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Investors / Haystack / Compare with Original Capital

Haystack vs Original Capital

Haystack lists 35 portfolio companies and has joined 24 funding rounds; Original Capital lists 4 companies and has joined 4 rounds. Haystack comes in most often at Seed (61% of its entries), Original Capital comes in most often at Seed (50% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Blockit AI.

35Portfolio companies4
24Funding rounds joined4
2Rounds led0
18Rounds, last 12 months3
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Haystack and Original Capital, head to head
HaystackOriginal Capital
Portfolio companies354
Funding rounds joined244
Rounds led20
Rounds, last 12 months183
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%25%
Series B0%0%
Growth4%25%

HaystackOriginal Capital

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Entry stages of Haystack and Original Capital, share of entries
HaystackOriginal Capital
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed61%50%
Series A35%25%
Series B0%0%
Growth4%25%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning26%43%
Space & Defense6%29%
Healthcare & Biotech24%0%
Enterprise Software11%14%
Education7%14%
Fintech7%0%

HaystackOriginal Capital

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Themes of Haystack and Original Capital, share of checked companies
HaystackOriginal Capital
AI & Machine Learning26%43%
Space & Defense6%29%
Healthcare & Biotech24%0%
Enterprise Software11%14%
Education7%14%
Fintech7%0%

Companies both back

1

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