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Black Jays vs Defy

Black Jays lists 50 portfolio companies and has joined 0 funding rounds; Defy lists 25 companies and has joined 10 rounds. Defy comes in most often at Seed (56% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Birches Health.

50Portfolio companies25
0Funding rounds joined10
0Rounds led4
0Rounds, last 12 months5
n/aTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Black Jays and Defy, head to head
Black JaysDefy
Portfolio companies5025
Funding rounds joined010
Rounds led04
Rounds, last 12 months05
Typical round it comes in atn/a$5M to $20M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed0%56%
Series A0%33%
Series B0%11%
Growth0%0%

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Entry stages of Black Jays and Defy, share of entries
Black JaysDefy
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed0%56%
Series A0%33%
Series B0%11%
Growth0%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
Healthcare & Biotech43%18%
Fintech10%18%
AI & Machine Learning3%16%
Consumer12%0%
Food & Agriculture10%0%
E-commerce & Marketplaces8%8%

Black JaysDefy

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Themes of Black Jays and Defy, share of checked companies
Black JaysDefy
Healthcare & Biotech43%18%
Fintech10%18%
AI & Machine Learning3%16%
Consumer12%0%
Food & Agriculture10%0%
E-commerce & Marketplaces8%8%

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/defy.vc/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/blackjays.vc/coinvestors
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