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AI Search

What to know

AI Search allows you to find companies based on complex, nuanced, and conceptual ideas that go beyond traditional filters. 

You can describe your thesis and ask open-ended questions in natural language.

Unlike generic LLM tools, every result is connected to a verified Gain.pro profile, ensuring you receive high-quality, sourced data.

Why search using AI:

AI Search combines the flexibility of natural language with the reliability of a structured database

  • Go beyond filters: Search for concepts like "heritage brands with poor digital presence" or specific niches "industrial automation for regulated environments"
  • Get verified results: A full Gain.pro profile is behind every single result
  • Refine with precision: Combine qualitative AI Searches with Gain.pro's powerful, hallucination-free quantitative filters - no need to guess Revenue

 

Example Prompts:

  • "Dental chains with a proven M&A track record, operating in multiple European countries."
  • "Founders with an exit history in technology and a new AI venture."
  • "Restaurant chains with dense regional clusters, but not yet at national scale in the US"

 

How It Works:

Our layered, multi-step process ensures results are broad, relevant, and trustworthy:

  1. Interpretation: An LLM first interprets your natural language query to generate an initial set of relevant companies, based on our proprietary similar company model
  2. Validation: The LLM then validates and re-filters the expanded list for relevance.
  3. Explanation: Each result includes a "motivation" note, an AI-generated explanation of why the company was matched to your query

 

Tips for Better Searches:

To get the most out of AI Search, keep these best practices in mind:

  • Be Specific: A more detailed and descriptive prompt leads to more relevant results.
  • Reference Companies: Use the @ symbol to tag a company (e.g., @Stripe) to give the AI richer context for your search.
  • Use Exclusions: Refine your search by telling the AI what to exclude (e.g., "...that don't produce cars themselves").
  • Use Filters for Precision: For precise criteria like revenue, ownership or FTEs, apply Gain.pro’s filters after running your initial AI search - leave them out of your prompt

 

 

Frequently Asked Questions:

Is my data private / is it used for training?
  • Yes, always - we do not use your search queries to train any models
     
How many results can I expect from a search query?
  • You can expect anywhere from 50-500 results, depending on the breadth of your search topic
     
  • AI Search is optimised for quality and relevance over volume
     
Why do results vary if I re-run them / if a colleague runs the same search?
  • Like all LLMs, the model is not fully deterministic and results may differ between runs unless they are cached from a recent search
     
  • Effectively, results are re-generated each time based on how language models re-rank and summarise data - however results are likely to be similar but not identical
     
How do I save my search results to a Watchlist?
  • Once you have your search results, you can select the checkbox next to any result and manually add them to any Watchlist

 

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