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Episode 1 vs Pi Labs

Episode 1 lists 70 portfolio companies and has joined 13 funding rounds; Pi Labs lists 61 companies and has joined 8 rounds. Episode 1 comes in most often at Seed (73% of its entries), Pi Labs comes in most often at Seed (63% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them PerchPeek and Veridue.

70Portfolio companies61
13Funding rounds joined8
7Rounds led4
7Rounds, last 12 months5
$1M to $5MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Episode 1 and Pi Labs, head to head
Episode 1Pi Labs
Portfolio companies7061
Funding rounds joined138
Rounds led74
Rounds, last 12 months75
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%13%
Seed73%63%
Series A9%25%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%0%

Episode 1Pi Labs

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Entry stages of Episode 1 and Pi Labs, share of entries
Episode 1Pi Labs
Pre-seed18%13%
Seed73%63%
Series A9%25%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
Real Estate & Construction4%29%
AI & Machine Learning22%19%
Fintech14%6%
Enterprise Software8%9%
Industrial & Manufacturing4%9%
Education3%8%

Episode 1Pi Labs

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Themes of Episode 1 and Pi Labs, share of checked companies
Episode 1Pi Labs
Real Estate & Construction4%29%
AI & Machine Learning22%19%
Fintech14%6%
Enterprise Software8%9%
Industrial & Manufacturing4%9%
Education3%8%

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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Compare Episode 1 and Pi Labs 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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  • Full listsEvery portfolio row and two-firm overlap
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  • AlertsFollow 5 investors for portfolio and fund changes
VCinfo API
$ curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/episode1.com/portfolio

# also
GET /v1/firms/pilabs.vc/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/episode1.com/coinvestors
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