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Mercator Partners vs Playground Global

Mercator Partners lists 4 portfolio companies and has joined 4 funding rounds; Playground Global lists 52 companies and has joined 22 rounds. Mercator Partners comes in most often at Seed (25% of its entries), Playground Global comes in most often at Seed (41% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Alva Energy.

4Portfolio companies52
4Funding rounds joined22
1Rounds led17
2Rounds, last 12 months11
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Mercator Partners and Playground Global, head to head
Mercator PartnersPlayground Global
Portfolio companies452
Funding rounds joined422
Rounds led117
Rounds, last 12 months211
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%
Seed25%41%
Series A25%27%
Series B25%18%
Growth25%14%

Mercator PartnersPlayground Global

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Entry stages of Mercator Partners and Playground Global, share of entries
Mercator PartnersPlayground Global
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed25%41%
Series A25%27%
Series B25%18%
Growth25%14%

Themes

share of checked companies
Education43%3%
Industrial & Manufacturing43%14%
AI & Machine Learning0%35%
Healthcare & Biotech14%23%
Cybersecurity0%7%
Robotics & Hardware0%5%

Mercator PartnersPlayground Global

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Themes of Mercator Partners and Playground Global, share of checked companies
Mercator PartnersPlayground Global
Education43%3%
Industrial & Manufacturing43%14%
AI & Machine Learning0%35%
Healthcare & Biotech14%23%
Cybersecurity0%7%
Robotics & Hardware0%5%

Companies both back

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