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Matrix vs Y Combinator

Matrix lists 97 portfolio companies and has joined 33 funding rounds; Y Combinator lists 5,153 companies and has joined 3,373 rounds. Matrix comes in most often at Series A (30% of its entries), Y Combinator comes in most often at Seed (98% of its entries). 21 companies are on both portfolios, among them BoldVoice, Conductor and Courier.

97Portfolio companies5,153
33Funding rounds joined3,373
11Rounds led2,945
18Rounds, last 12 months579
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in atunder $1M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Matrix and Y Combinator, head to head
MatrixY Combinator
Portfolio companies975,153
Funding rounds joined333,373
Rounds led112,945
Rounds, last 12 months18579
Typical round it comes in at$20M to $100Munder $1M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed3%0%
Seed20%98%
Series A30%1%
Series B17%0%
Growth30%1%

MatrixY Combinator

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Entry stages of Matrix and Y Combinator, share of entries
MatrixY Combinator
Pre-seed3%0%
Seed20%98%
Series A30%1%
Series B17%0%
Growth30%1%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning20%26%
Fintech14%13%
Healthcare & Biotech12%11%
Enterprise Software10%10%
Space & Defense9%5%
E-commerce & Marketplaces6%5%

MatrixY Combinator

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Themes of Matrix and Y Combinator, share of checked companies
MatrixY Combinator
AI & Machine Learning20%26%
Fintech14%13%
Healthcare & Biotech12%11%
Enterprise Software10%10%
Space & Defense9%5%
E-commerce & Marketplaces6%5%

Companies both back

21

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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