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Lightbank vs Michigan Rise

Lightbank lists 124 portfolio companies and has joined 12 funding rounds; Michigan Rise lists 122 companies and has joined 4 rounds. Lightbank comes in most often at Seed (46% of its entries), Michigan Rise comes in most often at Seed (75% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them 86 Repairs and Pearl Edison.

124Portfolio companies122
12Funding rounds joined4
4Rounds led1
9Rounds, last 12 months2
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Lightbank and Michigan Rise, head to head
LightbankMichigan Rise
Portfolio companies124122
Funding rounds joined124
Rounds led41
Rounds, last 12 months92
Typical round it comes in at$5M to $20M$5M to $20M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed9%0%
Seed46%75%
Series A9%0%
Series B27%0%
Growth9%25%

LightbankMichigan Rise

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Entry stages of Lightbank and Michigan Rise, share of entries
LightbankMichigan Rise
Pre-seed9%0%
Seed46%75%
Series A9%0%
Series B27%0%
Growth9%25%

Themes

share of checked companies
Healthcare & Biotech14%25%
AI & Machine Learning16%13%
Industrial & Manufacturing5%14%
Fintech14%3%
Education6%9%
Enterprise Software8%5%

LightbankMichigan Rise

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Themes of Lightbank and Michigan Rise, share of checked companies
LightbankMichigan Rise
Healthcare & Biotech14%25%
AI & Machine Learning16%13%
Industrial & Manufacturing5%14%
Fintech14%3%
Education6%9%
Enterprise Software8%5%

Companies both back

2

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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  https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/lightbank.com/portfolio

# also
GET /v1/firms/michiganrise.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/lightbank.com/coinvestors
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