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Connecticut Innovations vs The Helm

Connecticut Innovations lists 180 portfolio companies and has joined 19 funding rounds; The Helm lists 17 companies and has joined 3 rounds. Connecticut Innovations comes in most often at Seed (50% of its entries), The Helm comes in most often at Seed (67% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Oova.

180Portfolio companies17
19Funding rounds joined3
3Rounds led0
17Rounds, last 12 months2
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Connecticut Innovations and The Helm, head to head
Connecticut InnovationsThe Helm
Portfolio companies18017
Funding rounds joined193
Rounds led30
Rounds, last 12 months172
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-seed6%0%
Seed50%67%
Series A22%33%
Series B17%0%
Growth6%0%

Connecticut InnovationsThe Helm

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Entry stages of Connecticut Innovations and The Helm, share of entries
Connecticut InnovationsThe Helm
Pre-seed6%0%
Seed50%67%
Series A22%33%
Series B17%0%
Growth6%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
Healthcare & Biotech35%44%
AI & Machine Learning11%9%
Fintech11%4%
Enterprise Software0%9%
Media & Entertainment0%9%
Industrial & Manufacturing9%0%

Connecticut InnovationsThe Helm

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Themes of Connecticut Innovations and The Helm, share of checked companies
Connecticut InnovationsThe Helm
Healthcare & Biotech35%44%
AI & Machine Learning11%9%
Fintech11%4%
Enterprise Software0%9%
Media & Entertainment0%9%
Industrial & Manufacturing9%0%

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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GET /v1/firms/thehelm.co/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/ctinnovations.com/coinvestors
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