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Initialized vs Roar Ventures

Initialized lists 181 portfolio companies and has joined 28 funding rounds; Roar Ventures lists 43 companies and has joined 4 rounds. Initialized comes in most often at Seed (44% of its entries), Roar Ventures comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them Flexport and Front.

181Portfolio companies43
28Funding rounds joined4
8Rounds led0
13Rounds, last 12 months0
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Initialized and Roar Ventures, head to head
InitializedRoar Ventures
Portfolio companies18143
Funding rounds joined284
Rounds led80
Rounds, last 12 months130
Typical round it comes in at$20M to $100M$20M to $100M
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%

InitializedRoar Ventures

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

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning23%30%
Healthcare & Biotech13%13%
Fintech13%7%
Industrial & Manufacturing4%9%
Enterprise Software8%6%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%6%

InitializedRoar Ventures

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Themes of Initialized and Roar Ventures, share of checked companies
InitializedRoar Ventures
AI & Machine Learning23%30%
Healthcare & Biotech13%13%
Fintech13%7%
Industrial & Manufacturing4%9%
Enterprise Software8%6%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%6%

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/roarvc.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/initialized.com/coinvestors
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