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Astir Ventures vs Backbone Ventures

Astir Ventures lists 280 portfolio companies and has joined 1 funding round; Backbone Ventures lists 40 companies and has joined 8 rounds. Astir Ventures comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries), Backbone Ventures comes in most often at Seed (71% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Startchy.

280Portfolio companies40
1Funding rounds joined8
0Rounds led1
1Rounds, last 12 months3
under $1MTypical round it comes in at$1M to $5M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Astir Ventures and Backbone Ventures, head to head
Astir VenturesBackbone Ventures
Portfolio companies28040
Funding rounds joined18
Rounds led01
Rounds, last 12 months13
Typical round it comes in atunder $1M$1M to $5M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%14%
Seed100%71%
Series A0%14%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%0%

Astir VenturesBackbone Ventures

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Entry stages of Astir Ventures and Backbone Ventures, share of entries
Astir VenturesBackbone Ventures
Pre-seed0%14%
Seed100%71%
Series A0%14%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning16%23%
Fintech20%14%
Healthcare & Biotech10%15%
Industrial & Manufacturing0%9%
Food & Agriculture5%9%
E-commerce & Marketplaces9%8%

Astir VenturesBackbone Ventures

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Themes of Astir Ventures and Backbone Ventures, share of checked companies
Astir VenturesBackbone Ventures
AI & Machine Learning16%23%
Fintech20%14%
Healthcare & Biotech10%15%
Industrial & Manufacturing0%9%
Food & Agriculture5%9%
E-commerce & Marketplaces9%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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GET /v1/firms/astir.vc/coinvestors
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