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Abstract vs Canaan

Abstract lists 242 portfolio companies and has joined 49 funding rounds; Canaan lists 201 companies and has joined 29 rounds. Abstract comes in most often at Series A (48% of its entries), Canaan comes in most often at Series A (54% of its entries). 3 companies are on both portfolios, among them Brigit portfolio, Nivoda and Partiful.

242Portfolio companies201
49Funding rounds joined29
13Rounds led11
28Rounds, last 12 months19
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Abstract and Canaan, head to head
AbstractCanaan
Portfolio companies242201
Funding rounds joined4929
Rounds led1311
Rounds, last 12 months2819
Typical round it comes in at$20M to $100M$20M to $100M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed2%0%
Seed24%29%
Series A48%54%
Series B20%7%
Growth7%11%

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Entry stages of Abstract and Canaan, share of entries
AbstractCanaan
Pre-seed2%0%
Seed24%29%
Series A48%54%
Series B20%7%
Growth7%11%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning27%17%
Healthcare & Biotech9%21%
Fintech12%12%
Enterprise Software11%7%
Cybersecurity7%5%
E-commerce & Marketplaces4%7%

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Themes of Abstract and Canaan, share of checked companies
AbstractCanaan
AI & Machine Learning27%17%
Healthcare & Biotech9%21%
Fintech12%12%
Enterprise Software11%7%
Cybersecurity7%5%
E-commerce & Marketplaces4%7%

Companies both back

3

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/canaan.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/abstract.com/coinvestors
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