Investors / 212Founders / Compare with Techstars
212Founders vs Techstars
212Founders lists 22 portfolio companies and has joined 5 funding rounds; Techstars lists 1,968 companies and has joined 53 rounds. 212Founders comes in most often at Seed (80% of its entries), Techstars comes in most often at Seed (74% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Klaim.
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| 212Founders | Techstars | |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio companies | 22 | 1,968 |
| Funding rounds joined | 5 | 53 |
| Rounds led | 1 | 7 |
| Rounds, last 12 months | 1 | 29 |
| Typical round it comes in at | $1M to $5M | $1M to $5M |
| Sites no longer answering | 0% | 0% |
Where they come in
share of entries by stage212FoundersTechstars
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| 212Founders | Techstars | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% | 8% |
| Seed | 80% | 74% |
| Series A | 20% | 14% |
| Series B | 0% | 4% |
| Growth | 0% | 0% |
Themes
share of checked companies212FoundersTechstars
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| 212Founders | Techstars | |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 25% | 11% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 11% | 20% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 17% | 7% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 6% | 12% |
| Mobility & Logistics | 8% | 0% |
| Legal & Compliance | 8% | 0% |
Companies both back
1Shared companies are those both firms' own portfolio pages list, each checked against the company's site. The same comparison through the API is POST /v1/overlap, for up to 20 firms. How the data is graded
Compare 212Founders and Techstars as data
Pull both portfolios and every co-investor through one API key or MCP, and lay up to 20 firms side by side with POST /v1/overlap. A free account adds Ask AI searches and alerts when either firm adds a company.
Work email, sign-in link by email. Already have an account? Log in- Ask AI5 plain-English investor searches a day
- Full listsEvery portfolio row and two-firm overlap
- API and MCP100 REST or MCP calls a month, one key
- AlertsFollow 5 investors for portfolio and fund changes
$ curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/212founders.co/portfolio
# also
GET /v1/firms/techstars.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/212founders.co/coinvestors