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Alven vs Optimist Ventures
Alven lists 125 portfolio companies and has joined 14 funding rounds; Optimist Ventures lists 6 companies and has joined 1 round. Alven comes in most often at Seed (43% of its entries), Optimist Ventures comes in most often at Series A (100% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Stripe.
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| Alven | Optimist Ventures | |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio companies | 125 | 6 |
| Funding rounds joined | 14 | 1 |
| Rounds led | 4 | 0 |
| Rounds, last 12 months | 11 | 1 |
| Typical round it comes in at | $20M to $100M | $5M to $20M |
| Sites no longer answering | 0% | 0% |
Where they come in
share of entries by stageAlvenOptimist Ventures
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| Alven | Optimist Ventures | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% | 0% |
| Seed | 43% | 0% |
| Series A | 21% | 100% |
| Series B | 14% | 0% |
| Growth | 21% | 0% |
Themes
share of checked companiesAlvenOptimist Ventures
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| Alven | Optimist Ventures | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 15% | 20% |
| Fintech | 11% | 20% |
| Space & Defense | 0% | 20% |
| Enterprise Software | 12% | 0% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 9% | 10% |
| Media & Entertainment | 7% | 10% |
Companies both back
1Shared companies are those both firms' own portfolio pages list, each checked against the company's site. The same comparison through the API is POST /v1/overlap, for up to 20 firms. How the data is graded
Compare Alven and Optimist Ventures as data
Pull both portfolios and every co-investor through one API key or MCP, and lay up to 20 firms side by side with POST /v1/overlap. A free account adds Ask AI searches and alerts when either firm adds a company.
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$ curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/alven.co/portfolio
# also
GET /v1/firms/optimist.vc/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/alven.co/coinvestors