Built by Search, for Search
Verata is building the all-in-one platform executive search professionals have been asking for — company intelligence, executive data, backchannel discovery, and mandate management in one place.
Our Story
Verata was founded by executive search software builders who understood a fundamental problem: the tools search professionals rely on weren't built for how they actually work.
Our founders built and scaled Alariss Global, a software platform for international executive search. They learned firsthand what search professionals need — deep company intelligence, verified executive data, and the relationship context that turns a name into a credible candidate.
They saw an opportunity to bring those intelligence capabilities to the entire executive search market. Starting with company and executive research, Verata expanded its coverage to over 15 million executives and 8 million companies — with financial context, transaction histories, and backchannel paths that existing tools simply don't provide.
Now we're building the all-in-one platform search professionals have been asking for: executive research, mandate management, backchannel discovery, and business development tools — replacing the patchwork of PitchBook, BoardEx, and legacy ATS systems with one integrated platform.
What We Built
Four pillars of an all-in-one executive search platform.
Executive Research
AI-powered company and executive intelligence with financial context — revenue estimates, transaction histories, and niche industry search that goes beyond LinkedIn.
Mandate Management
Track every search from intake to placement. AI-native candidate pipeline, scoring, interview synthesis, and audit-ready documentation.
Backchannel Discovery
Find the people who actually worked with your candidate. Tenure overlap computation, historical org charts, and warm paths to unfiltered references.
Business Development
Search PE firms by AUM, sector, and geography. Identify the right firms to pitch, track your outreach, and walk into client meetings fully prepared.
What We Believe
Precision Over Volume
We believe in high-quality, verified data — not mass-scraped profiles. Every revenue estimate, transaction record, and backchannel path is one worth trusting.
Built for Search
We're not a generic data tool adapted for executive search. Every feature is designed for how search professionals actually work — from research to placement.
Trust Through Transparency
We show our methodology. When we estimate revenue, you see the comps. When we surface a backchannel, you see the tenure overlap. No black boxes.
Your Data Stays Yours
Your firm's proprietary research, candidate notes, and client relationships stay private. We never share your data with competitors.
Our Journey
Founded by executive search software veterans
Y Combinator batch, launched executive intelligence platform
Early adoption by executive search firms
Expanded to PE talent teams
Expanded to 15M+ executive profiles and 8M+ companies, launched mandate management
Leadership Team
Built by executive search software veterans who understand network intelligence.
Nick co-founded Alariss Global, a software platform for international candidate search focused on GTM leadership. At its peak, Alariss employed 37 people, and Nick directly built and managed a 12-person product and engineering team while helping oversee an 8-person candidate delivery team. Nick's experience as a cross-functional tech and search leader makes him uniquely qualified to build technology for the executive search industry. Nick was educated at Harvard College ('09) and INSEAD ('17J), and previously served as a U.S. diplomat in Asia, the Middle East, and Washington, D.C.
Josh is a Princeton-educated computer scientist with research published in top journals. His expertise in artificial intelligence and natural language processing helped him secure a spot as an engineering leader at Alariss Global upon completing graduate school. At Alariss, Josh spearheaded the design and creation of a state-of-the-art AI applicant tracking system, leading an 8-person engineering team. Josh's understanding of cutting-edge AI research and experience building tools for talent professionals enables him to bring the latest AI breakthroughs to search.
15M+
Executive Profiles
8M+
Companies With Intelligence
50M+
Transactions Mapped
60%+
Research Time Saved
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