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Kleiner Perkins vs Y Combinator

Kleiner Perkins lists 308 portfolio companies and has joined 94 funding rounds; Y Combinator lists 5,153 companies and has joined 3,388 rounds. Kleiner Perkins comes in most often at Growth (36% of its entries), Y Combinator comes in most often at Seed (98% of its entries). 23 companies are on both portfolios, among them Airbnb, Avoca and Parallel.

308Portfolio companies5,153
94Funding rounds joined3,388
35Rounds led2,960
58Rounds, last 12 months579
$100M or moreTypical round it comes in atunder $1M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Kleiner Perkins and Y Combinator, head to head
Kleiner PerkinsY Combinator
Portfolio companies3085,153
Funding rounds joined943,388
Rounds led352,960
Rounds, last 12 months58579
Typical round it comes in at$100M or moreunder $1M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed20%98%
Series A29%1%
Series B16%0%
Growth36%1%

Kleiner PerkinsY Combinator

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Entry stages of Kleiner Perkins and Y Combinator, share of entries
Kleiner PerkinsY Combinator
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed20%98%
Series A29%1%
Series B16%0%
Growth36%1%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning26%26%
Fintech8%13%
Healthcare & Biotech13%11%
Enterprise Software11%10%
Cybersecurity7%5%
Industrial & Manufacturing6%4%

Kleiner PerkinsY Combinator

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Themes of Kleiner Perkins and Y Combinator, share of checked companies
Kleiner PerkinsY Combinator
AI & Machine Learning26%26%
Fintech8%13%
Healthcare & Biotech13%11%
Enterprise Software11%10%
Cybersecurity7%5%
Industrial & Manufacturing6%4%

Companies both back

23

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