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Defy vs K5 Global

Defy lists 25 portfolio companies and has joined 10 funding rounds; K5 Global lists 268 companies and has joined 18 rounds. Defy comes in most often at Seed (56% of its entries), K5 Global comes in most often at Seed (41% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Cred AI.

25Portfolio companies268
10Funding rounds joined18
4Rounds led2
5Rounds, last 12 months12
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Defy and K5 Global, head to head
DefyK5 Global
Portfolio companies25268
Funding rounds joined1018
Rounds led42
Rounds, last 12 months512
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%0%
Seed56%41%
Series A33%35%
Series B11%6%
Growth0%18%

DefyK5 Global

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Entry stages of Defy and K5 Global, share of entries
DefyK5 Global
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed56%41%
Series A33%35%
Series B11%6%
Growth0%18%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning16%22%
Fintech18%12%
Healthcare & Biotech18%12%
Enterprise Software8%14%
Industrial & Manufacturing8%3%
Cybersecurity8%6%

DefyK5 Global

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Themes of Defy and K5 Global, share of checked companies
DefyK5 Global
AI & Machine Learning16%22%
Fintech18%12%
Healthcare & Biotech18%12%
Enterprise Software8%14%
Industrial & Manufacturing8%3%
Cybersecurity8%6%

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/k5global.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/defy.vc/coinvestors
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