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Episode 1 vs Octopus Ventures

Episode 1 lists 70 portfolio companies and has joined 13 funding rounds; Octopus Ventures lists 280 companies and has joined 32 rounds. Episode 1 comes in most often at Seed (73% of its entries), Octopus Ventures comes in most often at Seed (57% of its entries). 5 companies are on both portfolios, among them Unison, Kleene and Ossprey.

70Portfolio companies280
13Funding rounds joined32
7Rounds led10
7Rounds, last 12 months19
$1M to $5MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Episode 1 and Octopus Ventures, head to head
Episode 1Octopus Ventures
Portfolio companies70280
Funding rounds joined1332
Rounds led710
Rounds, last 12 months719
Typical round it comes in at$1M to $5M$5M to $20M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed18%0%
Seed73%57%
Series A9%25%
Series B0%11%
Growth0%7%

Episode 1Octopus Ventures

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Entry stages of Episode 1 and Octopus Ventures, share of entries
Episode 1Octopus Ventures
Pre-seed18%0%
Seed73%57%
Series A9%25%
Series B0%11%
Growth0%7%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning22%19%
Healthcare & Biotech8%19%
Fintech14%15%
Enterprise Software8%9%
E-commerce & Marketplaces7%6%
Cybersecurity7%4%

Episode 1Octopus Ventures

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Themes of Episode 1 and Octopus Ventures, share of checked companies
Episode 1Octopus Ventures
AI & Machine Learning22%19%
Healthcare & Biotech8%19%
Fintech14%15%
Enterprise Software8%9%
E-commerce & Marketplaces7%6%
Cybersecurity7%4%

Companies both back

5

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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Compare Episode 1 and Octopus Ventures as data

Pull both portfolios and every co-investor through one API key or MCP, and lay up to 20 firms side by side with POST /v1/overlap. A free account adds Ask AI searches and alerts when either firm adds a company.

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VCinfo API
$ curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/episode1.com/portfolio

# also
GET /v1/firms/octopusventures.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/episode1.com/coinvestors
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