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Accel vs Nordstar

Accel lists 710 portfolio companies and has joined 350 funding rounds; Nordstar lists 30 companies and has joined 4 rounds. Accel comes in most often at Seed (38% of its entries), Nordstar comes in most often at Seed (33% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Curefoods.

710Portfolio companies30
350Funding rounds joined4
220Rounds led0
121Rounds, last 12 months4
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Accel and Nordstar, head to head
AccelNordstar
Portfolio companies71030
Funding rounds joined3504
Rounds led2200
Rounds, last 12 months1214
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%33%
Series A32%33%
Series B13%33%
Growth17%0%

AccelNordstar

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Entry stages of Accel and Nordstar, share of entries
AccelNordstar
Pre-seed1%0%
Seed38%33%
Series A32%33%
Series B13%33%
Growth17%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning24%13%
Fintech14%23%
Enterprise Software13%11%
E-commerce & Marketplaces7%9%
Cybersecurity8%4%
Healthcare & Biotech7%0%

AccelNordstar

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Themes of Accel and Nordstar, share of checked companies
AccelNordstar
AI & Machine Learning24%13%
Fintech14%23%
Enterprise Software13%11%
E-commerce & Marketplaces7%9%
Cybersecurity8%4%
Healthcare & Biotech7%0%

Companies both back

1

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