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Illinois Ventures vs Michigan Rise

Illinois Ventures lists 58 portfolio companies and has joined 6 funding rounds; Michigan Rise lists 122 companies and has joined 4 rounds. Illinois Ventures comes in most often at Seed (67% of its entries), Michigan Rise comes in most often at Seed (75% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them FirstIgnite and PhotoniCare.

58Portfolio companies122
6Funding rounds joined4
0Rounds led1
5Rounds, last 12 months2
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Illinois Ventures and Michigan Rise, head to head
Illinois VenturesMichigan Rise
Portfolio companies58122
Funding rounds joined64
Rounds led01
Rounds, last 12 months52
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%
Seed67%75%
Series A33%0%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%25%

Illinois VenturesMichigan Rise

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Entry stages of Illinois Ventures and Michigan Rise, share of entries
Illinois VenturesMichigan Rise
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed67%75%
Series A33%0%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%25%

Themes

share of checked companies
Healthcare & Biotech35%25%
AI & Machine Learning22%13%
Industrial & Manufacturing7%14%
Education5%9%
Enterprise Software7%5%
Fintech6%3%

Illinois VenturesMichigan Rise

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Themes of Illinois Ventures and Michigan Rise, share of checked companies
Illinois VenturesMichigan Rise
Healthcare & Biotech35%25%
AI & Machine Learning22%13%
Industrial & Manufacturing7%14%
Education5%9%
Enterprise Software7%5%
Fintech6%3%

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/illinoisventures.com/coinvestors
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