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Initialized vs Lightspeed Venture Partners
Initialized lists 181 portfolio companies and has joined 28 funding rounds; Lightspeed Venture Partners lists 575 companies and has joined 242 rounds. Initialized comes in most often at Seed (44% of its entries), Lightspeed Venture Partners comes in most often at Series A (31% of its entries). 7 companies are on both portfolios, among them arena-ai.com, Blend and Clever.
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| Initialized | Lightspeed Venture Partners | |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio companies | 181 | 575 |
| Funding rounds joined | 28 | 242 |
| Rounds led | 8 | 94 |
| Rounds, last 12 months | 13 | 141 |
| Typical round it comes in at | $20M to $100M | $20M to $100M |
| Sites no longer answering | 0% | 0% |
Where they come in
share of entries by stageInitializedLightspeed Venture Partners
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| Initialized | Lightspeed Venture Partners | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% | 0% |
| Seed | 44% | 25% |
| Series A | 37% | 31% |
| Series B | 19% | 18% |
| Growth | 0% | 26% |
Themes
share of checked companiesInitializedLightspeed Venture Partners
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| Initialized | Lightspeed Venture Partners | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 23% | 26% |
| Fintech | 13% | 14% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 13% | 8% |
| Enterprise Software | 8% | 12% |
| Cybersecurity | 5% | 8% |
| Education | 5% | 4% |
Companies both back
7Shared companies are those both firms' own portfolio pages list, each checked against the company's site. The same comparison through the API is POST /v1/overlap, for up to 20 firms. How the data is graded
Compare Initialized and Lightspeed Venture Partners as data
Pull both portfolios and every co-investor through one API key or MCP, and lay up to 20 firms side by side with POST /v1/overlap. A free account adds Ask AI searches and alerts when either firm adds a company.
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$ curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/initialized.com/portfolio
# also
GET /v1/firms/lsvp.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/initialized.com/coinvestors