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Contrary vs Nordstar
Contrary lists 46 portfolio companies and has joined 7 funding rounds; Nordstar lists 30 companies and has joined 4 rounds. Contrary comes in most often at Series A (50% of its entries), Nordstar comes in most often at Seed (33% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them Corgi and Zepto.
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| Contrary | Nordstar | |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio companies | 46 | 30 |
| Funding rounds joined | 7 | 4 |
| Rounds led | 0 | 0 |
| Rounds, last 12 months | 4 | 4 |
| Typical round it comes in at | $20M to $100M | $20M to $100M |
| Sites no longer answering | 0% | 0% |
Where they come in
share of entries by stageContraryNordstar
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| Contrary | Nordstar | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% | 0% |
| Seed | 33% | 33% |
| Series A | 50% | 33% |
| Series B | 17% | 33% |
| Growth | 0% | 0% |
Themes
share of checked companiesContraryNordstar
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| Contrary | Nordstar | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 27% | 11% |
| Fintech | 18% | 24% |
| Enterprise Software | 10% | 9% |
| Education | 10% | 0% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 9% | 0% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 0% | 9% |
Companies both back
2Shared 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 Nordstar 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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- Full listsEvery portfolio row and two-firm overlap
- API and MCP100 REST or MCP calls a month, one key
- 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/nordstar.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/contrary.com/coinvestors