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Initialized vs Lytical Ventures

Initialized lists 181 portfolio companies and has joined 28 funding rounds; Lytical Ventures lists 35 companies and has joined 1 round. Initialized comes in most often at Seed (44% of its entries), Lytical Ventures comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Paperspace.

181Portfolio companies35
28Funding rounds joined1
8Rounds led0
13Rounds, last 12 months1
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Initialized and Lytical Ventures, head to head
InitializedLytical Ventures
Portfolio companies18135
Funding rounds joined281
Rounds led80
Rounds, last 12 months131
Typical round it comes in at$20M to $100M$5M to $20M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed44%100%
Series A37%0%
Series B19%0%
Growth0%0%

InitializedLytical Ventures

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Entry stages of Initialized and Lytical Ventures, share of entries
InitializedLytical Ventures
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed44%100%
Series A37%0%
Series B19%0%
Growth0%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
Cybersecurity5%37%
AI & Machine Learning23%33%
Enterprise Software8%15%
Healthcare & Biotech13%2%
Fintech13%5%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%2%

InitializedLytical Ventures

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Themes of Initialized and Lytical Ventures, share of checked companies
InitializedLytical Ventures
Cybersecurity5%37%
AI & Machine Learning23%33%
Enterprise Software8%15%
Healthcare & Biotech13%2%
Fintech13%5%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%2%

Companies both back

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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/initialized.com/coinvestors
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