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Ascend vs Astir Ventures

Ascend lists 74 portfolio companies and has joined 0 funding rounds; Astir Ventures lists 280 companies and has joined 1 round. Astir Ventures comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Oxygen.

74Portfolio companies280
0Funding rounds joined1
0Rounds led0
0Rounds, last 12 months1
n/aTypical round it comes in atunder $1M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Ascend and Astir Ventures, head to head
AscendAstir Ventures
Portfolio companies74280
Funding rounds joined01
Rounds led00
Rounds, last 12 months01
Typical round it comes in atn/aunder $1M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed0%100%
Series A0%0%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%0%

AscendAstir Ventures

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Entry stages of Ascend and Astir Ventures, share of entries
AscendAstir Ventures
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed0%100%
Series A0%0%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning37%16%
Fintech9%20%
Healthcare & Biotech8%10%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%9%
Enterprise Software8%8%
Education5%8%

AscendAstir Ventures

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Themes of Ascend and Astir Ventures, share of checked companies
AscendAstir Ventures
AI & Machine Learning37%16%
Fintech9%20%
Healthcare & Biotech8%10%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%9%
Enterprise Software8%8%
Education5%8%

Companies both back

1

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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