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Defy vs Octopus Ventures

Defy lists 25 portfolio companies and has joined 10 funding rounds; Octopus Ventures lists 280 companies and has joined 32 rounds. Defy comes in most often at Seed (56% of its entries), Octopus Ventures comes in most often at Seed (57% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them credplatform.com.

25Portfolio companies280
10Funding rounds joined32
4Rounds led10
5Rounds, last 12 months19
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Defy and Octopus Ventures, head to head
DefyOctopus Ventures
Portfolio companies25280
Funding rounds joined1032
Rounds led410
Rounds, last 12 months519
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%57%
Series A33%25%
Series B11%11%
Growth0%7%

DefyOctopus Ventures

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Entry stages of Defy and Octopus Ventures, share of entries
DefyOctopus Ventures
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed56%57%
Series A33%25%
Series B11%11%
Growth0%7%

Themes

share of checked companies
Healthcare & Biotech18%19%
AI & Machine Learning16%19%
Fintech18%15%
Enterprise Software8%9%
Industrial & Manufacturing8%4%
Cybersecurity8%4%

DefyOctopus Ventures

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Themes of Defy and Octopus Ventures, share of checked companies
DefyOctopus Ventures
Healthcare & Biotech18%19%
AI & Machine Learning16%19%
Fintech18%15%
Enterprise Software8%9%
Industrial & Manufacturing8%4%
Cybersecurity8%4%

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