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M12 vs Playground Global

M12 lists 62 portfolio companies and has joined 34 funding rounds; Playground Global lists 52 companies and has joined 22 rounds. M12 comes in most often at Series A (47% of its entries), Playground Global comes in most often at Seed (41% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them 1910 Genetics and d-Matrix.

62Portfolio companies52
34Funding rounds joined22
4Rounds led17
22Rounds, last 12 months12
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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M12 and Playground Global, head to head
M12Playground Global
Portfolio companies6252
Funding rounds joined3422
Rounds led417
Rounds, last 12 months2212
Typical round it comes in at$20M to $100M$20M to $100M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed13%41%
Series A47%27%
Series B31%18%
Growth9%14%

M12Playground Global

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Entry stages of M12 and Playground Global, share of entries
M12Playground Global
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed13%41%
Series A47%27%
Series B31%18%
Growth9%14%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning38%36%
Healthcare & Biotech6%22%
Cybersecurity21%7%
Industrial & Manufacturing6%13%
Enterprise Software12%2%
Robotics & Hardware3%5%

M12Playground Global

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Themes of M12 and Playground Global, share of checked companies
M12Playground Global
AI & Machine Learning38%36%
Healthcare & Biotech6%22%
Cybersecurity21%7%
Industrial & Manufacturing6%13%
Enterprise Software12%2%
Robotics & Hardware3%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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GET /v1/firms/m12.vc/coinvestors
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