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Ascend vs Cervin

Ascend lists 74 portfolio companies and has joined 0 funding rounds; Cervin lists 72 companies and has joined 14 rounds. Cervin comes in most often at Seed (25% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them Stack Moxie and Type.

74Portfolio companies72
0Funding rounds joined14
0Rounds led4
0Rounds, last 12 months9
n/aTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Ascend and Cervin, head to head
AscendCervin
Portfolio companies7472
Funding rounds joined014
Rounds led04
Rounds, last 12 months09
Typical round it comes in atn/a$5M to $20M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%8%
Seed0%25%
Series A0%25%
Series B0%25%
Growth0%17%

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Entry stages of Ascend and Cervin, share of entries
AscendCervin
Pre-seed0%8%
Seed0%25%
Series A0%25%
Series B0%25%
Growth0%17%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning37%34%
Cybersecurity5%15%
Enterprise Software8%11%
Fintech9%9%
Healthcare & Biotech8%4%
Space & Defense0%6%

AscendCervin

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Themes of Ascend and Cervin, share of checked companies
AscendCervin
AI & Machine Learning37%34%
Cybersecurity5%15%
Enterprise Software8%11%
Fintech9%9%
Healthcare & Biotech8%4%
Space & Defense0%6%

Companies both back

2

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/cervinventures.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/ascend.vc/coinvestors
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