What are the best deal sourcing platforms, technologies and tools?

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April 17, 2025

by a searcher from University of Johannesburg in New York, NY, USA

We’ve just secured our first platform acquisition, and we’re now aggressively looking for additional opportunities. I don’t come from a traditional sourcing role, so I wanted to ask if anyone could share industry best practices from a technology and platform standpoint — tools, systems, workflows, etc. — that help make deal sourcing more effective. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
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from Ivey Business School at Western University in Toronto, ON, Canada
Great list of deal sourcing platforms here: https://thebusinessinquirer.substack.com/p/deal-sourcing-guide-by-tbi
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from Barnard College in New York, NY, USA
After looking at a bunch of platforms, here's what I settled on: - CRM: ETA IQ (www.etaiq.com) -- It's a financial modeling and CRM built specifically for Searchers. It's been really helpful for quickly screening deals. - Data Enrichment - Clay (www.clay.com) -- They're a new and better (and more cost effective) version of Zoominfo. - LinkedIn Lead Gen - Surfie (www.surfie.com) -- It's a LinkedIn plugin for data scrapping. I pair this with Clay for proprietary outreach.
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