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Initialized vs Verb Ventures

Initialized lists 181 portfolio companies and has joined 28 funding rounds; Verb Ventures lists 16 companies and has joined 7 rounds. Initialized comes in most often at Seed (44% of its entries), Verb Ventures comes in most often at Series A (60% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them SkySelect.

181Portfolio companies16
28Funding rounds joined7
8Rounds led4
13Rounds, last 12 months6
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Initialized and Verb Ventures, head to head
InitializedVerb Ventures
Portfolio companies18116
Funding rounds joined287
Rounds led84
Rounds, last 12 months136
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%20%
Seed44%20%
Series A37%60%
Series B19%0%
Growth0%0%

InitializedVerb Ventures

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Entry stages of Initialized and Verb Ventures, share of entries
InitializedVerb Ventures
Pre-seed0%20%
Seed44%20%
Series A37%60%
Series B19%0%
Growth0%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning23%7%
Industrial & Manufacturing4%21%
Healthcare & Biotech13%0%
Fintech13%11%
Enterprise Software8%11%
Education5%11%

InitializedVerb Ventures

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Themes of Initialized and Verb Ventures, share of checked companies
InitializedVerb Ventures
AI & Machine Learning23%7%
Industrial & Manufacturing4%21%
Healthcare & Biotech13%0%
Fintech13%11%
Enterprise Software8%11%
Education5%11%

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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