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GreyMatter vs Lightbank

GreyMatter lists 29 portfolio companies and has joined 3 funding rounds; Lightbank lists 124 companies and has joined 12 rounds. GreyMatter comes in most often at Series A (100% of its entries), Lightbank comes in most often at Seed (46% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Ours Privacy.

29Portfolio companies124
3Funding rounds joined12
0Rounds led4
2Rounds, last 12 months9
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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GreyMatter and Lightbank, head to head
GreyMatterLightbank
Portfolio companies29124
Funding rounds joined312
Rounds led04
Rounds, last 12 months29
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%9%
Seed0%46%
Series A100%9%
Series B0%27%
Growth0%9%

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Entry stages of GreyMatter and Lightbank, share of entries
GreyMatterLightbank
Pre-seed0%9%
Seed0%46%
Series A100%9%
Series B0%27%
Growth0%9%

Themes

share of checked companies
Healthcare & Biotech81%14%
AI & Machine Learning9%16%
Fintech0%14%
Enterprise Software3%8%
Education0%6%
Cybersecurity6%4%

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Themes of GreyMatter and Lightbank, share of checked companies
GreyMatterLightbank
Healthcare & Biotech81%14%
AI & Machine Learning9%16%
Fintech0%14%
Enterprise Software3%8%
Education0%6%
Cybersecurity6%4%

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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VCinfo API
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  https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/greymattercapital.com/portfolio

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GET /v1/firms/lightbank.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/greymattercapital.com/coinvestors
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