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First In vs Vela Partners

First In lists 33 portfolio companies and has joined 1 funding round; Vela Partners lists 46 companies and has joined 3 rounds. First In comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries), Vela Partners comes in most often at Seed (67% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Base.

33Portfolio companies46
1Funding rounds joined3
0Rounds led0
1Rounds, last 12 months2
$1M to $5MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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First In and Vela Partners, head to head
First InVela Partners
Portfolio companies3346
Funding rounds joined13
Rounds led00
Rounds, last 12 months12
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-seed0%0%
Seed100%67%
Series A0%33%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%0%

First InVela Partners

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Entry stages of First In and Vela Partners, share of entries
First InVela Partners
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed100%67%
Series A0%33%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning51%34%
Cybersecurity33%9%
Enterprise Software3%18%
Education2%8%
Fintech3%7%
Media & Entertainment0%7%

First InVela Partners

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Themes of First In and Vela Partners, share of checked companies
First InVela Partners
AI & Machine Learning51%34%
Cybersecurity33%9%
Enterprise Software3%18%
Education2%8%
Fintech3%7%
Media & Entertainment0%7%

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/vela.partners/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/wearefirstin.com/coinvestors
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