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Begin Capital vs Ugly Duckling Ventures

Begin Capital lists 33 portfolio companies and has joined 10 funding rounds; Ugly Duckling Ventures lists 18 companies and has joined 10 rounds. Begin Capital comes in most often at Seed (75% of its entries), Ugly Duckling Ventures comes in most often at Seed (86% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Velatir.

33Portfolio companies18
10Funding rounds joined10
2Rounds led8
9Rounds, last 12 months7
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$1M to $5M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Begin Capital and Ugly Duckling Ventures, head to head
Begin CapitalUgly Duckling Ventures
Portfolio companies3318
Funding rounds joined1010
Rounds led28
Rounds, last 12 months97
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-seed13%14%
Seed75%86%
Series A13%0%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%0%

Begin CapitalUgly Duckling Ventures

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Entry stages of Begin Capital and Ugly Duckling Ventures, share of entries
Begin CapitalUgly Duckling Ventures
Pre-seed13%14%
Seed75%86%
Series A13%0%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning24%23%
Education5%19%
Enterprise Software16%10%
Healthcare & Biotech5%13%
Fintech10%7%
Cybersecurity9%10%

Begin CapitalUgly Duckling Ventures

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Themes of Begin Capital and Ugly Duckling Ventures, share of checked companies
Begin CapitalUgly Duckling Ventures
AI & Machine Learning24%23%
Education5%19%
Enterprise Software16%10%
Healthcare & Biotech5%13%
Fintech10%7%
Cybersecurity9%10%

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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