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Accel vs Episode 1

Accel lists 710 portfolio companies and has joined 350 funding rounds; Episode 1 lists 70 companies and has joined 13 rounds. Accel comes in most often at Seed (38% of its entries), Episode 1 comes in most often at Seed (73% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Carwow.

710Portfolio companies70
350Funding rounds joined13
220Rounds led7
121Rounds, last 12 months7
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$1M to $5M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Accel and Episode 1, head to head
AccelEpisode 1
Portfolio companies71070
Funding rounds joined35013
Rounds led2207
Rounds, last 12 months1217
Typical round it comes in at$5M to $20M$1M to $5M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed1%18%
Seed38%73%
Series A32%9%
Series B13%0%
Growth17%0%

AccelEpisode 1

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Entry stages of Accel and Episode 1, share of entries
AccelEpisode 1
Pre-seed1%18%
Seed38%73%
Series A32%9%
Series B13%0%
Growth17%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning24%22%
Fintech14%14%
Enterprise Software13%8%
Cybersecurity8%7%
Healthcare & Biotech7%8%
E-commerce & Marketplaces7%7%

AccelEpisode 1

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Themes of Accel and Episode 1, share of checked companies
AccelEpisode 1
AI & Machine Learning24%22%
Fintech14%14%
Enterprise Software13%8%
Cybersecurity8%7%
Healthcare & Biotech7%8%
E-commerce & Marketplaces7%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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  • AlertsFollow 5 investors for portfolio and fund changes
VCinfo API
$ curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/accel.com/portfolio

# also
GET /v1/firms/episode1.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/accel.com/coinvestors
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