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Haystack vs Shakti

Haystack lists 35 portfolio companies and has joined 24 funding rounds; Shakti lists 43 companies and has joined 4 rounds. Haystack comes in most often at Seed (61% of its entries), Shakti comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them alphaXiv and Cambly.

35Portfolio companies43
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 Shakti, head to head
HaystackShakti
Portfolio companies3543
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%100%
Series A35%0%
Series B0%0%
Growth4%0%

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Entry stages of Haystack and Shakti, share of entries
HaystackShakti
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed61%100%
Series A35%0%
Series B0%0%
Growth4%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
Healthcare & Biotech27%4%
AI & Machine Learning25%22%
Enterprise Software10%10%
Fintech8%8%
Media & Entertainment0%8%
Real Estate & Construction4%7%

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Themes of Haystack and Shakti, share of checked companies
HaystackShakti
Healthcare & Biotech27%4%
AI & Machine Learning25%22%
Enterprise Software10%10%
Fintech8%8%
Media & Entertainment0%8%
Real Estate & Construction4%7%

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