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DCG vs The Venture Dept.
DCG lists 317 portfolio companies and has joined 21 funding rounds; The Venture Dept. lists 27 companies and has joined 4 rounds. DCG comes in most often at Seed (65% of its entries), The Venture Dept. comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries). 4 companies are on both portfolios, among them Alfred Pay, Flyra and xTAO.
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| DCG | The Venture Dept. | |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio companies | 317 | 27 |
| Funding rounds joined | 21 | 4 |
| Rounds led | 0 | 0 |
| Rounds, last 12 months | 6 | 3 |
| Typical round it comes in at | $5M to $20M | $1M to $5M |
| Sites no longer answering | 0% | 0% |
Where they come in
share of entries by stageDCGThe Venture Dept.
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| DCG | The Venture Dept. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% | 0% |
| Seed | 65% | 100% |
| Series A | 30% | 0% |
| Series B | 0% | 0% |
| Growth | 5% | 0% |
Themes
share of checked companiesDCGThe Venture Dept.
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| DCG | The Venture Dept. | |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 49% | 66% |
| Crypto & Web3 | 13% | 14% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 9% | 7% |
| Cybersecurity | 7% | 7% |
| Enterprise Software | 4% | 0% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 4% | 2% |
Companies both back
4Shared companies are those both firms' own portfolio pages list, each checked against the company's site. The same comparison through the API is POST /v1/overlap, for up to 20 firms. How the data is graded
Compare DCG and The Venture Dept. as data
Pull both portfolios and every co-investor through one API key or MCP, and lay up to 20 firms side by side with POST /v1/overlap. A free account adds Ask AI searches and alerts when either firm adds a company.
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$ curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/dcg.co/portfolio
# also
GET /v1/firms/theventuredept.vc/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/dcg.co/coinvestors