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a16z Frontier vs DCM

a16z Frontier lists 119 portfolio companies and has joined 20 funding rounds; DCM lists 26 companies and has joined 14 rounds. a16z Frontier comes in most often at Seed (47% of its entries), DCM comes in most often at Series A (69% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Chia Network Inc..

119Portfolio companies26
20Funding rounds joined14
11Rounds led3
12Rounds, last 12 months10
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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a16z Frontier and DCM, head to head
a16z FrontierDCM
Portfolio companies11926
Funding rounds joined2014
Rounds led113
Rounds, last 12 months1210
Typical round it comes in at$20M to $100M$5M to $20M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed47%8%
Series A27%69%
Series B13%23%
Growth13%0%

a16z FrontierDCM

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Entry stages of a16z Frontier and DCM, share of entries
a16z FrontierDCM
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed47%8%
Series A27%69%
Series B13%23%
Growth13%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
Fintech41%19%
Media & Entertainment4%16%
Crypto & Web312%7%
AI & Machine Learning9%12%
Enterprise Software11%7%
E-commerce & Marketplaces4%9%

a16z FrontierDCM

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Themes of a16z Frontier and DCM, share of checked companies
a16z FrontierDCM
Fintech41%19%
Media & Entertainment4%16%
Crypto & Web312%7%
AI & Machine Learning9%12%
Enterprise Software11%7%
E-commerce & Marketplaces4%9%

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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VCinfo API
$ curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/a16zfrontier.com/portfolio

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GET /v1/firms/dcm.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/a16zfrontier.com/coinvestors
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