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ex/ante vs First In
ex/ante lists 22 portfolio companies and has joined 5 funding rounds; First In lists 33 companies and has joined 1 round. ex/ante comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries), First In comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Dapple Security.
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| ex/ante | First In | |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio companies | 22 | 33 |
| Funding rounds joined | 5 | 1 |
| Rounds led | 0 | 0 |
| Rounds, last 12 months | 3 | 1 |
| Typical round it comes in at | $5M to $20M | $1M to $5M |
| Sites no longer answering | 0% | 0% |
Where they come in
share of entries by stageex/anteFirst In
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| ex/ante | First In | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% | 0% |
| Seed | 100% | 100% |
| Series A | 0% | 0% |
| Series B | 0% | 0% |
| Growth | 0% | 0% |
Themes
share of checked companiesex/anteFirst In
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| ex/ante | First In | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 24% | 51% |
| Cybersecurity | 29% | 33% |
| Education | 7% | 2% |
| Fintech | 7% | 3% |
| Media & Entertainment | 7% | 0% |
| Enterprise Software | 5% | 3% |
Companies both back
1Shared 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 ex/ante and First In 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
- 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/buildexante.com/portfolio
# also
GET /v1/firms/wearefirstin.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/buildexante.com/coinvestors