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Global Brain vs JAFCO

Global Brain lists 430 portfolio companies and has joined 35 funding rounds; JAFCO lists 196 companies and has joined 28 rounds. Global Brain comes in most often at Series A (41% of its entries), JAFCO comes in most often at Seed (26% of its entries). 17 companies are on both portfolios, among them Antway, Asoview and BackTech.

430Portfolio companies196
35Funding rounds joined28
11Rounds led11
29Rounds, last 12 months23
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Global Brain and JAFCO, head to head
Global BrainJAFCO
Portfolio companies430196
Funding rounds joined3528
Rounds led1111
Rounds, last 12 months2923
Typical round it comes in at$5M to $20M$5M to $20M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed13%26%
Series A41%26%
Series B25%26%
Growth22%21%

Global BrainJAFCO

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Entry stages of Global Brain and JAFCO, share of entries
Global BrainJAFCO
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed13%26%
Series A41%26%
Series B25%26%
Growth22%21%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning16%18%
Enterprise Software12%14%
Healthcare & Biotech10%11%
Industrial & Manufacturing8%10%
Fintech7%6%
Media & Entertainment5%7%

Global BrainJAFCO

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Themes of Global Brain and JAFCO, share of checked companies
Global BrainJAFCO
AI & Machine Learning16%18%
Enterprise Software12%14%
Healthcare & Biotech10%11%
Industrial & Manufacturing8%10%
Fintech7%6%
Media & Entertainment5%7%

Companies both back

17

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/jafco.co.jp/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/globalbrains.com/coinvestors
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