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Backwards Capital vs TQ Ventures

Backwards Capital lists 42 portfolio companies and has joined 1 funding round; TQ Ventures lists 109 companies and has joined 27 rounds. Backwards Capital comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries), TQ Ventures comes in most often at Seed (46% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them koodos and Whatnot.

42Portfolio companies109
1Funding rounds joined27
0Rounds led11
1Rounds, last 12 months17
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Backwards Capital and TQ Ventures, head to head
Backwards CapitalTQ Ventures
Portfolio companies42109
Funding rounds joined127
Rounds led011
Rounds, last 12 months117
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%4%
Seed100%46%
Series A0%23%
Series B0%15%
Growth0%12%

Backwards CapitalTQ Ventures

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Entry stages of Backwards Capital and TQ Ventures, share of entries
Backwards CapitalTQ Ventures
Pre-seed0%4%
Seed100%46%
Series A0%23%
Series B0%15%
Growth0%12%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning19%25%
Enterprise Software13%13%
Healthcare & Biotech9%12%
Fintech12%10%
Media & Entertainment8%6%
E-commerce & Marketplaces6%7%

Backwards CapitalTQ Ventures

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Themes of Backwards Capital and TQ Ventures, share of checked companies
Backwards CapitalTQ Ventures
AI & Machine Learning19%25%
Enterprise Software13%13%
Healthcare & Biotech9%12%
Fintech12%10%
Media & Entertainment8%6%
E-commerce & Marketplaces6%7%

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
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GET /v1/firms/tq.vc/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/backwardscapital.com/coinvestors
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