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Buoyant Ventures vs Illinois Ventures

Buoyant Ventures lists 14 portfolio companies and has joined 4 funding rounds; Illinois Ventures lists 58 companies and has joined 6 rounds. Buoyant Ventures comes in most often at Series A (50% of its entries), Illinois Ventures comes in most often at Seed (67% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Ocient.

14Portfolio companies58
4Funding rounds joined6
2Rounds led0
2Rounds, last 12 months5
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Buoyant Ventures and Illinois Ventures, head to head
Buoyant VenturesIllinois Ventures
Portfolio companies1458
Funding rounds joined46
Rounds led20
Rounds, last 12 months25
Typical round it comes in at$5M to $20M$5M to $20M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed25%67%
Series A50%33%
Series B0%0%
Growth25%0%

Buoyant VenturesIllinois Ventures

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Entry stages of Buoyant Ventures and Illinois Ventures, share of entries
Buoyant VenturesIllinois Ventures
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed25%67%
Series A50%33%
Series B0%0%
Growth25%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
Healthcare & Biotech0%35%
AI & Machine Learning25%22%
Education18%5%
Industrial & Manufacturing18%7%
Space & Defense14%0%
Enterprise Software4%7%

Buoyant VenturesIllinois Ventures

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Themes of Buoyant Ventures and Illinois Ventures, share of checked companies
Buoyant VenturesIllinois Ventures
Healthcare & Biotech0%35%
AI & Machine Learning25%22%
Education18%5%
Industrial & Manufacturing18%7%
Space & Defense14%0%
Enterprise Software4%7%

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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