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Accel vs Lakestar

Accel lists 711 portfolio companies and has joined 350 funding rounds; Lakestar lists 34 companies and has joined 39 rounds. Accel comes in most often at Seed (38% of its entries), Lakestar comes in most often at Seed (46% of its entries). 4 companies are on both portfolios, among them Cambridge Aerospace, Fuse and SE3 Labs.

711Portfolio companies34
350Funding rounds joined39
220Rounds led9
121Rounds, last 12 months28
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Accel and Lakestar, head to head
AccelLakestar
Portfolio companies71134
Funding rounds joined35039
Rounds led2209
Rounds, last 12 months12128
Typical round it comes in at$5M to $20M$20M to $100M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed1%0%
Seed38%46%
Series A32%24%
Series B13%12%
Growth17%18%

AccelLakestar

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Entry stages of Accel and Lakestar, share of entries
AccelLakestar
Pre-seed1%0%
Seed38%46%
Series A32%24%
Series B13%12%
Growth17%18%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning24%51%
Fintech14%9%
Enterprise Software13%9%
Cybersecurity8%11%
Healthcare & Biotech7%4%
E-commerce & Marketplaces7%2%

AccelLakestar

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Themes of Accel and Lakestar, share of checked companies
AccelLakestar
AI & Machine Learning24%51%
Fintech14%9%
Enterprise Software13%9%
Cybersecurity8%11%
Healthcare & Biotech7%4%
E-commerce & Marketplaces7%2%

Companies both back

4

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/lakestar.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/accel.com/coinvestors
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