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500 Global vs BGF

500 Global lists 32 portfolio companies and has joined 34 funding rounds; BGF lists 339 companies and has joined 21 rounds. 500 Global comes in most often at Seed (55% of its entries), BGF comes in most often at Series A (63% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Evolve.

32Portfolio companies339
34Funding rounds joined21
6Rounds led12
28Rounds, last 12 months15
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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500 Global and BGF, head to head
500 GlobalBGF
Portfolio companies32339
Funding rounds joined3421
Rounds led612
Rounds, last 12 months2815
Typical round it comes in at$5M to $20M$20M to $100M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed6%0%
Seed55%5%
Series A27%63%
Series B9%21%
Growth3%11%

500 GlobalBGF

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Entry stages of 500 Global and BGF, share of entries
500 GlobalBGF
Pre-seed6%0%
Seed55%5%
Series A27%63%
Series B9%21%
Growth3%11%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning31%10%
Healthcare & Biotech0%19%
Fintech16%6%
Industrial & Manufacturing0%13%
Education5%8%
Enterprise Software5%7%

500 GlobalBGF

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Themes of 500 Global and BGF, share of checked companies
500 GlobalBGF
AI & Machine Learning31%10%
Healthcare & Biotech0%19%
Fintech16%6%
Industrial & Manufacturing0%13%
Education5%8%
Enterprise Software5%7%

Companies both back

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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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GET /v1/firms/bgf.co.uk/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/500.co/coinvestors
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