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Gradient vs Haystack

Gradient lists 43 portfolio companies and has joined 48 funding rounds; Haystack lists 35 companies and has joined 24 rounds. Gradient comes in most often at Seed (54% of its entries), Haystack comes in most often at Seed (61% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them Larridin and Polyphron.

43Portfolio companies35
48Funding rounds joined24
11Rounds led2
35Rounds, last 12 months18
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Gradient and Haystack, head to head
GradientHaystack
Portfolio companies4335
Funding rounds joined4824
Rounds led112
Rounds, last 12 months3518
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-seed5%0%
Seed54%61%
Series A26%35%
Series B12%0%
Growth5%4%

GradientHaystack

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Entry stages of Gradient and Haystack, share of entries
GradientHaystack
Pre-seed5%0%
Seed54%61%
Series A26%35%
Series B12%0%
Growth5%4%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning33%25%
Healthcare & Biotech11%27%
Fintech18%8%
Enterprise Software11%10%
Cybersecurity8%4%
Space & Defense0%6%

GradientHaystack

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Themes of Gradient and Haystack, share of checked companies
GradientHaystack
AI & Machine Learning33%25%
Healthcare & Biotech11%27%
Fintech18%8%
Enterprise Software11%10%
Cybersecurity8%4%
Space & Defense0%6%

Companies both back

2

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/haystack.vc/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/gradient.com/coinvestors
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