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Manta Ray vs Novastar Ventures

Manta Ray lists 55 portfolio companies and has joined 7 funding rounds; Novastar Ventures lists 21 companies and has joined 4 rounds. Manta Ray comes in most often at Seed (43% of its entries), Novastar Ventures comes in most often at Growth (50% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them Link to Elephant Healthcare's website and New Globe Schools.

55Portfolio companies21
7Funding rounds joined4
0Rounds led3
4Rounds, last 12 months2
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Manta Ray and Novastar Ventures, head to head
Manta RayNovastar Ventures
Portfolio companies5521
Funding rounds joined74
Rounds led03
Rounds, last 12 months42
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-seed0%0%
Seed43%0%
Series A29%25%
Series B29%25%
Growth0%50%

Manta RayNovastar Ventures

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Entry stages of Manta Ray and Novastar Ventures, share of entries
Manta RayNovastar Ventures
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed43%0%
Series A29%25%
Series B29%25%
Growth0%50%

Themes

share of checked companies
Healthcare & Biotech25%8%
AI & Machine Learning19%22%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%19%
Mobility & Logistics0%11%
Enterprise Software11%0%
Fintech5%8%

Manta RayNovastar Ventures

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Themes of Manta Ray and Novastar Ventures, share of checked companies
Manta RayNovastar Ventures
Healthcare & Biotech25%8%
AI & Machine Learning19%22%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%19%
Mobility & Logistics0%11%
Enterprise Software11%0%
Fintech5%8%

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/mantaray.vc/coinvestors
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