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Houghton Street Ventures vs Octopus Ventures
Houghton Street Ventures lists 17 portfolio companies and has joined 2 funding rounds; Octopus Ventures lists 280 companies and has joined 32 rounds. Houghton Street Ventures comes in most often at Seed (50% of its entries), Octopus Ventures comes in most often at Seed (57% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them geoSurge.
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| Houghton Street Ventures | Octopus Ventures | |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio companies | 17 | 280 |
| Funding rounds joined | 2 | 32 |
| Rounds led | 0 | 10 |
| Rounds, last 12 months | 1 | 18 |
| Typical round it comes in at | $5M to $20M | $5M to $20M |
| Sites no longer answering | 0% | 0% |
Where they come in
share of entries by stageHoughton Street VenturesOctopus Ventures
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| Houghton Street Ventures | Octopus Ventures | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% | 0% |
| Seed | 50% | 57% |
| Series A | 50% | 25% |
| Series B | 0% | 11% |
| Growth | 0% | 7% |
Themes
share of checked companiesHoughton Street VenturesOctopus Ventures
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| Houghton Street Ventures | Octopus Ventures | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 26% | 19% |
| Fintech | 19% | 15% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 19% | 19% |
| Enterprise Software | 4% | 9% |
| Legal & Compliance | 7% | 0% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 4% | 6% |
Companies both back
1Shared 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
Compare Houghton Street Ventures and Octopus Ventures as data
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GET /v1/firms/octopusventures.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/houghtonstreet.com/coinvestors