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Lightbank vs Soma Capital

Lightbank lists 125 portfolio companies and has joined 12 funding rounds; Soma Capital lists 716 companies and has joined 22 rounds. Lightbank comes in most often at Seed (46% of its entries), Soma Capital comes in most often at Seed (48% of its entries). 5 companies are on both portfolios, among them Axle Health, Gauss and Attain.

125Portfolio companies716
12Funding rounds joined22
4Rounds led1
9Rounds, last 12 months13
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Lightbank and Soma Capital, head to head
LightbankSoma Capital
Portfolio companies125716
Funding rounds joined1222
Rounds led41
Rounds, last 12 months913
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%10%
Seed46%48%
Series A9%24%
Series B27%14%
Growth9%5%

LightbankSoma Capital

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Entry stages of Lightbank and Soma Capital, share of entries
LightbankSoma Capital
Pre-seed9%10%
Seed46%48%
Series A9%24%
Series B27%14%
Growth9%5%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning16%23%
Fintech14%19%
Healthcare & Biotech14%9%
Enterprise Software8%9%
Education7%4%
E-commerce & Marketplaces6%6%

LightbankSoma Capital

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Themes of Lightbank and Soma Capital, share of checked companies
LightbankSoma Capital
AI & Machine Learning16%23%
Fintech14%19%
Healthcare & Biotech14%9%
Enterprise Software8%9%
Education7%4%
E-commerce & Marketplaces6%6%

Companies both back

5

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/somacap.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/lightbank.com/coinvestors
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