Investors / Merlin Ventures / Compare with YL Ventures
Merlin Ventures vs YL Ventures
Merlin Ventures lists 7 portfolio companies and has joined 8 funding rounds; YL Ventures lists 23 companies and has joined 7 rounds. Merlin Ventures comes in most often at Seed (57% of its entries), YL Ventures comes in most often at Series A (50% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Native.
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| Merlin Ventures | YL Ventures | |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio companies | 7 | 23 |
| Funding rounds joined | 8 | 7 |
| Rounds led | 3 | 3 |
| Rounds, last 12 months | 7 | 6 |
| Typical round it comes in at | $5M to $20M | $20M to $100M |
| Sites no longer answering | 0% | 0% |
Where they come in
share of entries by stageMerlin VenturesYL Ventures
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| Merlin Ventures | YL Ventures | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% | 0% |
| Seed | 57% | 33% |
| Series A | 29% | 50% |
| Series B | 0% | 17% |
| Growth | 14% | 0% |
Themes
share of checked companiesMerlin VenturesYL Ventures
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| Merlin Ventures | YL Ventures | |
|---|---|---|
| Cybersecurity | 58% | 41% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 42% | 43% |
| Fintech | 0% | 7% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 0% | 2% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 0% | 2% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 0% | 2% |
Companies both back
1Shared companies are those both firms' own portfolio pages list, each checked against the company's site. The same comparison through the API is POST /v1/overlap, for up to 20 firms. How the data is graded
Compare Merlin Ventures and YL Ventures as data
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$ curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
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# also
GET /v1/firms/ylventures.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/merlin.vc/coinvestors