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Michigan Rise vs SmartGateVC

Michigan Rise lists 122 portfolio companies and has joined 4 funding rounds; SmartGateVC lists 29 companies and has joined 1 round. Michigan Rise comes in most often at Seed (75% of its entries), SmartGateVC comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them TheraB Medical.

122Portfolio companies29
4Funding rounds joined1
1Rounds led0
2Rounds, last 12 months1
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Michigan Rise and SmartGateVC, head to head
Michigan RiseSmartGateVC
Portfolio companies12229
Funding rounds joined41
Rounds led10
Rounds, last 12 months21
Typical round it comes in at$5M to $20M$5M to $20M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed75%100%
Series A0%0%
Series B0%0%
Growth25%0%

Michigan RiseSmartGateVC

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Entry stages of Michigan Rise and SmartGateVC, share of entries
Michigan RiseSmartGateVC
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed75%100%
Series A0%0%
Series B0%0%
Growth25%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
Healthcare & Biotech25%33%
AI & Machine Learning13%26%
Industrial & Manufacturing14%9%
Enterprise Software5%12%
Cybersecurity5%9%
Education9%0%

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Themes of Michigan Rise and SmartGateVC, share of checked companies
Michigan RiseSmartGateVC
Healthcare & Biotech25%33%
AI & Machine Learning13%26%
Industrial & Manufacturing14%9%
Enterprise Software5%12%
Cybersecurity5%9%
Education9%0%

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/smartgate.vc/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/michiganrise.com/coinvestors
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