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General Catalyst vs OpenAI Startup Fund

General Catalyst lists 615 portfolio companies and has joined 313 funding rounds; OpenAI Startup Fund lists 19 companies and has joined 26 rounds. General Catalyst comes in most often at Seed (35% of its entries), OpenAI Startup Fund comes in most often at Series A (47% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them Chai Discovery and Windsurf.

615Portfolio companies19
313Funding rounds joined26
129Rounds led10
173Rounds, last 12 months13
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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General Catalyst and OpenAI Startup Fund, head to head
General CatalystOpenAI Startup Fund
Portfolio companies61519
Funding rounds joined31326
Rounds led12910
Rounds, last 12 months17313
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%26%
Series A27%47%
Series B14%11%
Growth22%16%

General CatalystOpenAI Startup Fund

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Entry stages of General Catalyst and OpenAI Startup Fund, share of entries
General CatalystOpenAI Startup Fund
Pre-seed1%0%
Seed35%26%
Series A27%47%
Series B14%11%
Growth22%16%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning24%32%
Healthcare & Biotech18%16%
Fintech12%7%
Enterprise Software10%10%
Cybersecurity6%10%
Space & Defense3%10%

General CatalystOpenAI Startup Fund

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Themes of General Catalyst and OpenAI Startup Fund, share of checked companies
General CatalystOpenAI Startup Fund
AI & Machine Learning24%32%
Healthcare & Biotech18%16%
Fintech12%7%
Enterprise Software10%10%
Cybersecurity6%10%
Space & Defense3%10%

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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