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Founders Fund vs Initialized
Founders Fund lists 134 portfolio companies and has joined 124 funding rounds; Initialized lists 181 companies and has joined 28 rounds. Founders Fund comes in most often at Growth (39% of its entries), Initialized comes in most often at Seed (44% of its entries). 4 companies are on both portfolios, among them Flexport, Flock Safety and Long Term Stock Exchange.
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| Founders Fund | Initialized | |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio companies | 134 | 181 |
| Funding rounds joined | 124 | 28 |
| Rounds led | 30 | 8 |
| Rounds, last 12 months | 63 | 13 |
| Typical round it comes in at | $20M to $100M | $20M to $100M |
| Sites no longer answering | 0% | 0% |
Where they come in
share of entries by stageFounders FundInitialized
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| Founders Fund | Initialized | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% | 0% |
| Seed | 11% | 44% |
| Series A | 30% | 37% |
| Series B | 20% | 19% |
| Growth | 39% | 0% |
Themes
share of checked companiesFounders FundInitialized
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| Founders Fund | Initialized | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 25% | 23% |
| Fintech | 16% | 13% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 12% | 13% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 9% | 4% |
| Enterprise Software | 8% | 8% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 5% | 5% |
Companies both back
4Shared companies are those both firms' own portfolio pages list, each checked against the company's site. The same comparison through the API is POST /v1/overlap, for up to 20 firms. How the data is graded
Compare Founders Fund and Initialized as data
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$ curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
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# also
GET /v1/firms/initialized.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/foundersfund.com/coinvestors