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Ascension Ventures vs Smash Capital

Ascension Ventures lists 46 portfolio companies and has joined 10 funding rounds; Smash Capital lists 34 companies and has joined 13 rounds. Ascension Ventures comes in most often at Seed (33% of its entries), Smash Capital comes in most often at Growth (70% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them Stream and Stream.

46Portfolio companies34
10Funding rounds joined13
2Rounds led3
8Rounds, last 12 months8
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$100M or more
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Ascension Ventures and Smash Capital, head to head
Ascension VenturesSmash Capital
Portfolio companies4634
Funding rounds joined1013
Rounds led23
Rounds, last 12 months88
Typical round it comes in at$20M to $100M$100M or more
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed11%0%
Seed33%0%
Series A0%0%
Series B22%30%
Growth33%70%

Ascension VenturesSmash Capital

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Entry stages of Ascension Ventures and Smash Capital, share of entries
Ascension VenturesSmash Capital
Pre-seed11%0%
Seed33%0%
Series A0%0%
Series B22%30%
Growth33%70%

Themes

share of checked companies
Healthcare & Biotech57%8%
Fintech7%25%
AI & Machine Learning7%17%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%11%
Media & Entertainment3%9%
Enterprise Software0%9%

Ascension VenturesSmash Capital

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Themes of Ascension Ventures and Smash Capital, share of checked companies
Ascension VenturesSmash Capital
Healthcare & Biotech57%8%
Fintech7%25%
AI & Machine Learning7%17%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%11%
Media & Entertainment3%9%
Enterprise Software0%9%

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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