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Contrarian Ventures vs Illuminate Financial

Contrarian Ventures lists 28 portfolio companies and has joined 8 funding rounds; Illuminate Financial lists 52 companies and has joined 15 rounds. Contrarian Ventures comes in most often at Seed (50% of its entries), Illuminate Financial comes in most often at Series A (54% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them BeZero Carbon.

28Portfolio companies52
8Funding rounds joined15
3Rounds led4
5Rounds, last 12 months10
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Contrarian Ventures and Illuminate Financial, head to head
Contrarian VenturesIlluminate Financial
Portfolio companies2852
Funding rounds joined815
Rounds led34
Rounds, last 12 months510
Typical round it comes in at$5M to $20M$20M to $100M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed13%0%
Seed50%0%
Series A38%54%
Series B0%39%
Growth0%8%

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Entry stages of Contrarian Ventures and Illuminate Financial, share of entries
Contrarian VenturesIlluminate Financial
Pre-seed13%0%
Seed50%0%
Series A38%54%
Series B0%39%
Growth0%8%

Themes

share of checked companies
Fintech6%47%
AI & Machine Learning19%18%
Education19%0%
Industrial & Manufacturing17%0%
Space & Defense13%4%
E-commerce & Marketplaces9%3%

Contrarian VenturesIlluminate Financial

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Themes of Contrarian Ventures and Illuminate Financial, share of checked companies
Contrarian VenturesIlluminate Financial
Fintech6%47%
AI & Machine Learning19%18%
Education19%0%
Industrial & Manufacturing17%0%
Space & Defense13%4%
E-commerce & Marketplaces9%3%

Companies both back

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