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General Catalyst vs Novastar Ventures

General Catalyst lists 615 portfolio companies and has joined 313 funding rounds; Novastar Ventures lists 21 companies and has joined 4 rounds. General Catalyst comes in most often at Seed (35% of its entries), Novastar Ventures comes in most often at Growth (50% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Link to Elephant Healthcare's website.

615Portfolio companies21
313Funding rounds joined4
129Rounds led3
173Rounds, last 12 months2
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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General Catalyst and Novastar Ventures, head to head
General CatalystNovastar Ventures
Portfolio companies61521
Funding rounds joined3134
Rounds led1293
Rounds, last 12 months1732
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%0%
Series A27%25%
Series B14%25%
Growth22%50%

General CatalystNovastar Ventures

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Entry stages of General Catalyst and Novastar Ventures, share of entries
General CatalystNovastar Ventures
Pre-seed1%0%
Seed35%0%
Series A27%25%
Series B14%25%
Growth22%50%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning24%24%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%21%
Healthcare & Biotech18%9%
Fintech12%9%
Enterprise Software10%0%
Mobility & Logistics0%9%

General CatalystNovastar Ventures

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Themes of General Catalyst and Novastar Ventures, share of checked companies
General CatalystNovastar Ventures
AI & Machine Learning24%24%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%21%
Healthcare & Biotech18%9%
Fintech12%9%
Enterprise Software10%0%
Mobility & Logistics0%9%

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/generalcatalyst.com/coinvestors
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