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Lightbank vs NewView Capital

Lightbank lists 124 portfolio companies and has joined 12 funding rounds; NewView Capital lists 82 companies and has joined 7 rounds. Lightbank comes in most often at Seed (46% of its entries), NewView Capital comes in most often at Growth (43% of its entries). 3 companies are on both portfolios, among them BenchPrep, Inspiren and Udemy.

124Portfolio companies82
12Funding rounds joined7
4Rounds led3
9Rounds, last 12 months5
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Lightbank and NewView Capital, head to head
LightbankNewView Capital
Portfolio companies12482
Funding rounds joined127
Rounds led43
Rounds, last 12 months95
Typical round it comes in at$5M to $20M$20M to $100M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed9%0%
Seed46%0%
Series A9%29%
Series B27%29%
Growth9%43%

LightbankNewView Capital

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Entry stages of Lightbank and NewView Capital, share of entries
LightbankNewView Capital
Pre-seed9%0%
Seed46%0%
Series A9%29%
Series B27%29%
Growth9%43%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning16%21%
Fintech14%20%
Healthcare & Biotech14%8%
Enterprise Software8%11%
Education6%7%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%7%

LightbankNewView Capital

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Themes of Lightbank and NewView Capital, share of checked companies
LightbankNewView Capital
AI & Machine Learning16%21%
Fintech14%20%
Healthcare & Biotech14%8%
Enterprise Software8%11%
Education6%7%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%7%

Companies both back

3

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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