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Banner VC vs Protagonist

Banner VC lists 6 portfolio companies and has joined 2 funding rounds; Protagonist lists 15 companies and has joined 7 rounds. Banner VC comes in most often at Growth (100% of its entries), Protagonist comes in most often at Seed (43% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them xAI.

6Portfolio companies15
2Funding rounds joined7
1Rounds led1
2Rounds, last 12 months2
$100M or moreTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Banner VC and Protagonist, head to head
Banner VCProtagonist
Portfolio companies615
Funding rounds joined27
Rounds led11
Rounds, last 12 months22
Typical round it comes in at$100M or more$20M to $100M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed0%43%
Series A0%43%
Series B0%0%
Growth100%14%

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Entry stages of Banner VC and Protagonist, share of entries
Banner VCProtagonist
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed0%43%
Series A0%43%
Series B0%0%
Growth100%14%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning40%24%
Industrial & Manufacturing20%8%
Fintech0%20%
Cybersecurity0%12%
Space & Defense10%0%
Developer Tools10%4%

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Themes of Banner VC and Protagonist, share of checked companies
Banner VCProtagonist
AI & Machine Learning40%24%
Industrial & Manufacturing20%8%
Fintech0%20%
Cybersecurity0%12%
Space & Defense10%0%
Developer Tools10%4%

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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GET /v1/firms/protagonist.co/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/bannervc.com/coinvestors
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