Investors / Contrary / Compare with Next Play Ventures
Contrary vs Next Play Ventures
Contrary lists 46 portfolio companies and has joined 7 funding rounds; Next Play Ventures lists 65 companies and has joined 7 rounds. Contrary comes in most often at Series A (50% of its entries), Next Play Ventures comes in most often at Seed (50% of its entries). 3 companies are on both portfolios, among them Leland, Pave and Warp.
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| Contrary | Next Play Ventures | |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio companies | 46 | 65 |
| Funding rounds joined | 7 | 7 |
| Rounds led | 0 | 0 |
| Rounds, last 12 months | 4 | 2 |
| Typical round it comes in at | $20M to $100M | $5M to $20M |
| Sites no longer answering | 0% | 0% |
Where they come in
share of entries by stageContraryNext Play Ventures
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| Contrary | Next Play Ventures | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% | 0% |
| Seed | 33% | 50% |
| Series A | 50% | 50% |
| Series B | 17% | 0% |
| Growth | 0% | 0% |
Themes
share of checked companiesContraryNext Play Ventures
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| Contrary | Next Play Ventures | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 27% | 18% |
| Fintech | 18% | 8% |
| Education | 10% | 16% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 9% | 14% |
| Enterprise Software | 10% | 13% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 6% | 0% |
Companies both back
3Shared 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
Compare Contrary and Next Play Ventures as data
Pull both portfolios and every co-investor through one API key or MCP, and lay up to 20 firms side by side with POST /v1/overlap. A free account adds Ask AI searches and alerts when either firm adds a company.
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- AlertsFollow 5 investors for portfolio and fund changes
$ curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/contrary.com/portfolio
# also
GET /v1/firms/nextplayventures.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/contrary.com/coinvestors