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General Catalyst vs Index Ventures

General Catalyst lists 615 portfolio companies and has joined 313 funding rounds; Index Ventures lists 306 companies and has joined 125 rounds. General Catalyst comes in most often at Seed (35% of its entries), Index Ventures comes in most often at Series A (30% of its entries). 20 companies are on both portfolios, among them Anthropic, Arca and Beauty Pie.

615Portfolio companies306
313Funding rounds joined125
129Rounds led50
173Rounds, last 12 months81
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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General Catalyst and Index Ventures, head to head
General CatalystIndex Ventures
Portfolio companies615306
Funding rounds joined313125
Rounds led12950
Rounds, last 12 months17381
Typical round it comes in at$20M to $100M$20M to $100M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed1%0%
Seed35%22%
Series A27%30%
Series B14%21%
Growth22%27%

General CatalystIndex Ventures

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Entry stages of General Catalyst and Index Ventures, share of entries
General CatalystIndex Ventures
Pre-seed1%0%
Seed35%22%
Series A27%30%
Series B14%21%
Growth22%27%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning24%24%
Fintech12%18%
Healthcare & Biotech18%6%
Enterprise Software10%12%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%7%
Cybersecurity6%6%

General CatalystIndex Ventures

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Themes of General Catalyst and Index Ventures, share of checked companies
General CatalystIndex Ventures
AI & Machine Learning24%24%
Fintech12%18%
Healthcare & Biotech18%6%
Enterprise Software10%12%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%7%
Cybersecurity6%6%

Companies both back

20

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/indexventures.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/generalcatalyst.com/coinvestors
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