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Headline vs Motive Force

Headline lists 76 portfolio companies and has joined 41 funding rounds; Motive Force lists 15 companies and has joined 2 rounds. Headline comes in most often at Series A (37% of its entries), Motive Force comes in most often at Pre-seed (50% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Honeycomb.

76Portfolio companies15
41Funding rounds joined2
21Rounds led0
32Rounds, last 12 months2
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$1M to $5M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Headline and Motive Force, head to head
HeadlineMotive Force
Portfolio companies7615
Funding rounds joined412
Rounds led210
Rounds, last 12 months322
Typical round it comes in at$20M to $100M$1M to $5M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%50%
Seed29%50%
Series A37%0%
Series B18%0%
Growth16%0%

HeadlineMotive Force

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Entry stages of Headline and Motive Force, share of entries
HeadlineMotive Force
Pre-seed0%50%
Seed29%50%
Series A37%0%
Series B18%0%
Growth16%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning20%38%
Cybersecurity6%21%
Fintech19%3%
Enterprise Software11%17%
E-commerce & Marketplaces9%0%
Healthcare & Biotech8%3%

HeadlineMotive Force

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Themes of Headline and Motive Force, share of checked companies
HeadlineMotive Force
AI & Machine Learning20%38%
Cybersecurity6%21%
Fintech19%3%
Enterprise Software11%17%
E-commerce & Marketplaces9%0%
Healthcare & Biotech8%3%

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/motiveforce.ai/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/headline.com/coinvestors
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