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Defy vs Michigan Rise
Defy lists 25 portfolio companies and has joined 10 funding rounds; Michigan Rise lists 122 companies and has joined 4 rounds. Defy comes in most often at Seed (56% of its entries), Michigan Rise comes in most often at Seed (75% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Rivet.
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| Defy | Michigan Rise | |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio companies | 25 | 122 |
| Funding rounds joined | 10 | 4 |
| Rounds led | 4 | 1 |
| Rounds, last 12 months | 5 | 2 |
| Typical round it comes in at | $5M to $20M | $5M to $20M |
| Sites no longer answering | 0% | 0% |
Where they come in
share of entries by stageDefyMichigan Rise
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| Defy | Michigan Rise | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% | 0% |
| Seed | 56% | 75% |
| Series A | 33% | 0% |
| Series B | 11% | 0% |
| Growth | 0% | 25% |
Themes
share of checked companiesDefyMichigan Rise
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| Defy | Michigan Rise | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 18% | 25% |
| Fintech | 18% | 3% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 16% | 13% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 8% | 14% |
| Education | 0% | 9% |
| Enterprise Software | 8% | 5% |
Companies both back
1Shared 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 Defy and Michigan Rise 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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- Full listsEvery portfolio row and two-firm overlap
- API and MCP100 REST or MCP calls a month, one key
- AlertsFollow 5 investors for portfolio and fund changes
$ curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/defy.vc/portfolio
# also
GET /v1/firms/michiganrise.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/defy.vc/coinvestors