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Emblem vs Ugly Duckling Ventures

Emblem lists 40 portfolio companies and has joined 11 funding rounds; Ugly Duckling Ventures lists 18 companies and has joined 10 rounds. Emblem comes in most often at Seed (60% of its entries), Ugly Duckling Ventures comes in most often at Seed (86% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Palette.

40Portfolio companies18
11Funding rounds joined10
3Rounds led8
7Rounds, last 12 months7
$1M to $5MTypical round it comes in at$1M to $5M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Emblem and Ugly Duckling Ventures, head to head
EmblemUgly Duckling Ventures
Portfolio companies4018
Funding rounds joined1110
Rounds led38
Rounds, last 12 months77
Typical round it comes in at$1M to $5M$1M to $5M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed30%14%
Seed60%86%
Series A0%0%
Series B10%0%
Growth0%0%

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Entry stages of Emblem and Ugly Duckling Ventures, share of entries
EmblemUgly Duckling Ventures
Pre-seed30%14%
Seed60%86%
Series A0%0%
Series B10%0%
Growth0%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning28%23%
Enterprise Software20%10%
Education0%19%
Fintech14%7%
Healthcare & Biotech3%13%
Cybersecurity5%10%

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Themes of Emblem and Ugly Duckling Ventures, share of checked companies
EmblemUgly Duckling Ventures
AI & Machine Learning28%23%
Enterprise Software20%10%
Education0%19%
Fintech14%7%
Healthcare & Biotech3%13%
Cybersecurity5%10%

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/emblem.vc/coinvestors
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