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Abstract vs ex/ante

Abstract lists 242 portfolio companies and has joined 49 funding rounds; ex/ante lists 22 companies and has joined 5 rounds. Abstract comes in most often at Series A (48% of its entries), ex/ante comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Anon.

242Portfolio companies22
49Funding rounds joined5
13Rounds led0
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 ex/ante, head to head
Abstractex/ante
Portfolio companies24222
Funding rounds joined495
Rounds led130
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%100%
Series A48%0%
Series B20%0%
Growth7%0%

Abstractex/ante

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Entry stages of Abstract and ex/ante, share of entries
Abstractex/ante
Pre-seed2%0%
Seed24%100%
Series A48%0%
Series B20%0%
Growth7%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
Cybersecurity7%29%
AI & Machine Learning27%24%
Fintech12%7%
Enterprise Software11%5%
Healthcare & Biotech9%2%
Media & Entertainment5%7%

Abstractex/ante

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Themes of Abstract and ex/ante, share of checked companies
Abstractex/ante
Cybersecurity7%29%
AI & Machine Learning27%24%
Fintech12%7%
Enterprise Software11%5%
Healthcare & Biotech9%2%
Media & Entertainment5%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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  https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/abstract.com/portfolio

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