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Backbone Ventures vs Operator Collective

Backbone Ventures lists 40 portfolio companies and has joined 8 funding rounds; Operator Collective lists 62 companies and has joined 15 rounds. Backbone Ventures comes in most often at Seed (71% of its entries), Operator Collective comes in most often at Seed (54% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Eudia.

40Portfolio companies62
8Funding rounds joined15
1Rounds led1
3Rounds, last 12 months10
$1M to $5MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Backbone Ventures and Operator Collective, head to head
Backbone VenturesOperator Collective
Portfolio companies4062
Funding rounds joined815
Rounds led11
Rounds, last 12 months310
Typical round it comes in at$1M to $5M$20M to $100M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed14%0%
Seed71%54%
Series A14%23%
Series B0%15%
Growth0%8%

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Entry stages of Backbone Ventures and Operator Collective, share of entries
Backbone VenturesOperator Collective
Pre-seed14%0%
Seed71%54%
Series A14%23%
Series B0%15%
Growth0%8%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning23%37%
Enterprise Software0%17%
Healthcare & Biotech15%5%
Fintech14%12%
Industrial & Manufacturing9%0%
Food & Agriculture9%0%

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Themes of Backbone Ventures and Operator Collective, share of checked companies
Backbone VenturesOperator Collective
AI & Machine Learning23%37%
Enterprise Software0%17%
Healthcare & Biotech15%5%
Fintech14%12%
Industrial & Manufacturing9%0%
Food & Agriculture9%0%

Companies both back

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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/operatorcollective.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/backbone.vc/coinvestors
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