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Haystack vs Next Play Ventures

Haystack lists 35 portfolio companies and has joined 24 funding rounds; Next Play Ventures lists 65 companies and has joined 7 rounds. Haystack comes in most often at Seed (61% of its entries), Next Play Ventures comes in most often at Seed (50% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them Blockit AI and Multiverse.

35Portfolio companies65
24Funding rounds joined7
2Rounds led0
18Rounds, last 12 months2
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Haystack and Next Play Ventures, head to head
HaystackNext Play Ventures
Portfolio companies3565
Funding rounds joined247
Rounds led20
Rounds, last 12 months182
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%
Seed61%50%
Series A35%50%
Series B0%0%
Growth4%0%

HaystackNext Play Ventures

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Entry stages of Haystack and Next Play Ventures, share of entries
HaystackNext Play Ventures
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed61%50%
Series A35%50%
Series B0%0%
Growth4%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
Healthcare & Biotech27%14%
AI & Machine Learning25%18%
Education4%16%
Enterprise Software10%13%
Fintech8%8%
Space & Defense6%4%

HaystackNext Play Ventures

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Themes of Haystack and Next Play Ventures, share of checked companies
HaystackNext Play Ventures
Healthcare & Biotech27%14%
AI & Machine Learning25%18%
Education4%16%
Enterprise Software10%13%
Fintech8%8%
Space & Defense6%4%

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