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HearstLab vs The MBA Fund

HearstLab lists 64 portfolio companies and has joined 5 funding rounds; The MBA Fund lists 145 companies and has joined 1 round. HearstLab comes in most often at Series A (60% of its entries), The MBA Fund comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries). 3 companies are on both portfolios, among them EZ Newswire, mon ami and Scope Zero.

64Portfolio companies145
5Funding rounds joined1
1Rounds led0
3Rounds, last 12 months0
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$1M to $5M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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HearstLab and The MBA Fund, head to head
HearstLabThe MBA Fund
Portfolio companies64145
Funding rounds joined51
Rounds led10
Rounds, last 12 months30
Typical round it comes in at$5M to $20M$1M to $5M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed40%100%
Series A60%0%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%0%

HearstLabThe MBA Fund

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Entry stages of HearstLab and The MBA Fund, share of entries
HearstLabThe MBA Fund
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed40%100%
Series A60%0%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning19%24%
Healthcare & Biotech14%16%
Fintech10%13%
Enterprise Software12%6%
E-commerce & Marketplaces8%7%
Legal & Compliance6%0%

HearstLabThe MBA Fund

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Themes of HearstLab and The MBA Fund, share of checked companies
HearstLabThe MBA Fund
AI & Machine Learning19%24%
Healthcare & Biotech14%16%
Fintech10%13%
Enterprise Software12%6%
E-commerce & Marketplaces8%7%
Legal & Compliance6%0%

Companies both back

3

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/hearstlab.com/coinvestors
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