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Defiant vs Inception Fund

Defiant lists 24 portfolio companies and has joined 2 funding rounds; Inception Fund lists 7 companies and has joined 8 rounds. Defiant comes in most often at Seed (50% of its entries), Inception Fund comes in most often at Seed (71% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Zero.

24Portfolio companies7
2Funding rounds joined8
0Rounds led2
2Rounds, last 12 months8
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Defiant and Inception Fund, head to head
DefiantInception Fund
Portfolio companies247
Funding rounds joined28
Rounds led02
Rounds, last 12 months28
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-seed0%14%
Seed50%71%
Series A50%0%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%14%

DefiantInception Fund

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Entry stages of Defiant and Inception Fund, share of entries
DefiantInception Fund
Pre-seed0%14%
Seed50%71%
Series A50%0%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%14%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning17%46%
Fintech25%0%
E-commerce & Marketplaces22%0%
Healthcare & Biotech8%15%
Enterprise Software8%15%
Legal & Compliance3%8%

DefiantInception Fund

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Themes of Defiant and Inception Fund, share of checked companies
DefiantInception Fund
AI & Machine Learning17%46%
Fintech25%0%
E-commerce & Marketplaces22%0%
Healthcare & Biotech8%15%
Enterprise Software8%15%
Legal & Compliance3%8%

Companies both back

1

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/defiant.vc/coinvestors
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