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General Catalyst vs Haystack

General Catalyst lists 615 portfolio companies and has joined 313 funding rounds; Haystack lists 36 companies and has joined 24 rounds. General Catalyst comes in most often at Seed (35% of its entries), Haystack comes in most often at Seed (61% of its entries). 5 companies are on both portfolios, among them Birches Health, Different and Instacart.

615Portfolio companies36
313Funding rounds joined24
129Rounds led2
173Rounds, last 12 months18
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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General Catalyst and Haystack, head to head
General CatalystHaystack
Portfolio companies61536
Funding rounds joined31324
Rounds led1292
Rounds, last 12 months17318
Typical round it comes in at$20M to $100M$5M to $20M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed1%0%
Seed35%61%
Series A27%35%
Series B14%0%
Growth22%4%

General CatalystHaystack

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Entry stages of General Catalyst and Haystack, share of entries
General CatalystHaystack
Pre-seed1%0%
Seed35%61%
Series A27%35%
Series B14%0%
Growth22%4%

Themes

share of checked companies
Healthcare & Biotech18%27%
AI & Machine Learning24%25%
Fintech12%8%
Enterprise Software10%10%
Cybersecurity6%4%
Space & Defense3%6%

General CatalystHaystack

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Themes of General Catalyst and Haystack, share of checked companies
General CatalystHaystack
Healthcare & Biotech18%27%
AI & Machine Learning24%25%
Fintech12%8%
Enterprise Software10%10%
Cybersecurity6%4%
Space & Defense3%6%

Companies both back

5

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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VCinfo API
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  https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/generalcatalyst.com/portfolio

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GET /v1/firms/haystack.vc/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/generalcatalyst.com/coinvestors
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