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Abstract vs Category Ventures

Abstract lists 242 portfolio companies and has joined 49 funding rounds; Category Ventures lists 27 companies and has joined 4 rounds. Abstract comes in most often at Series A (48% of its entries), Category Ventures comes in most often at Seed (75% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them Antioch and Rive.

242Portfolio companies27
49Funding rounds joined4
13Rounds led3
28Rounds, last 12 months3
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Abstract and Category Ventures, head to head
AbstractCategory Ventures
Portfolio companies24227
Funding rounds joined494
Rounds led133
Rounds, last 12 months283
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-seed2%0%
Seed24%75%
Series A48%25%
Series B20%0%
Growth7%0%

AbstractCategory Ventures

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Entry stages of Abstract and Category Ventures, share of entries
AbstractCategory Ventures
Pre-seed2%0%
Seed24%75%
Series A48%25%
Series B20%0%
Growth7%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning27%35%
Enterprise Software11%22%
Fintech12%8%
Healthcare & Biotech9%4%
Cybersecurity7%6%
Media & Entertainment5%4%

AbstractCategory Ventures

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Themes of Abstract and Category Ventures, share of checked companies
AbstractCategory Ventures
AI & Machine Learning27%35%
Enterprise Software11%22%
Fintech12%8%
Healthcare & Biotech9%4%
Cybersecurity7%6%
Media & Entertainment5%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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GET /v1/firms/categoryvc.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/abstract.com/coinvestors
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