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Initialized vs SMBC Asia Rising Fund

Initialized lists 181 portfolio companies and has joined 28 funding rounds; SMBC Asia Rising Fund lists 15 companies and has joined 8 rounds. Initialized comes in most often at Seed (44% of its entries), SMBC Asia Rising Fund comes in most often at Series B (38% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Drip Capital.

181Portfolio companies15
28Funding rounds joined8
8Rounds led4
13Rounds, last 12 months7
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Initialized and SMBC Asia Rising Fund, head to head
InitializedSMBC Asia Rising Fund
Portfolio companies18115
Funding rounds joined288
Rounds led84
Rounds, last 12 months137
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%0%
Series A37%25%
Series B19%38%
Growth0%38%

InitializedSMBC Asia Rising Fund

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Entry stages of Initialized and SMBC Asia Rising Fund, share of entries
InitializedSMBC Asia Rising Fund
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed44%0%
Series A37%25%
Series B19%38%
Growth0%38%

Themes

share of checked companies
Fintech13%44%
AI & Machine Learning23%15%
Healthcare & Biotech13%0%
Enterprise Software8%11%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%11%
Education5%4%

InitializedSMBC Asia Rising Fund

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Themes of Initialized and SMBC Asia Rising Fund, share of checked companies
InitializedSMBC Asia Rising Fund
Fintech13%44%
AI & Machine Learning23%15%
Healthcare & Biotech13%0%
Enterprise Software8%11%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%11%
Education5%4%

Companies both back

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