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backtrace vs Index Ventures
backtrace lists 14 portfolio companies and has joined 1 funding round; Index Ventures lists 306 companies and has joined 125 rounds. backtrace comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries), Index Ventures comes in most often at Series A (30% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Taktile.
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| backtrace | Index Ventures | |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio companies | 14 | 306 |
| Funding rounds joined | 1 | 125 |
| Rounds led | 0 | 50 |
| Rounds, last 12 months | 0 | 81 |
| Typical round it comes in at | $5M to $20M | $20M to $100M |
| Sites no longer answering | 0% | 0% |
Where they come in
share of entries by stagebacktraceIndex Ventures
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| backtrace | Index Ventures | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% | 0% |
| Seed | 100% | 22% |
| Series A | 0% | 30% |
| Series B | 0% | 21% |
| Growth | 0% | 27% |
Themes
share of checked companiesbacktraceIndex Ventures
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| backtrace | Index Ventures | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 29% | 24% |
| Cybersecurity | 25% | 6% |
| Fintech | 13% | 18% |
| Enterprise Software | 13% | 12% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 8% | 6% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 0% | 7% |
Companies both back
1Shared 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
Compare backtrace and Index Ventures as data
Pull both portfolios and every co-investor through one API key or MCP, and lay up to 20 firms side by side with POST /v1/overlap. A free account adds Ask AI searches and alerts when either firm adds a company.
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- Full listsEvery portfolio row and two-firm overlap
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- AlertsFollow 5 investors for portfolio and fund changes
$ curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/backtrace.vc/portfolio
# also
GET /v1/firms/indexventures.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/backtrace.vc/coinvestors