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Acumen America vs The Helm

Acumen America lists 41 portfolio companies and has joined 8 funding rounds; The Helm lists 17 companies and has joined 3 rounds. Acumen America comes in most often at Seed (57% of its entries), The Helm comes in most often at Seed (67% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Mahmee.

41Portfolio companies17
8Funding rounds joined3
2Rounds led0
5Rounds, last 12 months2
$1M to $5MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Acumen America and The Helm, head to head
Acumen AmericaThe Helm
Portfolio companies4117
Funding rounds joined83
Rounds led20
Rounds, last 12 months52
Typical round it comes in at$1M to $5M$5M to $20M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed57%67%
Series A43%33%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%0%

Acumen AmericaThe Helm

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Entry stages of Acumen America and The Helm, share of entries
Acumen AmericaThe Helm
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed57%67%
Series A43%33%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
Healthcare & Biotech46%44%
Fintech24%4%
AI & Machine Learning7%9%
Enterprise Software2%9%
Media & Entertainment0%9%
Education6%4%

Acumen AmericaThe Helm

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Themes of Acumen America and The Helm, share of checked companies
Acumen AmericaThe Helm
Healthcare & Biotech46%44%
Fintech24%4%
AI & Machine Learning7%9%
Enterprise Software2%9%
Media & Entertainment0%9%
Education6%4%

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/acumenamerica.org/coinvestors
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