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Initialized vs Shield Capital
Initialized lists 181 portfolio companies and has joined 28 funding rounds; Shield Capital lists 48 companies and has joined 17 rounds. Initialized comes in most often at Seed (44% of its entries), Shield Capital comes in most often at Series A (54% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them arena-ai.com and star-catcher.com.
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| Initialized | Shield Capital | |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio companies | 181 | 48 |
| Funding rounds joined | 28 | 17 |
| Rounds led | 8 | 3 |
| Rounds, last 12 months | 13 | 10 |
| 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 stageInitializedShield Capital
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| Initialized | Shield Capital | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% | 0% |
| Seed | 44% | 23% |
| Series A | 37% | 54% |
| Series B | 19% | 23% |
| Growth | 0% | 0% |
Themes
share of checked companiesInitializedShield Capital
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| Initialized | Shield Capital | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 23% | 59% |
| Cybersecurity | 5% | 19% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 13% | 0% |
| Fintech | 13% | 1% |
| Enterprise Software | 8% | 9% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 5% | 0% |
Companies both back
2Shared 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 Shield Capital 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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- AlertsFollow 5 investors for portfolio and fund changes
$ curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/initialized.com/portfolio
# also
GET /v1/firms/shieldcap.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/initialized.com/coinvestors