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backtrace vs Preston-Werner Ventures

backtrace lists 14 portfolio companies and has joined 1 funding round; Preston-Werner Ventures lists 74 companies and has joined 7 rounds. backtrace comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries), Preston-Werner Ventures comes in most often at Seed (60% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them Commutator Studios and Ona.

14Portfolio companies74
1Funding rounds joined7
0Rounds led0
0Rounds, last 12 months0
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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backtrace and Preston-Werner Ventures, head to head
backtracePreston-Werner Ventures
Portfolio companies1474
Funding rounds joined17
Rounds led00
Rounds, last 12 months00
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%
Seed100%60%
Series A0%20%
Series B0%20%
Growth0%0%

backtracePreston-Werner Ventures

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Entry stages of backtrace and Preston-Werner Ventures, share of entries
backtracePreston-Werner Ventures
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed100%60%
Series A0%20%
Series B0%20%
Growth0%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning29%31%
Cybersecurity25%11%
Enterprise Software13%14%
Fintech13%7%
Healthcare & Biotech8%4%
Developer Tools4%6%

backtracePreston-Werner Ventures

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Themes of backtrace and Preston-Werner Ventures, share of checked companies
backtracePreston-Werner Ventures
AI & Machine Learning29%31%
Cybersecurity25%11%
Enterprise Software13%14%
Fintech13%7%
Healthcare & Biotech8%4%
Developer Tools4%6%

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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GET /v1/firms/backtrace.vc/coinvestors
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