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Canal Ventures vs JR East Start UP

Canal Ventures lists 50 portfolio companies and has joined 6 funding rounds; JR East Start UP lists 50 companies and has joined 2 rounds. Canal Ventures comes in most often at Series A (60% of its entries), JR East Start UP comes in most often at Series A (50% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them Squeeze and Transfer Data.

50Portfolio companies50
6Funding rounds joined2
1Rounds led0
6Rounds, last 12 months2
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$1M to $5M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Canal Ventures and JR East Start UP, head to head
Canal VenturesJR East Start UP
Portfolio companies5050
Funding rounds joined62
Rounds led10
Rounds, last 12 months62
Typical round it comes in at$5M to $20M$1M to $5M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed20%0%
Series A60%50%
Series B20%50%
Growth0%0%

Canal VenturesJR East Start UP

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Entry stages of Canal Ventures and JR East Start UP, share of entries
Canal VenturesJR East Start UP
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed20%0%
Series A60%50%
Series B20%50%
Growth0%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning15%22%
Fintech18%3%
Industrial & Manufacturing5%17%
Enterprise Software13%0%
Real Estate & Construction4%9%
Education8%0%

Canal VenturesJR East Start UP

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Themes of Canal Ventures and JR East Start UP, share of checked companies
Canal VenturesJR East Start UP
AI & Machine Learning15%22%
Fintech18%3%
Industrial & Manufacturing5%17%
Enterprise Software13%0%
Real Estate & Construction4%9%
Education8%0%

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/canal-v.com/coinvestors
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