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Episode 1 vs Playfair Capital

Episode 1 lists 70 portfolio companies and has joined 13 funding rounds; Playfair Capital lists 63 companies and has joined 12 rounds. Episode 1 comes in most often at Seed (73% of its entries), Playfair Capital comes in most often at Seed (46% of its entries). 3 companies are on both portfolios, among them Jack & Jill, Refute and StackOne.

70Portfolio companies63
13Funding rounds joined12
7Rounds led7
7Rounds, last 12 months8
$1M to $5MTypical round it comes in at$1M to $5M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Episode 1 and Playfair Capital, head to head
Episode 1Playfair Capital
Portfolio companies7063
Funding rounds joined1312
Rounds led77
Rounds, last 12 months78
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-seed18%36%
Seed73%46%
Series A9%18%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%0%

Episode 1Playfair Capital

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Entry stages of Episode 1 and Playfair Capital, share of entries
Episode 1Playfair Capital
Pre-seed18%36%
Seed73%46%
Series A9%18%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning22%32%
Fintech14%8%
E-commerce & Marketplaces7%9%
Enterprise Software8%0%
Healthcare & Biotech8%7%
Cybersecurity7%5%

Episode 1Playfair Capital

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Themes of Episode 1 and Playfair Capital, share of checked companies
Episode 1Playfair Capital
AI & Machine Learning22%32%
Fintech14%8%
E-commerce & Marketplaces7%9%
Enterprise Software8%0%
Healthcare & Biotech8%7%
Cybersecurity7%5%

Companies both back

3

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 Playfair Capital 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/playfair.vc/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/episode1.com/coinvestors
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