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JR East Start UP vs JR West Innovations

JR East Start UP lists 53 portfolio companies and has joined 2 funding rounds; JR West Innovations lists 17 companies and has joined 0 rounds. JR East Start UP comes in most often at Series A (50% of its entries). 3 companies are on both portfolios, among them ecbo, Hmcomm and NEWLOCAL.

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53Portfolio companies17

2Funding rounds joined0

0Rounds led0

2Rounds, last 12 months0

$1M to $5MTypical round it comes in atn/a

0%Sites no longer answering0%

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JR East Start UP and JR West Innovations, head to head
	JR East Start UP	JR West Innovations
Portfolio companies	53	17
Funding rounds joined	2	0
Rounds led	0	0
Rounds, last 12 months	2	0
Typical round it comes in at	$1M to $5M	n/a
Sites no longer answering	0%	0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage

Pre-seed0%0%

Seed0%0%

Series A50%0%

Series B50%0%

Growth0%0%

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Entry stages of JR East Start UP and JR West Innovations, share of entries
	JR East Start UP	JR West Innovations
Pre-seed	0%	0%
Seed	0%	0%
Series A	50%	0%
Series B	50%	0%
Growth	0%	0%

Themes

share of checked companies

AI & Machine Learning21%23%

Industrial & Manufacturing16%0%

Mobility & Logistics5%13%

Fintech0%13%

Media & Entertainment5%13%

Real Estate & Construction9%10%

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Themes of JR East Start UP and JR West Innovations, share of checked companies
	JR East Start UP	JR West Innovations
AI & Machine Learning	21%	23%
Industrial & Manufacturing	16%	0%
Mobility & Logistics	5%	13%
Fintech	0%	13%
Media & Entertainment	5%	13%
Real Estate & Construction	9%	10%

Companies both back

ecboecbo.io

Hmcommhmcom.co.jp

NEWLOCALnewlocal.co.jp

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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