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Antler vs FirstCheck Africa

Antler lists 993 portfolio companies and has joined 130 funding rounds; FirstCheck Africa lists 12 companies and has joined 2 rounds. Antler comes in most often at Seed (81% of its entries), FirstCheck Africa comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them UNCOVER.

993Portfolio companies12
130Funding rounds joined2
34Rounds led0
90Rounds, last 12 months1
$1M to $5MTypical round it comes in at$1M to $5M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Antler and FirstCheck Africa, head to head
AntlerFirstCheck Africa
Portfolio companies99312
Funding rounds joined1302
Rounds led340
Rounds, last 12 months901
Typical round it comes in at$1M to $5M$1M to $5M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed7%0%
Seed81%100%
Series A6%0%
Series B2%0%
Growth4%0%

AntlerFirstCheck Africa

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Entry stages of Antler and FirstCheck Africa, share of entries
AntlerFirstCheck Africa
Pre-seed7%0%
Seed81%100%
Series A6%0%
Series B2%0%
Growth4%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
Fintech13%30%
AI & Machine Learning24%5%
Healthcare & Biotech10%20%
E-commerce & Marketplaces7%20%
Space & Defense4%10%
Enterprise Software8%5%

AntlerFirstCheck Africa

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Themes of Antler and FirstCheck Africa, share of checked companies
AntlerFirstCheck Africa
Fintech13%30%
AI & Machine Learning24%5%
Healthcare & Biotech10%20%
E-commerce & Marketplaces7%20%
Space & Defense4%10%
Enterprise Software8%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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  https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/antler.co/portfolio

# also
GET /v1/firms/firstcheck.africa/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/antler.co/coinvestors
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