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Motivate Venture Capital vs Venture 53

Motivate Venture Capital lists 60 portfolio companies and has joined 7 funding rounds; Venture 53 lists 25 companies and has joined 2 rounds. Motivate Venture Capital comes in most often at Seed (71% of its entries), Venture 53 comes in most often at Pre-seed (50% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Upwell.

60Portfolio companies25
7Funding rounds joined2
1Rounds led0
4Rounds, last 12 months2
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Motivate Venture Capital and Venture 53, head to head
Motivate Venture CapitalVenture 53
Portfolio companies6025
Funding rounds joined72
Rounds led10
Rounds, last 12 months42
Typical round it comes in at$5M to $20M$20M to $100M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%50%
Seed71%0%
Series A14%0%
Series B14%50%
Growth0%0%

Motivate Venture CapitalVenture 53

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Entry stages of Motivate Venture Capital and Venture 53, share of entries
Motivate Venture CapitalVenture 53
Pre-seed0%50%
Seed71%0%
Series A14%0%
Series B14%50%
Growth0%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
Fintech31%15%
Industrial & Manufacturing6%21%
Healthcare & Biotech10%17%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%17%
AI & Machine Learning14%11%
Legal & Compliance4%13%

Motivate Venture CapitalVenture 53

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Themes of Motivate Venture Capital and Venture 53, share of checked companies
Motivate Venture CapitalVenture 53
Fintech31%15%
Industrial & Manufacturing6%21%
Healthcare & Biotech10%17%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%17%
AI & Machine Learning14%11%
Legal & Compliance4%13%

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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