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Draper Associates vs The51

Draper Associates lists 362 portfolio companies and has joined 39 funding rounds; The51 lists 30 companies and has joined 4 rounds. Draper Associates comes in most often at Seed (39% of its entries), The51 comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them Clerq and nlpatent.com.

362Portfolio companies30
39Funding rounds joined4
13Rounds led0
28Rounds, last 12 months3
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$1M to $5M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Draper Associates and The51, head to head
Draper AssociatesThe51
Portfolio companies36230
Funding rounds joined394
Rounds led130
Rounds, last 12 months283
Typical round it comes in at$5M to $20M$1M to $5M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed6%0%
Seed39%100%
Series A39%0%
Series B11%0%
Growth6%0%

Draper AssociatesThe51

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Entry stages of Draper Associates and The51, share of entries
Draper AssociatesThe51
Pre-seed6%0%
Seed39%100%
Series A39%0%
Series B11%0%
Growth6%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning24%20%
Healthcare & Biotech15%22%
Fintech16%12%
Education3%8%
Enterprise Software7%4%
Industrial & Manufacturing5%6%

Draper AssociatesThe51

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Themes of Draper Associates and The51, share of checked companies
Draper AssociatesThe51
AI & Machine Learning24%20%
Healthcare & Biotech15%22%
Fintech16%12%
Education3%8%
Enterprise Software7%4%
Industrial & Manufacturing5%6%

Companies both back

2

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/the51.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/draper.vc/coinvestors
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