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byFounders vs Luminar Ventures

byFounders lists 58 portfolio companies and has joined 25 funding rounds; Luminar Ventures lists 35 companies and has joined 5 rounds. byFounders comes in most often at Seed (55% of its entries), Luminar Ventures comes in most often at Seed (60% of its entries). 3 companies are on both portfolios, among them Greenely, Normative and Vibrant.

58Portfolio companies35
25Funding rounds joined5
12Rounds led1
14Rounds, last 12 months5
$1M to $5MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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byFounders and Luminar Ventures, head to head
byFoundersLuminar Ventures
Portfolio companies5835
Funding rounds joined255
Rounds led121
Rounds, last 12 months145
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%60%
Series A20%40%
Series B5%0%
Growth0%0%

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Entry stages of byFounders and Luminar Ventures, share of entries
byFoundersLuminar Ventures
Pre-seed20%0%
Seed55%60%
Series A20%40%
Series B5%0%
Growth0%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning20%21%
Enterprise Software5%18%
Fintech9%16%
Healthcare & Biotech9%11%
E-commerce & Marketplaces8%4%
Industrial & Manufacturing7%4%

byFoundersLuminar Ventures

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Themes of byFounders and Luminar Ventures, share of checked companies
byFoundersLuminar Ventures
AI & Machine Learning20%21%
Enterprise Software5%18%
Fintech9%16%
Healthcare & Biotech9%11%
E-commerce & Marketplaces8%4%
Industrial & Manufacturing7%4%

Companies both back

3

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/byfounders.vc/coinvestors
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