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Forerunner vs Industry Ventures

Forerunner lists 28 portfolio companies and has joined 34 funding rounds; Industry Ventures lists 12 companies and has joined 14 rounds. Forerunner comes in most often at Series A (37% of its entries), Industry Ventures comes in most often at Series B (42% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Topline Pro.

28Portfolio companies12
34Funding rounds joined14
18Rounds led1
15Rounds, last 12 months3
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Forerunner and Industry Ventures, head to head
ForerunnerIndustry Ventures
Portfolio companies2812
Funding rounds joined3414
Rounds led181
Rounds, last 12 months153
Typical round it comes in at$20M to $100M$20M to $100M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed23%8%
Series A37%33%
Series B23%42%
Growth17%17%

ForerunnerIndustry Ventures

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Entry stages of Forerunner and Industry Ventures, share of entries
ForerunnerIndustry Ventures
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed23%8%
Series A37%33%
Series B23%42%
Growth17%17%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning32%38%
Fintech9%19%
Enterprise Software15%5%
Healthcare & Biotech9%14%
Media & Entertainment9%5%
E-commerce & Marketplaces6%5%

ForerunnerIndustry Ventures

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Themes of Forerunner and Industry Ventures, share of checked companies
ForerunnerIndustry Ventures
AI & Machine Learning32%38%
Fintech9%19%
Enterprise Software15%5%
Healthcare & Biotech9%14%
Media & Entertainment9%5%
E-commerce & Marketplaces6%5%

Companies both back

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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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