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Betaworks vs Protagonist

Betaworks lists 106 portfolio companies and has joined 8 funding rounds; Protagonist lists 15 companies and has joined 7 rounds. Betaworks comes in most often at Seed (75% of its entries), Protagonist comes in most often at Seed (43% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Roam.

106Portfolio companies15
8Funding rounds joined7
2Rounds led1
4Rounds, last 12 months2
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Betaworks and Protagonist, head to head
BetaworksProtagonist
Portfolio companies10615
Funding rounds joined87
Rounds led21
Rounds, last 12 months42
Typical round it comes in at$5M to $20M$20M to $100M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed13%0%
Seed75%43%
Series A13%43%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%14%

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Entry stages of Betaworks and Protagonist, share of entries
BetaworksProtagonist
Pre-seed13%0%
Seed75%43%
Series A13%43%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%14%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning33%24%
Fintech3%20%
Enterprise Software13%0%
Cybersecurity6%12%
Media & Entertainment9%0%
Education9%4%

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Themes of Betaworks and Protagonist, share of checked companies
BetaworksProtagonist
AI & Machine Learning33%24%
Fintech3%20%
Enterprise Software13%0%
Cybersecurity6%12%
Media & Entertainment9%0%
Education9%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/betaworks.com/coinvestors
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