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Necessary Ventures vs Redbud VC

Necessary Ventures lists 41 portfolio companies and has joined 7 funding rounds; Redbud VC lists 43 companies and has joined 5 rounds. Necessary Ventures comes in most often at Seed (57% of its entries), Redbud VC comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them OneImaging.

41Portfolio companies43
7Funding rounds joined5
1Rounds led2
4Rounds, last 12 months2
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$1M to $5M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Necessary Ventures and Redbud VC, head to head
Necessary VenturesRedbud VC
Portfolio companies4143
Funding rounds joined75
Rounds led12
Rounds, last 12 months42
Typical round it comes in at$5M to $20M$1M to $5M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed57%100%
Series A14%0%
Series B14%0%
Growth14%0%

Necessary VenturesRedbud VC

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Entry stages of Necessary Ventures and Redbud VC, share of entries
Necessary VenturesRedbud VC
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed57%100%
Series A14%0%
Series B14%0%
Growth14%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
Healthcare & Biotech37%10%
AI & Machine Learning9%23%
Fintech13%17%
Industrial & Manufacturing11%4%
Real Estate & Construction0%10%
Education7%4%

Necessary VenturesRedbud VC

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Themes of Necessary Ventures and Redbud VC, share of checked companies
Necessary VenturesRedbud VC
Healthcare & Biotech37%10%
AI & Machine Learning9%23%
Fintech13%17%
Industrial & Manufacturing11%4%
Real Estate & Construction0%10%
Education7%4%

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/redbud.vc/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/necessary.vc/coinvestors
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