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Initialized vs SoftBank Vision Fund

Initialized lists 181 portfolio companies and has joined 28 funding rounds; SoftBank Vision Fund lists 302 companies and has joined 14 rounds. Initialized comes in most often at Seed (44% of its entries), SoftBank Vision Fund comes in most often at Growth (90% of its entries). 5 companies are on both portfolios, among them Flexport, OpenDoor and Papa.

181Portfolio companies302
28Funding rounds joined14
8Rounds led2
13Rounds, last 12 months7
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$100M or more
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Initialized and SoftBank Vision Fund, head to head
InitializedSoftBank Vision Fund
Portfolio companies181302
Funding rounds joined2814
Rounds led82
Rounds, last 12 months137
Typical round it comes in at$20M to $100M$100M or more
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed44%0%
Series A37%0%
Series B19%10%
Growth0%90%

InitializedSoftBank Vision Fund

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Entry stages of Initialized and SoftBank Vision Fund, share of entries
InitializedSoftBank Vision Fund
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed44%0%
Series A37%0%
Series B19%10%
Growth0%90%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning23%19%
Fintech13%14%
Healthcare & Biotech13%13%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%10%
Enterprise Software8%8%
Education5%5%

InitializedSoftBank Vision Fund

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Themes of Initialized and SoftBank Vision Fund, share of checked companies
InitializedSoftBank Vision Fund
AI & Machine Learning23%19%
Fintech13%14%
Healthcare & Biotech13%13%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%10%
Enterprise Software8%8%
Education5%5%

Companies both back

5

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