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Abstract vs Initialized

Abstract lists 243 portfolio companies and has joined 49 funding rounds; Initialized lists 181 companies and has joined 28 rounds. Abstract comes in most often at Series A (48% of its entries), Initialized comes in most often at Seed (44% of its entries). 6 companies are on both portfolios, among them Ava Labs, Caliza and Fly Io.

243Portfolio companies181
49Funding rounds joined28
13Rounds led8
28Rounds, last 12 months13
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Abstract and Initialized, head to head
AbstractInitialized
Portfolio companies243181
Funding rounds joined4928
Rounds led138
Rounds, last 12 months2813
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%44%
Series A48%37%
Series B20%19%
Growth7%0%

AbstractInitialized

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Entry stages of Abstract and Initialized, share of entries
AbstractInitialized
Pre-seed2%0%
Seed24%44%
Series A48%37%
Series B20%19%
Growth7%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning27%23%
Healthcare & Biotech9%13%
Fintech12%13%
Enterprise Software11%8%
Cybersecurity7%5%
Education3%5%

AbstractInitialized

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Themes of Abstract and Initialized, share of checked companies
AbstractInitialized
AI & Machine Learning27%23%
Healthcare & Biotech9%13%
Fintech12%13%
Enterprise Software11%8%
Cybersecurity7%5%
Education3%5%

Companies both back

6

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

# also
GET /v1/firms/initialized.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/abstract.com/coinvestors
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