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Defy vs Operator Collective

Defy lists 25 portfolio companies and has joined 10 funding rounds; Operator Collective lists 62 companies and has joined 15 rounds. Defy comes in most often at Seed (56% of its entries), Operator Collective comes in most often at Seed (54% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Eudia.

25Portfolio companies62
10Funding rounds joined15
4Rounds led1
5Rounds, last 12 months10
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Defy and Operator Collective, head to head
DefyOperator Collective
Portfolio companies2562
Funding rounds joined1015
Rounds led41
Rounds, last 12 months510
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%54%
Series A33%23%
Series B11%15%
Growth0%8%

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Entry stages of Defy and Operator Collective, share of entries
DefyOperator Collective
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed56%54%
Series A33%23%
Series B11%15%
Growth0%8%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning16%37%
Fintech18%12%
Healthcare & Biotech18%5%
Enterprise Software8%17%
Industrial & Manufacturing8%0%
Cybersecurity8%7%

DefyOperator Collective

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Themes of Defy and Operator Collective, share of checked companies
DefyOperator Collective
AI & Machine Learning16%37%
Fintech18%12%
Healthcare & Biotech18%5%
Enterprise Software8%17%
Industrial & Manufacturing8%0%
Cybersecurity8%7%

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