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Necessary Ventures vs SoftBank Vision Fund
Necessary Ventures lists 41 portfolio companies and has joined 7 funding rounds; SoftBank Vision Fund lists 302 companies and has joined 14 rounds. Necessary Ventures comes in most often at Seed (57% of its entries), SoftBank Vision Fund comes in most often at Growth (90% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them Recursion and Wayve.
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| Necessary Ventures | SoftBank Vision Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio companies | 41 | 302 |
| Funding rounds joined | 7 | 14 |
| Rounds led | 1 | 2 |
| Rounds, last 12 months | 4 | 7 |
| Typical round it comes in at | $5M to $20M | $100M or more |
| Sites no longer answering | 0% | 0% |
Where they come in
share of entries by stageNecessary VenturesSoftBank Vision Fund
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| Necessary Ventures | SoftBank Vision Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% | 0% |
| Seed | 57% | 0% |
| Series A | 14% | 0% |
| Series B | 14% | 10% |
| Growth | 14% | 90% |
Themes
share of checked companiesNecessary VenturesSoftBank Vision Fund
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| Necessary Ventures | SoftBank Vision Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 36% | 13% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 9% | 19% |
| Fintech | 13% | 14% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 13% | 4% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 5% | 10% |
| Enterprise Software | 0% | 8% |
Companies both back
2Shared companies are those both firms' own portfolio pages list, each checked against the company's site. The same comparison through the API is POST /v1/overlap, for up to 20 firms. How the data is graded
Compare Necessary Ventures and SoftBank Vision Fund as data
Pull both portfolios and every co-investor through one API key or MCP, and lay up to 20 firms side by side with POST /v1/overlap. A free account adds Ask AI searches and alerts when either firm adds a company.
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$ curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/necessary.vc/portfolio
# also
GET /v1/firms/visionfund.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/necessary.vc/coinvestors