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Defy vs Madrona

Defy lists 25 portfolio companies and has joined 10 funding rounds; Madrona lists 160 companies and has joined 37 rounds. Defy comes in most often at Seed (56% of its entries), Madrona comes in most often at Seed (31% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Nautilus Biotechnology.

25Portfolio companies160
10Funding rounds joined37
4Rounds led15
5Rounds, last 12 months23
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Defy and Madrona, head to head
DefyMadrona
Portfolio companies25160
Funding rounds joined1037
Rounds led415
Rounds, last 12 months523
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%0%
Seed56%31%
Series A33%31%
Series B11%22%
Growth0%16%

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Entry stages of Defy and Madrona, share of entries
DefyMadrona
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed56%31%
Series A33%31%
Series B11%22%
Growth0%16%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning16%30%
Fintech18%8%
Healthcare & Biotech18%10%
Enterprise Software8%16%
Industrial & Manufacturing8%0%
Cybersecurity8%7%

DefyMadrona

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Themes of Defy and Madrona, share of checked companies
DefyMadrona
AI & Machine Learning16%30%
Fintech18%8%
Healthcare & Biotech18%10%
Enterprise Software8%16%
Industrial & Manufacturing8%0%
Cybersecurity8%7%

Companies both back

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