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Episode 1 vs Y Combinator
Episode 1 lists 70 portfolio companies and has joined 13 funding rounds; Y Combinator lists 5,150 companies and has joined 3,388 rounds. Episode 1 comes in most often at Seed (73% of its entries), Y Combinator comes in most often at Seed (98% of its entries). 3 companies are on both portfolios, among them Intryc, PandasAI and Webiny.
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| Episode 1 | Y Combinator | |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio companies | 70 | 5,150 |
| Funding rounds joined | 13 | 3,388 |
| Rounds led | 7 | 2,960 |
| Rounds, last 12 months | 7 | 579 |
| Typical round it comes in at | $1M to $5M | under $1M |
| Sites no longer answering | 0% | 0% |
Where they come in
share of entries by stageEpisode 1Y Combinator
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| Episode 1 | Y Combinator | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 18% | 0% |
| Seed | 73% | 98% |
| Series A | 9% | 1% |
| Series B | 0% | 0% |
| Growth | 0% | 1% |
Themes
share of checked companiesEpisode 1Y Combinator
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| Episode 1 | Y Combinator | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 22% | 26% |
| Fintech | 14% | 13% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 8% | 11% |
| Enterprise Software | 8% | 10% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 7% | 5% |
| Cybersecurity | 7% | 5% |
Companies both back
3Shared 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
Compare Episode 1 and Y Combinator 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.
Work email, sign-in link by email. Already have an account? Log in- Ask AI5 plain-English investor searches a day
- Full listsEvery portfolio row and two-firm overlap
- API and MCP100 REST or MCP calls a month, one key
- AlertsFollow 5 investors for portfolio and fund changes
$ curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/episode1.com/portfolio
# also
GET /v1/firms/ycombinator.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/episode1.com/coinvestors