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Essence VC vs Red Swan Ventures

Essence VC lists 11 portfolio companies and has joined 11 funding rounds; Red Swan Ventures lists 47 companies and has joined 3 rounds. Essence VC comes in most often at Seed (55% of its entries), Red Swan Ventures comes in most often at Seed (33% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Nuon.

11Portfolio companies47
11Funding rounds joined3
0Rounds led0
2Rounds, last 12 months2
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Essence VC and Red Swan Ventures, head to head
Essence VCRed Swan Ventures
Portfolio companies1147
Funding rounds joined113
Rounds led00
Rounds, last 12 months22
Typical round it comes in at$5M to $20M$5M to $20M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed55%33%
Series A46%33%
Series B0%33%
Growth0%0%

Essence VCRed Swan Ventures

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Entry stages of Essence VC and Red Swan Ventures, share of entries
Essence VCRed Swan Ventures
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed55%33%
Series A46%33%
Series B0%33%
Growth0%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning35%9%
Enterprise Software15%15%
Fintech10%15%
Cybersecurity15%0%
Space & Defense15%5%
E-commerce & Marketplaces0%9%

Essence VCRed Swan Ventures

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Themes of Essence VC and Red Swan Ventures, share of checked companies
Essence VCRed Swan Ventures
AI & Machine Learning35%9%
Enterprise Software15%15%
Fintech10%15%
Cybersecurity15%0%
Space & Defense15%5%
E-commerce & Marketplaces0%9%

Companies both back

1

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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GET /v1/firms/redswanventures.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/essencevc.fund/coinvestors
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