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Defy vs General Catalyst

Defy lists 25 portfolio companies and has joined 10 funding rounds; General Catalyst lists 615 companies and has joined 313 rounds. Defy comes in most often at Seed (56% of its entries), General Catalyst comes in most often at Seed (35% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them Birches Health and Eudia.

25Portfolio companies615
10Funding rounds joined313
4Rounds led129
5Rounds, last 12 months173
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Defy and General Catalyst, head to head
DefyGeneral Catalyst
Portfolio companies25615
Funding rounds joined10313
Rounds led4129
Rounds, last 12 months5173
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-seed0%1%
Seed56%35%
Series A33%27%
Series B11%14%
Growth0%22%

DefyGeneral Catalyst

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Entry stages of Defy and General Catalyst, share of entries
DefyGeneral Catalyst
Pre-seed0%1%
Seed56%35%
Series A33%27%
Series B11%14%
Growth0%22%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning16%24%
Fintech18%12%
Healthcare & Biotech18%18%
Enterprise Software8%10%
Industrial & Manufacturing8%4%
Cybersecurity8%6%

DefyGeneral Catalyst

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Themes of Defy and General Catalyst, share of checked companies
DefyGeneral Catalyst
AI & Machine Learning16%24%
Fintech18%12%
Healthcare & Biotech18%18%
Enterprise Software8%10%
Industrial & Manufacturing8%4%
Cybersecurity8%6%

Companies both back

2

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/generalcatalyst.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/defy.vc/coinvestors
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