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First Row Partners vs Lightbank

First Row Partners lists 24 portfolio companies and has joined 2 funding rounds; Lightbank lists 125 companies and has joined 12 rounds. First Row Partners comes in most often at Pre-seed (100% of its entries), Lightbank comes in most often at Seed (46% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Thread.

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24Portfolio companies125

2Funding rounds joined12

0Rounds led4

1Rounds, last 12 months9

$1M to $5MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M

0%Sites no longer answering0%

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First Row Partners and Lightbank, head to head
	First Row Partners	Lightbank
Portfolio companies	24	125
Funding rounds joined	2	12
Rounds led	0	4
Rounds, last 12 months	1	9
Typical round it comes in at	$1M to $5M	$5M to $20M
Sites no longer answering	0%	0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage

Pre-seed100%9%

Seed0%46%

Series A0%9%

Series B0%27%

Growth0%9%

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Entry stages of First Row Partners and Lightbank, share of entries
	First Row Partners	Lightbank
Pre-seed	100%	9%
Seed	0%	46%
Series A	0%	9%
Series B	0%	27%
Growth	0%	9%

Themes

share of checked companies

AI & Machine Learning21%16%

Fintech12%14%

Healthcare & Biotech9%14%

E-commerce & Marketplaces12%6%

Space & Defense9%0%

Media & Entertainment9%0%

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Themes of First Row Partners and Lightbank, share of checked companies
	First Row Partners	Lightbank
AI & Machine Learning	21%	16%
Fintech	12%	14%
Healthcare & Biotech	9%	14%
E-commerce & Marketplaces	12%	6%
Space & Defense	9%	0%
Media & Entertainment	9%	0%

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