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byFounders vs J12 Ventures

byFounders lists 58 portfolio companies and has joined 25 funding rounds; J12 Ventures lists 34 companies and has joined 11 rounds. byFounders comes in most often at Seed (55% of its entries), J12 Ventures comes in most often at Seed (67% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them datacrunch.io and Lovable.

58Portfolio companies34
25Funding rounds joined11
12Rounds led3
14Rounds, last 12 months6
$1M to $5MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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byFounders and J12 Ventures, head to head
byFoundersJ12 Ventures
Portfolio companies5834
Funding rounds joined2511
Rounds led123
Rounds, last 12 months146
Typical round it comes in at$1M to $5M$5M to $20M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed20%0%
Seed55%67%
Series A20%33%
Series B5%0%
Growth0%0%

byFoundersJ12 Ventures

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Entry stages of byFounders and J12 Ventures, share of entries
byFoundersJ12 Ventures
Pre-seed20%0%
Seed55%67%
Series A20%33%
Series B5%0%
Growth0%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning20%26%
Fintech9%14%
Healthcare & Biotech9%12%
E-commerce & Marketplaces8%9%
Cybersecurity6%9%
Industrial & Manufacturing7%4%

byFoundersJ12 Ventures

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Themes of byFounders and J12 Ventures, share of checked companies
byFoundersJ12 Ventures
AI & Machine Learning20%26%
Fintech9%14%
Healthcare & Biotech9%12%
E-commerce & Marketplaces8%9%
Cybersecurity6%9%
Industrial & Manufacturing7%4%

Companies both back

2

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/j12ventures.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/byfounders.vc/coinvestors
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