Investors / 500 Global / Compare with Merak Ventures
500 Global vs Merak Ventures
500 Global lists 32 portfolio companies and has joined 34 funding rounds; Merak Ventures lists 40 companies and has joined 21 rounds. 500 Global comes in most often at Seed (55% of its entries), Merak Ventures comes in most often at Seed (88% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them LightSpeed Photonics.
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| 500 Global | Merak Ventures | |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio companies | 32 | 40 |
| Funding rounds joined | 34 | 21 |
| Rounds led | 6 | 15 |
| Rounds, last 12 months | 28 | 13 |
| Typical round it comes in at | $5M to $20M | $1M to $5M |
| Sites no longer answering | 0% | 0% |
Where they come in
share of entries by stage500 GlobalMerak Ventures
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| 500 Global | Merak Ventures | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 6% | 0% |
| Seed | 55% | 88% |
| Series A | 27% | 12% |
| Series B | 9% | 0% |
| Growth | 3% | 0% |
Themes
share of checked companies500 GlobalMerak Ventures
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| 500 Global | Merak Ventures | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 31% | 26% |
| Enterprise Software | 5% | 17% |
| Fintech | 16% | 12% |
| Gaming | 0% | 14% |
| Media & Entertainment | 6% | 0% |
| Human Resources | 6% | 3% |
Companies both back
1Shared companies are those both firms' own portfolio pages list, each checked against the company's site. The same comparison through the API is POST /v1/overlap, for up to 20 firms. How the data is graded
Compare 500 Global and Merak Ventures as data
Pull both portfolios and every co-investor through one API key or MCP, and lay up to 20 firms side by side with POST /v1/overlap. A free account adds Ask AI searches and alerts when either firm adds a company.
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$ curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/500.co/portfolio
# also
GET /v1/firms/merakventures.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/500.co/coinvestors