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General Catalyst vs Platanus

General Catalyst lists 615 portfolio companies and has joined 313 funding rounds; Platanus lists 63 companies and has joined 6 rounds. General Catalyst comes in most often at Seed (35% of its entries), Platanus comes in most often at Seed (33% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Examedi.

615Portfolio companies63
313Funding rounds joined6
129Rounds led1
173Rounds, last 12 months5
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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General Catalyst and Platanus, head to head
General CatalystPlatanus
Portfolio companies61563
Funding rounds joined3136
Rounds led1291
Rounds, last 12 months1735
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%17%
Seed35%33%
Series A27%33%
Series B14%17%
Growth22%0%

General CatalystPlatanus

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Entry stages of General Catalyst and Platanus, share of entries
General CatalystPlatanus
Pre-seed1%17%
Seed35%33%
Series A27%33%
Series B14%17%
Growth22%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning24%20%
Fintech12%23%
Healthcare & Biotech18%6%
Enterprise Software10%12%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%10%
Cybersecurity6%3%

General CatalystPlatanus

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Themes of General Catalyst and Platanus, share of checked companies
General CatalystPlatanus
AI & Machine Learning24%20%
Fintech12%23%
Healthcare & Biotech18%6%
Enterprise Software10%12%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%10%
Cybersecurity6%3%

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/platan.us/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/generalcatalyst.com/coinvestors
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