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Backed vs Decibel

Backed lists 74 portfolio companies and has joined 13 funding rounds; Decibel lists 37 companies and has joined 10 rounds. Backed comes in most often at Seed (42% of its entries), Decibel comes in most often at Series A (40% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Magnify.

74Portfolio companies37
13Funding rounds joined10
2Rounds led4
7Rounds, last 12 months3
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Backed and Decibel, head to head
BackedDecibel
Portfolio companies7437
Funding rounds joined1310
Rounds led24
Rounds, last 12 months73
Typical round it comes in at$20M to $100M$20M to $100M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed8%0%
Seed42%30%
Series A33%40%
Series B8%20%
Growth8%10%

BackedDecibel

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Entry stages of Backed and Decibel, share of entries
BackedDecibel
Pre-seed8%0%
Seed42%30%
Series A33%40%
Series B8%20%
Growth8%10%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning18%35%
Cybersecurity3%32%
Fintech18%3%
Healthcare & Biotech13%3%
Enterprise Software13%11%
Space & Defense0%9%

BackedDecibel

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Themes of Backed and Decibel, share of checked companies
BackedDecibel
AI & Machine Learning18%35%
Cybersecurity3%32%
Fintech18%3%
Healthcare & Biotech13%3%
Enterprise Software13%11%
Space & Defense0%9%

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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VCinfo API
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  https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/backed.vc/portfolio

# also
GET /v1/firms/decibel.vc/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/backed.vc/coinvestors
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