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byFounders vs Perplexity Fund

byFounders lists 58 portfolio companies and has joined 25 funding rounds; Perplexity Fund lists 22 companies and has joined 6 rounds. byFounders comes in most often at Seed (55% of its entries), Perplexity Fund comes in most often at Seed (67% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Parahelp.

58Portfolio companies22
25Funding rounds joined6
12Rounds led0
14Rounds, last 12 months4
$1M to $5MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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byFounders and Perplexity Fund, head to head
byFoundersPerplexity Fund
Portfolio companies5822
Funding rounds joined256
Rounds led120
Rounds, last 12 months144
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%

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Entry stages of byFounders and Perplexity Fund, share of entries
byFoundersPerplexity Fund
Pre-seed20%0%
Seed55%67%
Series A20%33%
Series B5%0%
Growth0%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning20%41%
Enterprise Software5%17%
Fintech9%2%
Healthcare & Biotech9%7%
E-commerce & Marketplaces8%5%
Industrial & Manufacturing7%2%

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Themes of byFounders and Perplexity Fund, share of checked companies
byFoundersPerplexity Fund
AI & Machine Learning20%41%
Enterprise Software5%17%
Fintech9%2%
Healthcare & Biotech9%7%
E-commerce & Marketplaces8%5%
Industrial & Manufacturing7%2%

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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