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Entrepreneurs First vs Luminate

Entrepreneurs First lists 440 portfolio companies and has joined 32 funding rounds; Luminate lists 69 companies and has joined 4 rounds. Entrepreneurs First comes in most often at Seed (65% of its entries), Luminate comes in most often at Seed (50% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them LightSpeed Photonics.

440Portfolio companies69
32Funding rounds joined4
1Rounds led1
23Rounds, last 12 months3
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Entrepreneurs First and Luminate, head to head
Entrepreneurs FirstLuminate
Portfolio companies44069
Funding rounds joined324
Rounds led11
Rounds, last 12 months233
Typical round it comes in at$5M to $20M$5M to $20M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed3%0%
Seed65%50%
Series A19%25%
Series B7%0%
Growth7%25%

Entrepreneurs FirstLuminate

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Entry stages of Entrepreneurs First and Luminate, share of entries
Entrepreneurs FirstLuminate
Pre-seed3%0%
Seed65%50%
Series A19%25%
Series B7%0%
Growth7%25%

Themes

share of checked companies
Healthcare & Biotech17%29%
AI & Machine Learning28%23%
Industrial & Manufacturing9%27%
Fintech9%0%
Enterprise Software6%2%
Robotics & Hardware0%5%

Entrepreneurs FirstLuminate

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Themes of Entrepreneurs First and Luminate, share of checked companies
Entrepreneurs FirstLuminate
Healthcare & Biotech17%29%
AI & Machine Learning28%23%
Industrial & Manufacturing9%27%
Fintech9%0%
Enterprise Software6%2%
Robotics & Hardware0%5%

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/luminate.org/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/joinef.com/coinvestors
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