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Lerer Hippeau vs Pulse Fund

Lerer Hippeau lists 243 portfolio companies and has joined 32 funding rounds; Pulse Fund lists 12 companies and has joined 2 rounds. Lerer Hippeau comes in most often at Seed (53% of its entries), Pulse Fund comes in most often at Series A (50% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Plantible Foods.

243Portfolio companies12
32Funding rounds joined2
8Rounds led0
16Rounds, last 12 months1
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$100M or more
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Lerer Hippeau and Pulse Fund, head to head
Lerer HippeauPulse Fund
Portfolio companies24312
Funding rounds joined322
Rounds led80
Rounds, last 12 months161
Typical round it comes in at$5M to $20M$100M or more
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed7%0%
Seed53%0%
Series A33%50%
Series B3%0%
Growth3%50%

Lerer HippeauPulse Fund

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Entry stages of Lerer Hippeau and Pulse Fund, share of entries
Lerer HippeauPulse Fund
Pre-seed7%0%
Seed53%0%
Series A33%50%
Series B3%0%
Growth3%50%

Themes

share of checked companies
Industrial & Manufacturing0%22%
Space & Defense3%17%
Healthcare & Biotech13%0%
AI & Machine Learning12%9%
Fintech11%9%
E-commerce & Marketplaces10%0%

Lerer HippeauPulse Fund

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Themes of Lerer Hippeau and Pulse Fund, share of checked companies
Lerer HippeauPulse Fund
Industrial & Manufacturing0%22%
Space & Defense3%17%
Healthcare & Biotech13%0%
AI & Machine Learning12%9%
Fintech11%9%
E-commerce & Marketplaces10%0%

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/pulsefund.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/lererhippeau.com/coinvestors
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