Investors / Gradient / Compare with Z Fellows
Gradient vs Z Fellows
Gradient lists 43 portfolio companies and has joined 48 funding rounds; Z Fellows lists 2 companies and has joined 3 rounds. Gradient comes in most often at Seed (54% of its entries), Z Fellows comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Photon.
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| Gradient | Z Fellows | |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio companies | 43 | 2 |
| Funding rounds joined | 48 | 3 |
| Rounds led | 11 | 0 |
| Rounds, last 12 months | 35 | 3 |
| Typical round it comes in at | $5M to $20M | $1M to $5M |
| Sites no longer answering | 0% | 0% |
Where they come in
share of entries by stageGradientZ Fellows
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| Gradient | Z Fellows | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 5% | 0% |
| Seed | 54% | 100% |
| Series A | 26% | 0% |
| Series B | 12% | 0% |
| Growth | 5% | 0% |
Themes
share of checked companiesGradientZ Fellows
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| Gradient | Z Fellows | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 33% | 50% |
| Fintech | 18% | 25% |
| Enterprise Software | 11% | 25% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 11% | 0% |
| Cybersecurity | 8% | 0% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 3% | 0% |
Companies both back
1Shared 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
Compare Gradient and Z Fellows as data
Pull both portfolios and every co-investor through one API key or MCP, and lay up to 20 firms side by side with POST /v1/overlap. A free account adds Ask AI searches and alerts when either firm adds a company.
Work email, sign-in link by email. Already have an account? Log in- Ask AI5 plain-English investor searches a day
- Full listsEvery portfolio row and two-firm overlap
- API and MCP100 REST or MCP calls a month, one key
- AlertsFollow 5 investors for portfolio and fund changes
$ curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/gradient.com/portfolio
# also
GET /v1/firms/zfellows.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/gradient.com/coinvestors