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Frst vs Gradient
Frst lists 38 portfolio companies and has joined 14 funding rounds; Gradient lists 43 companies and has joined 48 rounds. Frst comes in most often at Seed (85% of its entries), Gradient comes in most often at Seed (54% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them helical.bio and Monogram.
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| Frst | Gradient | |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio companies | 38 | 43 |
| Funding rounds joined | 14 | 48 |
| Rounds led | 8 | 11 |
| Rounds, last 12 months | 10 | 35 |
| Typical round it comes in at | $5M to $20M | $5M to $20M |
| Sites no longer answering | 0% | 0% |
Where they come in
share of entries by stageFrstGradient
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| Frst | Gradient | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% | 5% |
| Seed | 85% | 54% |
| Series A | 8% | 26% |
| Series B | 8% | 12% |
| Growth | 0% | 5% |
Themes
share of checked companiesFrstGradient
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| Frst | Gradient | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 30% | 33% |
| Fintech | 13% | 18% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 13% | 11% |
| Enterprise Software | 3% | 11% |
| Cybersecurity | 11% | 8% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 8% | 3% |
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 Frst and Gradient 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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- Full listsEvery portfolio row and two-firm overlap
- API and MCP100 REST or MCP calls a month, one key
- AlertsFollow 5 investors for portfolio and fund changes
$ curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/frst.vc/portfolio
# also
GET /v1/firms/gradient.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/frst.vc/coinvestors