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42CAP vs Octopus Ventures

42CAP lists 52 portfolio companies and has joined 14 funding rounds; Octopus Ventures lists 280 companies and has joined 32 rounds. 42CAP comes in most often at Seed (71% of its entries), Octopus Ventures comes in most often at Seed (57% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them Go Autonomous and Velaris.

52Portfolio companies280
14Funding rounds joined32
9Rounds led10
10Rounds, last 12 months19
$1M to $5MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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42CAP and Octopus Ventures, head to head
42CAPOctopus Ventures
Portfolio companies52280
Funding rounds joined1432
Rounds led910
Rounds, last 12 months1019
Typical round it comes in at$1M to $5M$5M to $20M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed71%57%
Series A14%25%
Series B14%11%
Growth0%7%

42CAPOctopus Ventures

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Entry stages of 42CAP and Octopus Ventures, share of entries
42CAPOctopus Ventures
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed71%57%
Series A14%25%
Series B14%11%
Growth0%7%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning32%19%
Healthcare & Biotech3%19%
Enterprise Software16%9%
Fintech10%15%
E-commerce & Marketplaces11%6%
Industrial & Manufacturing10%4%

42CAPOctopus Ventures

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Themes of 42CAP and Octopus Ventures, share of checked companies
42CAPOctopus Ventures
AI & Machine Learning32%19%
Healthcare & Biotech3%19%
Enterprise Software16%9%
Fintech10%15%
E-commerce & Marketplaces11%6%
Industrial & Manufacturing10%4%

Companies both back

2

Shared 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

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  https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/42cap.com/portfolio

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GET /v1/firms/octopusventures.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/42cap.com/coinvestors
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