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BrightCap Ventures vs SMOK Ventures

BrightCap Ventures lists 6 portfolio companies and has joined 7 funding rounds; SMOK Ventures lists 6 companies and has joined 8 rounds. BrightCap Ventures comes in most often at Seed (83% of its entries), SMOK Ventures comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Paypercut.

6Portfolio companies6
7Funding rounds joined8
2Rounds led3
5Rounds, last 12 months3
$1M to $5MTypical round it comes in at$1M to $5M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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BrightCap Ventures and SMOK Ventures, head to head
BrightCap VenturesSMOK Ventures
Portfolio companies66
Funding rounds joined78
Rounds led23
Rounds, last 12 months53
Typical round it comes in at$1M to $5M$1M to $5M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed83%100%
Series A17%0%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%0%

BrightCap VenturesSMOK Ventures

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Entry stages of BrightCap Ventures and SMOK Ventures, share of entries
BrightCap VenturesSMOK Ventures
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed83%100%
Series A17%0%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
Healthcare & Biotech22%17%
Fintech11%17%
E-commerce & Marketplaces11%17%
AI & Machine Learning11%17%
Cybersecurity11%17%
Legal & Compliance11%0%

BrightCap VenturesSMOK Ventures

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Themes of BrightCap Ventures and SMOK Ventures, share of checked companies
BrightCap VenturesSMOK Ventures
Healthcare & Biotech22%17%
Fintech11%17%
E-commerce & Marketplaces11%17%
AI & Machine Learning11%17%
Cybersecurity11%17%
Legal & Compliance11%0%

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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GET /v1/firms/smok.vc/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/brightcap.vc/coinvestors
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