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Ascend vs Walden Catalyst

Ascend lists 74 portfolio companies and has joined 0 funding rounds; Walden Catalyst lists 36 companies and has joined 12 rounds. Walden Catalyst comes in most often at Seed (33% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them getclarity.ai.

74Portfolio companies36
0Funding rounds joined12
0Rounds led8
0Rounds, last 12 months9
n/aTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Ascend and Walden Catalyst, head to head
AscendWalden Catalyst
Portfolio companies7436
Funding rounds joined012
Rounds led08
Rounds, last 12 months09
Typical round it comes in atn/a$20M to $100M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed0%33%
Series A0%33%
Series B0%17%
Growth0%17%

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Entry stages of Ascend and Walden Catalyst, share of entries
AscendWalden Catalyst
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed0%33%
Series A0%33%
Series B0%17%
Growth0%17%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning37%40%
Cybersecurity5%20%
Enterprise Software8%13%
Healthcare & Biotech8%12%
Fintech9%0%
Industrial & Manufacturing5%7%

AscendWalden Catalyst

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Themes of Ascend and Walden Catalyst, share of checked companies
AscendWalden Catalyst
AI & Machine Learning37%40%
Cybersecurity5%20%
Enterprise Software8%13%
Healthcare & Biotech8%12%
Fintech9%0%
Industrial & Manufacturing5%7%

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