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Alta Partners vs Canaan

Alta Partners lists 21 portfolio companies and has joined 2 funding rounds; Canaan lists 201 companies and has joined 29 rounds. Alta Partners comes in most often at Series B (100% of its entries), Canaan comes in most often at Series A (54% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them TYRA Biosciences.

21Portfolio companies201
2Funding rounds joined29
1Rounds led11
1Rounds, last 12 months19
$100M or moreTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Alta Partners and Canaan, head to head
Alta PartnersCanaan
Portfolio companies21201
Funding rounds joined229
Rounds led111
Rounds, last 12 months119
Typical round it comes in at$100M or more$20M to $100M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed0%29%
Series A0%54%
Series B100%7%
Growth0%11%

Alta PartnersCanaan

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Entry stages of Alta Partners and Canaan, share of entries
Alta PartnersCanaan
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed0%29%
Series A0%54%
Series B100%7%
Growth0%11%

Themes

share of checked companies
Healthcare & Biotech96%21%
AI & Machine Learning0%17%
Fintech0%12%
Enterprise Software0%7%
E-commerce & Marketplaces0%7%
Media & Entertainment5%5%

Alta PartnersCanaan

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Themes of Alta Partners and Canaan, share of checked companies
Alta PartnersCanaan
Healthcare & Biotech96%21%
AI & Machine Learning0%17%
Fintech0%12%
Enterprise Software0%7%
E-commerce & Marketplaces0%7%
Media & Entertainment5%5%

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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