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AIC vs Y Combinator

AIC lists 43 portfolio companies and has joined 7 funding rounds; Y Combinator lists 5,151 companies and has joined 3,388 rounds. AIC comes in most often at Seed (67% of its entries), Y Combinator comes in most often at Seed (98% of its entries). 3 companies are on both portfolios, among them Anjuna, Lark and Rigetti.

43Portfolio companies5,151
7Funding rounds joined3,388
1Rounds led2,960
6Rounds, last 12 months579
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in atunder $1M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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AIC and Y Combinator, head to head
AICY Combinator
Portfolio companies435,151
Funding rounds joined73,388
Rounds led12,960
Rounds, last 12 months6579
Typical round it comes in at$20M to $100Munder $1M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed67%98%
Series A17%1%
Series B0%0%
Growth17%1%

AICY Combinator

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Entry stages of AIC and Y Combinator, share of entries
AICY Combinator
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed67%98%
Series A17%1%
Series B0%0%
Growth17%1%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning40%26%
Enterprise Software13%10%
Fintech4%13%
Healthcare & Biotech12%11%
Cybersecurity10%5%
Industrial & Manufacturing7%4%

AICY Combinator

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Themes of AIC and Y Combinator, share of checked companies
AICY Combinator
AI & Machine Learning40%26%
Enterprise Software13%10%
Fintech4%13%
Healthcare & Biotech12%11%
Cybersecurity10%5%
Industrial & Manufacturing7%4%

Companies both back

3

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/ycombinator.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/aicapital.ai/coinvestors
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