Inventive AI

AI software for RFP, DDQ, and security questionnaire responses.

Est. 2023Mountain View, CASeed

What is Inventive AI?

Inventive AI is a cloud-based response management platform that helps teams answer RFPs, RFIs, DDQs, and security questionnaires using AI-generated drafts, a centralized knowledge hub, and approval workflows. It connects to content systems and CRMs so teams can reuse approved answers, view source-backed responses, and flag conflicting content before submission. It is designed for proposal, sales, solutions, RevOps, and security teams that manage recurring questionnaires.

Use Cases

RFP ResponseSecurity QuestionnaireKnowledge Base

Best For

SMBMid-MarketEnterprise

Pricing

Custom pricing

Reach out to the vendor for a tailored quote

Free trial available

Capabilities

5 AI-powered

AI Generation

AI response draftingAI

Creates compliant first-draft responses for RFPs and questionnaires in seconds.

Executive summary generationAI

Summarizes security questionnaire requirements and lengthy responses for faster review.

Knowledge Management

Centralized content library

Stores prior RFPs, documents, spreadsheets, websites, and connected knowledge sources.

Content freshness managementAI

Detects stale, outdated, and duplicate content across connected knowledge sources to keep the answer library current.

Intelligence & Analysis

Requirements extractionAI

Helps clarify requirements, research competitors, and brainstorm stronger answers.

Quality & Verification

Conflict detectionAI

Flags inconsistent answers within a proposal before submission, catching contradictions across sections from multiple contributors.

Source citations

Lets reviewers view the supporting content and provenance behind each generated response.

Delivery & Access

Analytics & dashboards

Provides visibility into proposal effectiveness, bottlenecks, engagement, and ROI.

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Response Types

RFPsSecurity questionnaires

Collaboration

Co-editing

Commenting

Review workflows

Approval workflows

Task assignment

Progress tracking

Role-based access

Version control

Reporting & Analytics

Activity dashboard

ROI reporting

Response velocity

Security & Compliance

SOC 2 Type II

Encryption at Rest

Encryption in Transit

SCIM Provisioning

Audit Logs

Role-Based Access

View security details

Integrations

CRM

Salesforce

HubSpot

Cloud Storage

Google Drive

Microsoft OneDrive

SharePoint

Communication

Slack

SSO

Google Authentication

Azure AD

Okta

Other

Google Docs

Microsoft 365

Notion

Confluence

Jira

Public API

Who is Inventive AI best for?

Proposal Team

Recurring RFP/RFI response with AI-generated first drafts tied to approved source content

Security Team

DDQ and security questionnaire response with centralized knowledge and conflict checks

Operations

Cross-functional task routing, approvals, and reusable questionnaire content across RevOps, legal, and SME teams

Team Size

SMBMid-MarketEnterprise

Industries

IT ServicesFinancial Services

Considerations

Team sizeSolo users or very small teams
PricingNo self-serve pricing or free plan
TechnicalNo public API

Competitive Overview

What sets it apart

Context-aware drafting with source-linked answers rather than basic content retrieval alone

Combined workflow of AI drafting, live knowledge management, conflict detection, and collaboration in one platform

Coverage for both sales RFPs and security/DDQ questionnaires with enterprise controls like SSO, permissions, and audit logs

Strengths

Fast first drafts and strong ease of use for response teams
Broad knowledge-source connectivity across Google, Microsoft, CRM, and collaboration tools
Good governance for collaborative response work through approvals, permissions, and audit trails
Useful AI assistance beyond drafting, including clarification, summarization, and competitor research

Weaknesses

No public self-serve pricing, which adds friction for smaller buyers
No public API documentation, limiting proof of extensibility for technical evaluators
Early-stage startup (YC W24, 10 employees) — smaller customer base and fewer case studies than Responsive/Loopio