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First Momentum vs Y Combinator

First Momentum lists 39 portfolio companies and has joined 12 funding rounds; Y Combinator lists 5,150 companies and has joined 3,388 rounds. First Momentum comes in most often at Seed (73% of its entries), Y Combinator comes in most often at Seed (98% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them Heycharge and Lightly.

39Portfolio companies5,150
12Funding rounds joined3,388
2Rounds led2,960
7Rounds, last 12 months579
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in atunder $1M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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First Momentum and Y Combinator, head to head
First MomentumY Combinator
Portfolio companies395,150
Funding rounds joined123,388
Rounds led22,960
Rounds, last 12 months7579
Typical round it comes in at$5M to $20Munder $1M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed9%0%
Seed73%98%
Series A18%1%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%1%

First MomentumY Combinator

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Entry stages of First Momentum and Y Combinator, share of entries
First MomentumY Combinator
Pre-seed9%0%
Seed73%98%
Series A18%1%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%1%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning27%26%
Industrial & Manufacturing21%4%
Fintech4%13%
Healthcare & Biotech6%11%
Enterprise Software10%10%
Education8%5%

First MomentumY Combinator

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Themes of First Momentum and Y Combinator, share of checked companies
First MomentumY Combinator
AI & Machine Learning27%26%
Industrial & Manufacturing21%4%
Fintech4%13%
Healthcare & Biotech6%11%
Enterprise Software10%10%
Education8%5%

Companies both back

2

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/ycombinator.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/firstmomentum.vc/coinvestors
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