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Canaan vs NEXTBLUE

Canaan lists 201 portfolio companies and has joined 29 funding rounds; NEXTBLUE lists 31 companies and has joined 2 rounds. Canaan comes in most often at Series A (54% of its entries), NEXTBLUE comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Atmosfy.

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201Portfolio companies31

29Funding rounds joined2

11Rounds led1

19Rounds, last 12 months1

$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$1M to $5M

0%Sites no longer answering0%

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Canaan and NEXTBLUE, head to head
	Canaan	NEXTBLUE
Portfolio companies	201	31
Funding rounds joined	29	2
Rounds led	11	1
Rounds, last 12 months	19	1
Typical round it comes in at	$20M to $100M	$1M to $5M
Sites no longer answering	0%	0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage

Pre-seed0%0%

Seed29%100%

Series A54%0%

Series B7%0%

Growth11%0%

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Entry stages of Canaan and NEXTBLUE, share of entries
	Canaan	NEXTBLUE
Pre-seed	0%	0%
Seed	29%	100%
Series A	54%	0%
Series B	7%	0%
Growth	11%	0%

Themes

share of checked companies

Healthcare & Biotech21%26%

AI & Machine Learning17%9%

Fintech12%12%

Food & Agriculture0%9%

Enterprise Software7%7%

Media & Entertainment5%7%

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Themes of Canaan and NEXTBLUE, share of checked companies
	Canaan	NEXTBLUE
Healthcare & Biotech	21%	26%
AI & Machine Learning	17%	9%
Fintech	12%	12%
Food & Agriculture	0%	9%
Enterprise Software	7%	7%
Media & Entertainment	5%	7%

Companies both back

Atmosfyatmosfy.io

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