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Background Capital vs Thomson Reuters Ventures

Background Capital lists 4 portfolio companies and has joined 4 funding rounds; Thomson Reuters Ventures lists 33 companies and has joined 10 rounds. Background Capital comes in most often at Seed (75% of its entries), Thomson Reuters Ventures comes in most often at Series A (50% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them AudioShake.

4Portfolio companies33
4Funding rounds joined10
0Rounds led0
0Rounds, last 12 months7
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Background Capital and Thomson Reuters Ventures, head to head
Background CapitalThomson Reuters Ventures
Portfolio companies433
Funding rounds joined410
Rounds led00
Rounds, last 12 months07
Typical round it comes in at$5M to $20M$5M to $20M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed75%0%
Series A25%50%
Series B0%40%
Growth0%10%

Background CapitalThomson Reuters Ventures

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Entry stages of Background Capital and Thomson Reuters Ventures, share of entries
Background CapitalThomson Reuters Ventures
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed75%0%
Series A25%50%
Series B0%40%
Growth0%10%

Themes

share of checked companies
Fintech0%31%
AI & Machine Learning25%18%
Legal & Compliance13%18%
Enterprise Software13%5%
Media & Entertainment13%5%
E-commerce & Marketplaces13%3%

Background CapitalThomson Reuters Ventures

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Themes of Background Capital and Thomson Reuters Ventures, share of checked companies
Background CapitalThomson Reuters Ventures
Fintech0%31%
AI & Machine Learning25%18%
Legal & Compliance13%18%
Enterprise Software13%5%
Media & Entertainment13%5%
E-commerce & Marketplaces13%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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