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Canal Ventures vs Global Brain

Canal Ventures lists 50 portfolio companies and has joined 6 funding rounds; Global Brain lists 427 companies and has joined 35 rounds. Canal Ventures comes in most often at Series A (60% of its entries), Global Brain comes in most often at Series A (41% of its entries). 5 companies are on both portfolios, among them ElevationSpace, JPYC and LexxPluss.

50Portfolio companies427
6Funding rounds joined35
1Rounds led11
6Rounds, last 12 months29
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Canal Ventures and Global Brain, head to head
Canal VenturesGlobal Brain
Portfolio companies50427
Funding rounds joined635
Rounds led111
Rounds, last 12 months629
Typical round it comes in at$5M to $20M$5M to $20M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed20%13%
Series A60%41%
Series B20%25%
Growth0%22%

Canal VenturesGlobal Brain

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Entry stages of Canal Ventures and Global Brain, share of entries
Canal VenturesGlobal Brain
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed20%13%
Series A60%41%
Series B20%25%
Growth0%22%

Themes

share of checked companies
Fintech18%7%
AI & Machine Learning15%16%
Enterprise Software13%12%
Healthcare & Biotech5%10%
Education8%6%
Industrial & Manufacturing5%8%

Canal VenturesGlobal Brain

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Themes of Canal Ventures and Global Brain, share of checked companies
Canal VenturesGlobal Brain
Fintech18%7%
AI & Machine Learning15%16%
Enterprise Software13%12%
Healthcare & Biotech5%10%
Education8%6%
Industrial & Manufacturing5%8%

Companies both back

5

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/canal-v.com/coinvestors
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