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Automotive Ventures vs Zest

Automotive Ventures lists 50 portfolio companies and has joined 12 funding rounds; Zest lists 172 companies and has joined 7 rounds. Automotive Ventures comes in most often at Seed (46% of its entries), Zest comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them EPIC.

50Portfolio companies172
12Funding rounds joined7
1Rounds led1
7Rounds, last 12 months4
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$1M to $5M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Automotive Ventures and Zest, head to head
Automotive VenturesZest
Portfolio companies50172
Funding rounds joined127
Rounds led11
Rounds, last 12 months74
Typical round it comes in at$5M to $20M$1M to $5M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed9%0%
Seed46%100%
Series A36%0%
Series B9%0%
Growth0%0%

Automotive VenturesZest

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Entry stages of Automotive Ventures and Zest, share of entries
Automotive VenturesZest
Pre-seed9%0%
Seed46%100%
Series A36%0%
Series B9%0%
Growth0%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning29%17%
Fintech12%11%
Industrial & Manufacturing12%7%
Mobility & Logistics12%0%
Education9%7%
Healthcare & Biotech3%7%

Automotive VenturesZest

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Themes of Automotive Ventures and Zest, share of checked companies
Automotive VenturesZest
AI & Machine Learning29%17%
Fintech12%11%
Industrial & Manufacturing12%7%
Mobility & Logistics12%0%
Education9%7%
Healthcare & Biotech3%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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