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22 pieces · computed 2026-07-09

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Grata alternatives for company-level data exports

Grata is strong for private-market workflow. Veltria is a better fit when the buyer wants a focused exported company universe instead.

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SourceScrub alternatives for deal sourcing data

When SourceScrub-style workflow is worth it, and when a focused company-level dataset like Veltria is the cleaner first step.

2026-07-05 · 6 min read

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D&B Hoovers alternatives for firmographic data

D&B Hoovers is strong enterprise reference data. Veltria is for focused US/EU lower-middle-market firmographic exports.

2026-07-05 · 6 min read

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GTM account list database: build accounts before buying contacts

A practical GTM guide to defining account universes, scoring companies and using contact tools only after the ICP is clear.

2026-07-05 · 7 min read

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Contact database vs account database for GTM teams

Contact tools answer who to email. Account databases answer which companies matter. GTM teams need the difference before buying data.

2026-07-05 · 6 min read

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Best European firmographic data providers, by use case

Europe company data is fragmented. Here is when to choose Veltria, D&B, Grata, SourceScrub, ZoomInfo or Apollo depending on what you actually need.

2026-07-05 · 7 min read

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How to choose a private equity deal sourcing database

A practical guide to company universes, sourcing workflows, contacts, CRM sync and when Veltria should or should not be part of the PE stack.

2026-07-05 · 7 min read

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Where to find private-company revenue data in Europe

The honest split between official filings and directional firmographic revenue estimates for European private-company market mapping.

2026-07-05 · 6 min read

ArticleVerdict: Confirmed

Ranked: the best private-company databases for lower-middle-market deal sourcing

An honest category-by-category ranking of Veltria, Grata, SourceScrub, D&B, ZoomInfo and Apollo across coverage, contacts, price, quality, workflow, exports and overall fit.

2026-07-05 · 8 min read

ArticleVerdict: Half true

The best B2B company databases when you do not want contact data

For TAM sizing, market mapping and account selection, company-level firmographics can beat contact databases. Here is the honest ranking.

2026-07-05 · 6 min read

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ZoomInfo alternatives for company-level datasets, not contact lists

ZoomInfo is strong for contacts. Veltria is built for buyers who need private-company universes, revenue bands and firmographic exports.

2026-07-05 · 6 min read

Thesis

The State of the Lower Middle Market, 2026

What 4.8 million companies with $1M to $300M+ revenue actually look like, counted, not extrapolated. Our flagship thesis.

2026-06-28 · 9 min read

Analysis

The biggest industry in the market isn't software. It's construction.

37,000+ construction companies lead both continents, with the weakest digital footprint and the deepest family-ownership pool we measure.

2026-07-02 · 6 min read

Analysis

The Ownership Atlas: who actually owns the market

PE penetration by country, VC's one-state monopoly, and the family-ownership map that inverts both. Capital follows habit, not opportunity.

2026-07-01 · 7 min read

ArticleVerdict: Confirmed

Are there really 200,000 US middle-market companies?

The most-quoted number in private-company finance, tested bottom-up. It survives, and we can name the companies.

2026-07-01 · 5 min read

ArticleVerdict: Misleading

'Only 30% of family businesses survive the second generation'

The most successful scare statistic in private wealth, vs 3,718 family firms founded before 1900 that are still running.

2026-06-25 · 6 min read

ArticleVerdict: Confirmed

The 'silver tsunami' of retiring business owners

Boomers own half of private business, says the claim. In the $1M to $300M+ market, the succession pipeline is real, and countable.

2026-06-23 · 6 min read

ArticleVerdict: Half true

Does Germany really dominate Europe's market?

The Mittelstand cliché, tested against a full count of Europe's $1M to $300M+ companies. Half of it survives.

2026-06-21 · 6 min read

ArticleVerdict: Misleading

The $200k revenue-per-employee rule

The most quoted benchmark in business, tested across ~180,000 companies. It's sector-blind.

2026-06-14 · 7 min read

Analysis

PE owns 1% of the market. Families own 8%.

The succession-wave thesis, finally quantified: family-owned businesses outnumber PE portfolio companies nearly 7 to 1.

2026-06-07 · 7 min read

Analysis

Where the software companies actually are

California holds a fifth of US tech, not half. The map of the other 80% is the opportunity.

2026-05-30 · 6 min read

Analysis

The digital footprint gap: web traffic across 15 sectors

Median website traffic differs 10x between sectors. 'Every business is digital', the medians disagree.

2026-05-22 · 5 min read

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