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Acumen America vs Techstars

Acumen America lists 40 portfolio companies and has joined 8 funding rounds; Techstars lists 1,969 companies and has joined 53 rounds. Acumen America comes in most often at Seed (57% of its entries), Techstars comes in most often at Seed (75% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them FutureFit AI and Pear Suite.

40Portfolio companies1,969
8Funding rounds joined53
2Rounds led7
5Rounds, last 12 months29
$1M to $5MTypical round it comes in at$1M to $5M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Acumen America and Techstars, head to head
Acumen AmericaTechstars
Portfolio companies401,969
Funding rounds joined853
Rounds led27
Rounds, last 12 months529
Typical round it comes in at$1M to $5M$1M to $5M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%8%
Seed57%75%
Series A43%14%
Series B0%4%
Growth0%0%

Acumen AmericaTechstars

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Entry stages of Acumen America and Techstars, share of entries
Acumen AmericaTechstars
Pre-seed0%8%
Seed57%75%
Series A43%14%
Series B0%4%
Growth0%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
Healthcare & Biotech46%12%
Fintech22%11%
AI & Machine Learning7%20%
Education6%8%
Enterprise Software2%8%
E-commerce & Marketplaces2%7%

Acumen AmericaTechstars

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Themes of Acumen America and Techstars, share of checked companies
Acumen AmericaTechstars
Healthcare & Biotech46%12%
Fintech22%11%
AI & Machine Learning7%20%
Education6%8%
Enterprise Software2%8%
E-commerce & Marketplaces2%7%

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/acumenamerica.org/coinvestors
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