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Abstract vs Protagonist

Abstract lists 243 portfolio companies and has joined 49 funding rounds; Protagonist lists 15 companies and has joined 7 rounds. Abstract comes in most often at Series A (48% of its entries), Protagonist comes in most often at Seed (43% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them Atoms and xAI.

243Portfolio companies15
49Funding rounds joined7
13Rounds led1
28Rounds, last 12 months2
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Abstract and Protagonist, head to head
AbstractProtagonist
Portfolio companies24315
Funding rounds joined497
Rounds led131
Rounds, last 12 months282
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%43%
Series A48%43%
Series B20%0%
Growth7%14%

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Entry stages of Abstract and Protagonist, share of entries
AbstractProtagonist
Pre-seed2%0%
Seed24%43%
Series A48%43%
Series B20%0%
Growth7%14%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning27%24%
Fintech12%20%
Cybersecurity7%12%
Enterprise Software11%0%
Healthcare & Biotech9%4%
Robotics & Hardware0%8%

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Themes of Abstract and Protagonist, share of checked companies
AbstractProtagonist
AI & Machine Learning27%24%
Fintech12%20%
Cybersecurity7%12%
Enterprise Software11%0%
Healthcare & Biotech9%4%
Robotics & Hardware0%8%

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/protagonist.co/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/abstract.com/coinvestors
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