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Maven Ventures vs Next Gear Ventures

Maven Ventures lists 57 portfolio companies and has joined 16 funding rounds; Next Gear Ventures lists 32 companies and has joined 1 round. Maven Ventures comes in most often at Seed (67% of its entries), Next Gear Ventures comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Ottopia.

57Portfolio companies32
16Funding rounds joined1
7Rounds led0
13Rounds, last 12 months0
$1M to $5MTypical round it comes in atunder $1M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Maven Ventures and Next Gear Ventures, head to head
Maven VenturesNext Gear Ventures
Portfolio companies5732
Funding rounds joined161
Rounds led70
Rounds, last 12 months130
Typical round it comes in at$1M to $5Munder $1M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed67%100%
Series A33%0%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%0%

Maven VenturesNext Gear Ventures

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Entry stages of Maven Ventures and Next Gear Ventures, share of entries
Maven VenturesNext Gear Ventures
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed67%100%
Series A33%0%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning18%30%
Industrial & Manufacturing0%22%
Mobility & Logistics0%17%
Healthcare & Biotech13%0%
Enterprise Software10%0%
Education7%10%

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Themes of Maven Ventures and Next Gear Ventures, share of checked companies
Maven VenturesNext Gear Ventures
AI & Machine Learning18%30%
Industrial & Manufacturing0%22%
Mobility & Logistics0%17%
Healthcare & Biotech13%0%
Enterprise Software10%0%
Education7%10%

Companies both back

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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/mavenventures.com/coinvestors
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