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Alpaca VC vs Next Wave NYC

Alpaca VC lists 33 portfolio companies and has joined 7 funding rounds; Next Wave NYC lists 13 companies and has joined 2 rounds. Alpaca VC comes in most often at Seed (43% of its entries), Next Wave NYC comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Hopscotch Labs.

33Portfolio companies13
7Funding rounds joined2
0Rounds led0
4Rounds, last 12 months2
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$1M to $5M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Alpaca VC and Next Wave NYC, head to head
Alpaca VCNext Wave NYC
Portfolio companies3313
Funding rounds joined72
Rounds led00
Rounds, last 12 months42
Typical round it comes in at$5M to $20M$1M to $5M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed43%100%
Series A29%0%
Series B14%0%
Growth14%0%

Alpaca VCNext Wave NYC

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Entry stages of Alpaca VC and Next Wave NYC, share of entries
Alpaca VCNext Wave NYC
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed43%100%
Series A29%0%
Series B14%0%
Growth14%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning20%26%
Fintech14%17%
Enterprise Software3%17%
E-commerce & Marketplaces12%4%
Consumer7%9%
Industrial & Manufacturing9%0%

Alpaca VCNext Wave NYC

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Themes of Alpaca VC and Next Wave NYC, share of checked companies
Alpaca VCNext Wave NYC
AI & Machine Learning20%26%
Fintech14%17%
Enterprise Software3%17%
E-commerce & Marketplaces12%4%
Consumer7%9%
Industrial & Manufacturing9%0%

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/nextwave.nyc/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/alpaca.vc/coinvestors
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