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Founders Fund vs Specialist VC

Founders Fund lists 134 portfolio companies and has joined 124 funding rounds; Specialist VC lists 51 companies and has joined 11 rounds. Founders Fund comes in most often at Growth (39% of its entries), Specialist VC comes in most often at Seed (64% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Giraffe360.

134Portfolio companies51
124Funding rounds joined11
30Rounds led1
63Rounds, last 12 months3
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$1M to $5M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Founders Fund and Specialist VC, head to head
Founders FundSpecialist VC
Portfolio companies13451
Funding rounds joined12411
Rounds led301
Rounds, last 12 months633
Typical round it comes in at$20M to $100M$1M to $5M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed11%64%
Series A30%27%
Series B20%9%
Growth39%0%

Founders FundSpecialist VC

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Entry stages of Founders Fund and Specialist VC, share of entries
Founders FundSpecialist VC
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed11%64%
Series A30%27%
Series B20%9%
Growth39%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning25%16%
Fintech16%20%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%13%
Healthcare & Biotech12%10%
Space & Defense0%10%
Industrial & Manufacturing9%0%

Founders FundSpecialist VC

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Themes of Founders Fund and Specialist VC, share of checked companies
Founders FundSpecialist VC
AI & Machine Learning25%16%
Fintech16%20%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%13%
Healthcare & Biotech12%10%
Space & Defense0%10%
Industrial & Manufacturing9%0%

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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GET /v1/firms/foundersfund.com/coinvestors
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