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Backwards Capital vs IFB Innovationsstarter

Backwards Capital lists 42 portfolio companies and has joined 1 funding round; IFB Innovationsstarter lists 250 companies and has joined 3 rounds. Backwards Capital comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries), IFB Innovationsstarter comes in most often at Seed (67% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Adapt.

42Portfolio companies250
1Funding rounds joined3
0Rounds led0
1Rounds, last 12 months2
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$1M to $5M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Backwards Capital and IFB Innovationsstarter, head to head
Backwards CapitalIFB Innovationsstarter
Portfolio companies42250
Funding rounds joined13
Rounds led00
Rounds, last 12 months12
Typical round it comes in at$5M to $20M$1M to $5M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed100%67%
Series A0%33%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%0%

Backwards CapitalIFB Innovationsstarter

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Entry stages of Backwards Capital and IFB Innovationsstarter, share of entries
Backwards CapitalIFB Innovationsstarter
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed100%67%
Series A0%33%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning19%16%
Healthcare & Biotech9%15%
Enterprise Software13%9%
Industrial & Manufacturing5%13%
Fintech12%7%
Media & Entertainment8%0%

Backwards CapitalIFB Innovationsstarter

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Themes of Backwards Capital and IFB Innovationsstarter, share of checked companies
Backwards CapitalIFB Innovationsstarter
AI & Machine Learning19%16%
Healthcare & Biotech9%15%
Enterprise Software13%9%
Industrial & Manufacturing5%13%
Fintech12%7%
Media & Entertainment8%0%

Companies both back

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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/innovationsstarter.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/backwardscapital.com/coinvestors
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