
• ConfluencecoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration transforming Confluence workspace into AI-powered RFP knowledge system. Automatically syncs documentation updates, reads page hierarchies including nested pages, and respects space/page permissions.
• SlackcoreTechnology or IntegrationSlack integration bringing AI-powered RFP collaboration into team workflows. Users can ask questions, generate responses, and find past answers without switching apps. Delivers real-time insights and progress summaries.
• Microsoft TeamscoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration bringing RFP automation into Microsoft Teams for in-channel question asking, sourced answers, and proposal routing without leaving the chat platform. Respects Azure AD and channel access permissions.
• OneDrivecoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration connecting OneDrive folders for RFP automation. Syncs personal and shared folders, indexes Word, PowerPoint, Excel, PDF, and text files. Daily sync keeps content current and respects Microsoft 365 permissions.
• Google WorkspacecoreTechnology or IntegrationFull Google Workspace integration connecting Docs, Sheets, and Slides as living RFP knowledge base. Parses native file types, provides answers with citations, and supports Google Workspace single sign-on.
• OpenAIcoreTechnology or IntegrationAI model provider with zero data retention agreement. Custom enterprise agreement ensures customer data is not retained for model training.
• AnthropiccoreTechnology or IntegrationAI model provider with zero data retention agreement. Custom enterprise agreement ensures customer data is not retained for model training.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Loopio: Established RFP response management platform with a large library of Q&A pairs and enterprise customers. Inventive customer testimonials explicitly cite migrating away from Loopio, making it the most directly comparable competitor and the primary displacement target.
• Responsive (formerly RFPIO): Major RFP and proposal management platform serving enterprise customers. Like Loopio, it is named in Inventive customer quotes as a legacy tool being replaced, positioning it as a direct head-to-head competitor in the AI RFP transition.
• AutoRFP.ai: AI-native RFP automation startup offering generative AI-powered response generation. Closely comparable in architecture and target customer (RevOps/proposal teams), making it the most direct AI-first peer in the same early-stage category.
• Arphie: AI-driven RFP and security questionnaire response platform targeting RevOps teams. Overlaps with Inventive on AI-generated drafts, knowledge-base integration, and enterprise GTM, making it a near-direct emerging competitor.
• Qvidian (Upland): Long-standing RFP and proposal automation solution now part of Upland Software. Targets similar proposal-management buyers with a legacy, library-driven approach that AI-native entrants like Inventive are positioning to displace.
• Bidhive: Proposal and bid management software for teams responding to RFPs, RFIs, and tenders. Comparable customer base (revenue/proposal teams) and workflow coverage, though less AI-native than Inventive.
• Salesbricks: Sales proposal and pricing automation platform targeting B2B sales teams. Competes for the same RevOps buyer but emphasizes deal configuration alongside proposal workflows, with lighter AI capabilities than Inventive.
• Iris (by Upland): Knowledge management and RFP response solution from Upland Software, focused on surfacing approved content for proposal teams. Directly comparable in core function (Q&A library + RFP workflow), making it a relevant incumbent peer.

Broad incumbents

• Salesforce (Proposal / CPQ / Slack-based RFP workflows): Largest CRM platform where Inventive's native Salesforce integration lives. Salesforce could natively embed AI RFP/proposal workflows into CRM or CPQ, positioning it as a broad incumbent threat to Inventive's standalone position.

Emerging players

• Gradient Works: Emerging RevOps-focused platform with overlap in revenue-cycle automation and AI-assisted content workflows. Comparable audience (RevOps leaders) with partial product overlap, making it an emerging adjacency rather than a pure RFP substitute.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors4 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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