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Element Ventures vs Mercato

Element Ventures lists 22 portfolio companies and has joined 2 funding rounds; Mercato lists 23 companies and has joined 2 rounds. Element Ventures comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries), Mercato comes in most often at Series B (100% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Lendio.

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22Portfolio companies23

2Funding rounds joined2

0Rounds led1

2Rounds, last 12 months2

$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M

0%Sites no longer answering0%

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Element Ventures and Mercato, head to head
	Element Ventures	Mercato
Portfolio companies	22	23
Funding rounds joined	2	2
Rounds led	0	1
Rounds, last 12 months	2	2
Typical round it comes in at	$5M to $20M	$20M to $100M
Sites no longer answering	0%	0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage

Pre-seed0%0%

Seed100%0%

Series A0%0%

Series B0%100%

Growth0%0%

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Entry stages of Element Ventures and Mercato, share of entries
	Element Ventures	Mercato
Pre-seed	0%	0%
Seed	100%	0%
Series A	0%	0%
Series B	0%	100%
Growth	0%	0%

Themes

share of checked companies

Fintech28%13%

Healthcare & Biotech14%18%

AI & Machine Learning14%13%

Cybersecurity0%13%

E-commerce & Marketplaces8%8%

Enterprise Software8%0%

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Themes of Element Ventures and Mercato, share of checked companies
	Element Ventures	Mercato
Fintech	28%	13%
Healthcare & Biotech	14%	18%
AI & Machine Learning	14%	13%
Cybersecurity	0%	13%
E-commerce & Marketplaces	8%	8%
Enterprise Software	8%	0%

Companies both back

Lendiolendio.com

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