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Frst vs Penny Jar Capital

Frst lists 38 portfolio companies and has joined 14 funding rounds; Penny Jar Capital lists 30 companies and has joined 6 rounds. Frst comes in most often at Seed (85% of its entries), Penny Jar Capital comes in most often at Seed (67% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Parallel.

38Portfolio companies30
14Funding rounds joined6
8Rounds led2
10Rounds, last 12 months4
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Frst and Penny Jar Capital, head to head
FrstPenny Jar Capital
Portfolio companies3830
Funding rounds joined146
Rounds led82
Rounds, last 12 months104
Typical round it comes in at$5M to $20M$5M to $20M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed85%67%
Series A8%17%
Series B8%0%
Growth0%17%

FrstPenny Jar Capital

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Entry stages of Frst and Penny Jar Capital, share of entries
FrstPenny Jar Capital
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed85%67%
Series A8%17%
Series B8%0%
Growth0%17%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning30%35%
Fintech13%14%
Healthcare & Biotech13%10%
Cybersecurity11%6%
E-commerce & Marketplaces8%0%
Industrial & Manufacturing5%6%

FrstPenny Jar Capital

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Themes of Frst and Penny Jar Capital, share of checked companies
FrstPenny Jar Capital
AI & Machine Learning30%35%
Fintech13%14%
Healthcare & Biotech13%10%
Cybersecurity11%6%
E-commerce & Marketplaces8%0%
Industrial & Manufacturing5%6%

Companies both back

1

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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