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FIRSTPICK vs Specialist VC

FIRSTPICK lists 46 portfolio companies and has joined 16 funding rounds; Specialist VC lists 51 companies and has joined 11 rounds. FIRSTPICK comes in most often at Seed (73% of its entries), Specialist VC comes in most often at Seed (64% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them Certific and Copla.

46Portfolio companies51
16Funding rounds joined11
5Rounds led1
10Rounds, last 12 months3
$1M to $5MTypical round it comes in at$1M to $5M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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FIRSTPICK and Specialist VC, head to head
FIRSTPICKSpecialist VC
Portfolio companies4651
Funding rounds joined1611
Rounds led51
Rounds, last 12 months103
Typical round it comes in at$1M to $5M$1M to $5M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed20%0%
Seed73%64%
Series A7%27%
Series B0%9%
Growth0%0%

FIRSTPICKSpecialist VC

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Entry stages of FIRSTPICK and Specialist VC, share of entries
FIRSTPICKSpecialist VC
Pre-seed20%0%
Seed73%64%
Series A7%27%
Series B0%9%
Growth0%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning22%16%
Fintech13%20%
E-commerce & Marketplaces10%13%
Enterprise Software12%7%
Healthcare & Biotech7%10%
Space & Defense5%10%

FIRSTPICKSpecialist VC

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Themes of FIRSTPICK and Specialist VC, share of checked companies
FIRSTPICKSpecialist VC
AI & Machine Learning22%16%
Fintech13%20%
E-commerce & Marketplaces10%13%
Enterprise Software12%7%
Healthcare & Biotech7%10%
Space & Defense5%10%

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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VCinfo API
$ curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/firstpick.vc/portfolio

# also
GET /v1/firms/specialist.vc/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/firstpick.vc/coinvestors
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