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AV8 Ventures vs Start Ventures

AV8 Ventures lists 36 portfolio companies and has joined 3 funding rounds; Start Ventures lists 20 companies and has joined 5 rounds. AV8 Ventures comes in most often at Series A (67% of its entries), Start Ventures comes in most often at Seed (60% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them elucidate.co.

36Portfolio companies20
3Funding rounds joined5
0Rounds led1
3Rounds, last 12 months4
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$1M to $5M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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AV8 Ventures and Start Ventures, head to head
AV8 VenturesStart Ventures
Portfolio companies3620
Funding rounds joined35
Rounds led01
Rounds, last 12 months34
Typical round it comes in at$20M to $100M$1M to $5M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed0%60%
Series A67%40%
Series B33%0%
Growth0%0%

AV8 VenturesStart Ventures

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Entry stages of AV8 Ventures and Start Ventures, share of entries
AV8 VenturesStart Ventures
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed0%60%
Series A67%40%
Series B33%0%
Growth0%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
Fintech21%50%
Healthcare & Biotech28%12%
AI & Machine Learning16%15%
Real Estate & Construction7%0%
Mobility & Logistics0%6%
Cybersecurity5%3%

AV8 VenturesStart Ventures

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Themes of AV8 Ventures and Start Ventures, share of checked companies
AV8 VenturesStart Ventures
Fintech21%50%
Healthcare & Biotech28%12%
AI & Machine Learning16%15%
Real Estate & Construction7%0%
Mobility & Logistics0%6%
Cybersecurity5%3%

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/startventures.vc/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/av8.vc/coinvestors
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