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Motive Force vs Point Nine

Motive Force lists 15 portfolio companies and has joined 2 funding rounds; Point Nine lists 40 companies and has joined 20 rounds. Motive Force comes in most often at Pre-seed (50% of its entries), Point Nine comes in most often at Seed (47% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Poolside.

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15Portfolio companies40

2Funding rounds joined20

0Rounds led6

2Rounds, last 12 months12

$1M to $5MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M

0%Sites no longer answering0%

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Motive Force and Point Nine, head to head
	Motive Force	Point Nine
Portfolio companies	15	40
Funding rounds joined	2	20
Rounds led	0	6
Rounds, last 12 months	2	12
Typical round it comes in at	$1M to $5M	$5M to $20M
Sites no longer answering	0%	0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage

Pre-seed50%12%

Seed50%47%

Series A0%29%

Series B0%12%

Growth0%0%

Motive ForcePoint Nine

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Entry stages of Motive Force and Point Nine, share of entries
	Motive Force	Point Nine
Pre-seed	50%	12%
Seed	50%	47%
Series A	0%	29%
Series B	0%	12%
Growth	0%	0%

Themes

share of checked companies

AI & Machine Learning38%24%

Cybersecurity21%5%

Enterprise Software17%13%

Education0%10%

E-commerce & Marketplaces0%8%

Developer Tools7%0%

Motive ForcePoint Nine

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Themes of Motive Force and Point Nine, share of checked companies
	Motive Force	Point Nine
AI & Machine Learning	38%	24%
Cybersecurity	21%	5%
Enterprise Software	17%	13%
Education	0%	10%
E-commerce & Marketplaces	0%	8%
Developer Tools	7%	0%

Companies both back

Poolsidepoolside.ai

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