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Forerunner vs K5 Global

Forerunner lists 28 portfolio companies and has joined 34 funding rounds; K5 Global lists 268 companies and has joined 18 rounds. Forerunner comes in most often at Series A (37% of its entries), K5 Global comes in most often at Seed (41% of its entries). 3 companies are on both portfolios, among them Decagon, foratravel.com and Canal.

28Portfolio companies268
34Funding rounds joined18
18Rounds led2
15Rounds, last 12 months12
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Forerunner and K5 Global, head to head
ForerunnerK5 Global
Portfolio companies28268
Funding rounds joined3418
Rounds led182
Rounds, last 12 months1512
Typical round it comes in at$20M to $100M$5M to $20M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed23%41%
Series A37%35%
Series B23%6%
Growth17%18%

ForerunnerK5 Global

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Entry stages of Forerunner and K5 Global, share of entries
ForerunnerK5 Global
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed23%41%
Series A37%35%
Series B23%6%
Growth17%18%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning32%22%
Enterprise Software15%14%
Fintech9%12%
Healthcare & Biotech9%12%
Media & Entertainment9%0%
E-commerce & Marketplaces6%3%

ForerunnerK5 Global

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Themes of Forerunner and K5 Global, share of checked companies
ForerunnerK5 Global
AI & Machine Learning32%22%
Enterprise Software15%14%
Fintech9%12%
Healthcare & Biotech9%12%
Media & Entertainment9%0%
E-commerce & Marketplaces6%3%

Companies both back

3

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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GET /v1/firms/k5global.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/forerunnerventures.com/coinvestors
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