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Lerer Hippeau vs Sapphire Ventures

Lerer Hippeau lists 243 portfolio companies and has joined 32 funding rounds; Sapphire Ventures lists 174 companies and has joined 38 rounds. Lerer Hippeau comes in most often at Seed (53% of its entries), Sapphire Ventures comes in most often at Growth (71% of its entries). 4 companies are on both portfolios, among them Blockdaemon, Box and Jibe.

243Portfolio companies174
32Funding rounds joined38
8Rounds led8
16Rounds, last 12 months22
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$100M or more
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Lerer Hippeau and Sapphire Ventures, head to head
Lerer HippeauSapphire Ventures
Portfolio companies243174
Funding rounds joined3238
Rounds led88
Rounds, last 12 months1622
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%7%
Series A33%3%
Series B3%19%
Growth3%71%

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Entry stages of Lerer Hippeau and Sapphire Ventures, share of entries
Lerer HippeauSapphire Ventures
Pre-seed7%0%
Seed53%7%
Series A33%3%
Series B3%19%
Growth3%71%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning11%26%
Healthcare & Biotech16%5%
Enterprise Software8%16%
Fintech13%12%
Cybersecurity0%12%
E-commerce & Marketplaces9%3%

Lerer HippeauSapphire Ventures

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Themes of Lerer Hippeau and Sapphire Ventures, share of checked companies
Lerer HippeauSapphire Ventures
AI & Machine Learning11%26%
Healthcare & Biotech16%5%
Enterprise Software8%16%
Fintech13%12%
Cybersecurity0%12%
E-commerce & Marketplaces9%3%

Companies both back

4

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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