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Benchstrength vs M12
Benchstrength lists 28 portfolio companies and has joined 6 funding rounds; M12 lists 62 companies and has joined 34 rounds. Benchstrength comes in most often at Series A (60% of its entries), M12 comes in most often at Series A (47% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Knox Systems.
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| Benchstrength | M12 | |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio companies | 28 | 62 |
| Funding rounds joined | 6 | 34 |
| Rounds led | 0 | 4 |
| Rounds, last 12 months | 4 | 22 |
| Typical round it comes in at | $20M to $100M | $20M to $100M |
| Sites no longer answering | 0% | 0% |
Where they come in
share of entries by stageBenchstrengthM12
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| Benchstrength | M12 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% | 0% |
| Seed | 20% | 13% |
| Series A | 60% | 47% |
| Series B | 20% | 31% |
| Growth | 0% | 9% |
Themes
share of checked companiesBenchstrengthM12
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| Benchstrength | M12 | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 26% | 38% |
| Cybersecurity | 6% | 21% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 15% | 6% |
| Enterprise Software | 9% | 12% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 9% | 0% |
| Media & Entertainment | 6% | 0% |
Companies both back
1Shared 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
Compare Benchstrength and M12 as data
Pull both portfolios and every co-investor through one API key or MCP, and lay up to 20 firms side by side with POST /v1/overlap. A free account adds Ask AI searches and alerts when either firm adds a company.
Work email, sign-in link by email. Already have an account? Log in- Ask AI5 plain-English investor searches a day
- Full listsEvery portfolio row and two-firm overlap
- API and MCP100 REST or MCP calls a month, one key
- AlertsFollow 5 investors for portfolio and fund changes
$ curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/benchstrengthvc.com/portfolio
# also
GET /v1/firms/m12.vc/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/benchstrengthvc.com/coinvestors