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Global Brain vs Platanus

Global Brain lists 428 portfolio companies and has joined 35 funding rounds; Platanus lists 63 companies and has joined 6 rounds. Global Brain comes in most often at Series A (41% of its entries), Platanus comes in most often at Seed (33% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Lokal.

428Portfolio companies63
35Funding rounds joined6
11Rounds led1
29Rounds, last 12 months5
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Global Brain and Platanus, head to head
Global BrainPlatanus
Portfolio companies42863
Funding rounds joined356
Rounds led111
Rounds, last 12 months295
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%17%
Seed13%33%
Series A41%33%
Series B25%17%
Growth22%0%

Global BrainPlatanus

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Entry stages of Global Brain and Platanus, share of entries
Global BrainPlatanus
Pre-seed0%17%
Seed13%33%
Series A41%33%
Series B25%17%
Growth22%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
Fintech7%23%
AI & Machine Learning16%20%
Enterprise Software12%12%
Healthcare & Biotech10%6%
E-commerce & Marketplaces6%10%
Industrial & Manufacturing8%0%

Global BrainPlatanus

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Themes of Global Brain and Platanus, share of checked companies
Global BrainPlatanus
Fintech7%23%
AI & Machine Learning16%20%
Enterprise Software12%12%
Healthcare & Biotech10%6%
E-commerce & Marketplaces6%10%
Industrial & Manufacturing8%0%

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/globalbrains.com/coinvestors
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