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Founder Factor vs Initialized
Founder Factor lists 85 portfolio companies and has joined 2 funding rounds; Initialized lists 181 companies and has joined 28 rounds. Founder Factor comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries), Initialized comes in most often at Seed (44% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them 10xscience.com and Hop Aero.
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| Founder Factor | Initialized | |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio companies | 85 | 181 |
| Funding rounds joined | 2 | 28 |
| Rounds led | 0 | 8 |
| Rounds, last 12 months | 2 | 13 |
| Typical round it comes in at | $5M to $20M | $20M to $100M |
| Sites no longer answering | 0% | 0% |
Where they come in
share of entries by stageFounder FactorInitialized
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| Founder Factor | Initialized | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% | 0% |
| Seed | 100% | 44% |
| Series A | 0% | 37% |
| Series B | 0% | 19% |
| Growth | 0% | 0% |
Themes
share of checked companiesFounder FactorInitialized
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| Founder Factor | Initialized | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 34% | 23% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 10% | 13% |
| Fintech | 9% | 13% |
| Cybersecurity | 9% | 5% |
| Enterprise Software | 9% | 8% |
| Space & Defense | 8% | 5% |
Companies both back
2Shared companies are those both firms' own portfolio pages list, each checked against the company's site. The same comparison through the API is POST /v1/overlap, for up to 20 firms. How the data is graded
Compare Founder Factor and Initialized as data
Pull both portfolios and every co-investor through one API key or MCP, and lay up to 20 firms side by side with POST /v1/overlap. A free account adds Ask AI searches and alerts when either firm adds a company.
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$ curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/founderfactor.com/portfolio
# also
GET /v1/firms/initialized.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/founderfactor.com/coinvestors