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Draper Associates vs Illumina Ventures

Draper Associates lists 362 portfolio companies and has joined 39 funding rounds; Illumina Ventures lists 42 companies and has joined 15 rounds. Draper Associates comes in most often at Seed (39% of its entries), Illumina Ventures comes in most often at Series B (33% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Syntax Bio.

362Portfolio companies42
39Funding rounds joined15
13Rounds led4
28Rounds, last 12 months7
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Draper Associates and Illumina Ventures, head to head
Draper AssociatesIllumina Ventures
Portfolio companies36242
Funding rounds joined3915
Rounds led134
Rounds, last 12 months287
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-seed6%0%
Seed39%27%
Series A39%27%
Series B11%33%
Growth6%13%

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Entry stages of Draper Associates and Illumina Ventures, share of entries
Draper AssociatesIllumina Ventures
Pre-seed6%0%
Seed39%27%
Series A39%27%
Series B11%33%
Growth6%13%

Themes

share of checked companies
Healthcare & Biotech15%77%
AI & Machine Learning24%17%
Fintech16%0%
Enterprise Software7%2%
Cybersecurity5%2%
Industrial & Manufacturing5%2%

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Themes of Draper Associates and Illumina Ventures, share of checked companies
Draper AssociatesIllumina Ventures
Healthcare & Biotech15%77%
AI & Machine Learning24%17%
Fintech16%0%
Enterprise Software7%2%
Cybersecurity5%2%
Industrial & Manufacturing5%2%

Companies both back

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GET /v1/firms/draper.vc/coinvestors
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