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Accel vs The Pay It Forward Companies

Accel lists 710 portfolio companies and has joined 350 funding rounds; The Pay It Forward Companies lists 19 companies and has joined 3 rounds. Accel comes in most often at Seed (38% of its entries), The Pay It Forward Companies comes in most often at Series B (50% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Blackbuck.

710Portfolio companies19
350Funding rounds joined3
220Rounds led2
121Rounds, last 12 months2
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$100M or more
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Accel and The Pay It Forward Companies, head to head
AccelThe Pay It Forward Companies
Portfolio companies71019
Funding rounds joined3503
Rounds led2202
Rounds, last 12 months1212
Typical round it comes in at$5M to $20M$100M or more
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed1%0%
Seed38%0%
Series A32%0%
Series B13%50%
Growth17%50%

AccelThe Pay It Forward Companies

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Entry stages of Accel and The Pay It Forward Companies, share of entries
AccelThe Pay It Forward Companies
Pre-seed1%0%
Seed38%0%
Series A32%0%
Series B13%50%
Growth17%50%

Themes

share of checked companies
Fintech14%31%
AI & Machine Learning24%21%
Enterprise Software13%0%
Space & Defense3%10%
Cybersecurity8%3%
Healthcare & Biotech7%3%

AccelThe Pay It Forward Companies

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Themes of Accel and The Pay It Forward Companies, share of checked companies
AccelThe Pay It Forward Companies
Fintech14%31%
AI & Machine Learning24%21%
Enterprise Software13%0%
Space & Defense3%10%
Cybersecurity8%3%
Healthcare & Biotech7%3%

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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GET /v1/firms/accel.com/coinvestors
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