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EPIC Ventures vs Necessary Ventures

EPIC Ventures lists 89 portfolio companies and has joined 7 funding rounds; Necessary Ventures lists 41 companies and has joined 7 rounds. EPIC Ventures comes in most often at Series A (50% of its entries), Necessary Ventures comes in most often at Seed (57% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them Recursion and Unlearn.

89Portfolio companies41
7Funding rounds joined7
1Rounds led1
2Rounds, last 12 months4
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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EPIC Ventures and Necessary Ventures, head to head
EPIC VenturesNecessary Ventures
Portfolio companies8941
Funding rounds joined77
Rounds led11
Rounds, last 12 months24
Typical round it comes in at$20M to $100M$5M to $20M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed33%57%
Series A50%14%
Series B17%14%
Growth0%14%

EPIC VenturesNecessary Ventures

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Entry stages of EPIC Ventures and Necessary Ventures, share of entries
EPIC VenturesNecessary Ventures
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed33%57%
Series A50%14%
Series B17%14%
Growth0%14%

Themes

share of checked companies
Healthcare & Biotech18%37%
AI & Machine Learning23%9%
Enterprise Software14%0%
Fintech7%13%
Industrial & Manufacturing3%11%
Education5%7%

EPIC VenturesNecessary Ventures

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Themes of EPIC Ventures and Necessary Ventures, share of checked companies
EPIC VenturesNecessary Ventures
Healthcare & Biotech18%37%
AI & Machine Learning23%9%
Enterprise Software14%0%
Fintech7%13%
Industrial & Manufacturing3%11%
Education5%7%

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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