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Forerunner vs Genius Ventures
Forerunner lists 28 portfolio companies and has joined 34 funding rounds; Genius Ventures lists 17 companies and has joined 12 rounds. Forerunner comes in most often at Series A (37% of its entries), Genius Ventures comes in most often at Seed (60% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Natural.
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| Forerunner | Genius Ventures | |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio companies | 28 | 17 |
| Funding rounds joined | 34 | 12 |
| Rounds led | 18 | 2 |
| Rounds, last 12 months | 15 | 9 |
| Typical round it comes in at | $20M to $100M | $5M to $20M |
| Sites no longer answering | 0% | 0% |
Where they come in
share of entries by stageForerunnerGenius Ventures
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| Forerunner | Genius Ventures | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% | 0% |
| Seed | 23% | 60% |
| Series A | 37% | 40% |
| Series B | 23% | 0% |
| Growth | 17% | 0% |
Themes
share of checked companiesForerunnerGenius Ventures
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| Forerunner | Genius Ventures | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 32% | 47% |
| Enterprise Software | 15% | 3% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 0% | 13% |
| Media & Entertainment | 9% | 9% |
| Fintech | 9% | 9% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 9% | 3% |
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 Forerunner and Genius Ventures as data
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# also
GET /v1/firms/geniusventures.com/portfolio
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