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Forerunner vs General Catalyst
Forerunner lists 28 portfolio companies and has joined 34 funding rounds; General Catalyst lists 615 companies and has joined 313 rounds. Forerunner comes in most often at Series A (37% of its entries), General Catalyst comes in most often at Seed (35% of its entries). 3 companies are on both portfolios, among them Duckbill, Joy and Wonder.
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| Forerunner | General Catalyst | |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio companies | 28 | 615 |
| Funding rounds joined | 34 | 313 |
| Rounds led | 18 | 129 |
| Rounds, last 12 months | 15 | 173 |
| Typical round it comes in at | $20M to $100M | $20M to $100M |
| Sites no longer answering | 0% | 0% |
Where they come in
share of entries by stageForerunnerGeneral Catalyst
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| Forerunner | General Catalyst | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% | 1% |
| Seed | 23% | 35% |
| Series A | 37% | 27% |
| Series B | 23% | 14% |
| Growth | 17% | 22% |
Themes
share of checked companiesForerunnerGeneral Catalyst
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| Forerunner | General Catalyst | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 32% | 24% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 9% | 18% |
| Enterprise Software | 15% | 10% |
| Fintech | 9% | 12% |
| Media & Entertainment | 9% | 2% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 6% | 5% |
Companies both back
3Shared companies are those both firms' own portfolio pages list, each checked against the company's site. The same comparison through the API is POST /v1/overlap, for up to 20 firms. How the data is graded
Compare Forerunner and General Catalyst as data
Pull both portfolios and every co-investor through one API key or MCP, and lay up to 20 firms side by side with POST /v1/overlap. A free account adds Ask AI searches and alerts when either firm adds a company.
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$ curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/forerunnerventures.com/portfolio
# also
GET /v1/firms/generalcatalyst.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/forerunnerventures.com/coinvestors