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GENIUS NY vs Lakestar

GENIUS NY lists 35 portfolio companies and has joined 1 funding round; Lakestar lists 34 companies and has joined 39 rounds. GENIUS NY comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries), Lakestar comes in most often at Seed (46% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Dexory.

35Portfolio companies34
1Funding rounds joined39
0Rounds led9
1Rounds, last 12 months29
$1M to $5MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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GENIUS NY and Lakestar, head to head
GENIUS NYLakestar
Portfolio companies3534
Funding rounds joined139
Rounds led09
Rounds, last 12 months129
Typical round it comes in at$1M to $5M$20M to $100M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed100%46%
Series A0%24%
Series B0%12%
Growth0%18%

GENIUS NYLakestar

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Entry stages of GENIUS NY and Lakestar, share of entries
GENIUS NYLakestar
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed100%46%
Series A0%24%
Series B0%12%
Growth0%18%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning82%50%
Fintech0%11%
Cybersecurity2%11%
Enterprise Software0%9%
Industrial & Manufacturing3%5%
Education2%5%

GENIUS NYLakestar

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Themes of GENIUS NY and Lakestar, share of checked companies
GENIUS NYLakestar
AI & Machine Learning82%50%
Fintech0%11%
Cybersecurity2%11%
Enterprise Software0%9%
Industrial & Manufacturing3%5%
Education2%5%

Companies both back

1

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/lakestar.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/geniusny.com/coinvestors
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