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Backed vs Manta Ray

Backed lists 74 portfolio companies and has joined 13 funding rounds; Manta Ray lists 55 companies and has joined 7 rounds. Backed comes in most often at Seed (42% of its entries), Manta Ray comes in most often at Seed (43% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them Phytoform and THIS.

74Portfolio companies55
13Funding rounds joined7
2Rounds led0
7Rounds, last 12 months4
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Backed and Manta Ray, head to head
BackedManta Ray
Portfolio companies7455
Funding rounds joined137
Rounds led20
Rounds, last 12 months74
Typical round it comes in at$20M to $100M$5M to $20M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed8%0%
Seed42%43%
Series A33%29%
Series B8%29%
Growth8%0%

BackedManta Ray

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Entry stages of Backed and Manta Ray, share of entries
BackedManta Ray
Pre-seed8%0%
Seed42%43%
Series A33%29%
Series B8%29%
Growth8%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
Healthcare & Biotech13%25%
AI & Machine Learning18%19%
Fintech18%5%
Enterprise Software13%11%
Real Estate & Construction3%8%
Gaming7%0%

BackedManta Ray

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Themes of Backed and Manta Ray, share of checked companies
BackedManta Ray
Healthcare & Biotech13%25%
AI & Machine Learning18%19%
Fintech18%5%
Enterprise Software13%11%
Real Estate & Construction3%8%
Gaming7%0%

Companies both back

2

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
$ curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/backed.vc/portfolio

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GET /v1/firms/mantaray.vc/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/backed.vc/coinvestors
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