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focal vs Lerer Hippeau
focal lists 41 portfolio companies and has joined 3 funding rounds; Lerer Hippeau lists 243 companies and has joined 32 rounds. focal comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries), Lerer Hippeau comes in most often at Seed (53% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them On Me.
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| focal | Lerer Hippeau | |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio companies | 41 | 243 |
| Funding rounds joined | 3 | 32 |
| Rounds led | 2 | 8 |
| Rounds, last 12 months | 2 | 16 |
| 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 stagefocalLerer Hippeau
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| focal | Lerer Hippeau | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% | 7% |
| Seed | 100% | 53% |
| Series A | 0% | 33% |
| Series B | 0% | 3% |
| Growth | 0% | 3% |
Themes
share of checked companiesfocalLerer Hippeau
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| focal | Lerer Hippeau | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 28% | 11% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 18% | 16% |
| Fintech | 12% | 13% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 3% | 9% |
| Consumer | 5% | 9% |
| Enterprise Software | 9% | 8% |
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 focal and Lerer Hippeau 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.
Work email, sign-in link by email. Already have an account? Log in- Ask AI5 plain-English investor searches a day
- 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/focal.vc/portfolio
# also
GET /v1/firms/lererhippeau.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/focal.vc/coinvestors