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byFounders vs Emblem
byFounders lists 58 portfolio companies and has joined 25 funding rounds; Emblem lists 40 companies and has joined 11 rounds. byFounders comes in most often at Seed (55% of its entries), Emblem comes in most often at Seed (60% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Lovable.
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| byFounders | Emblem | |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio companies | 58 | 40 |
| Funding rounds joined | 25 | 11 |
| Rounds led | 12 | 3 |
| Rounds, last 12 months | 14 | 7 |
| Typical round it comes in at | $1M to $5M | $1M to $5M |
| Sites no longer answering | 0% | 0% |
Where they come in
share of entries by stagebyFoundersEmblem
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| byFounders | Emblem | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 20% | 30% |
| Seed | 55% | 60% |
| Series A | 20% | 0% |
| Series B | 5% | 10% |
| Growth | 0% | 0% |
Themes
share of checked companiesbyFoundersEmblem
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| byFounders | Emblem | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 20% | 28% |
| Enterprise Software | 5% | 20% |
| Fintech | 9% | 14% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 9% | 3% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 8% | 5% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 7% | 5% |
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 byFounders and Emblem 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.
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- 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/byfounders.vc/portfolio
# also
GET /v1/firms/emblem.vc/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/byfounders.vc/coinvestors