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Novastar Ventures vs Y Combinator

Novastar Ventures lists 21 portfolio companies and has joined 4 funding rounds; Y Combinator lists 5,151 companies and has joined 3,388 rounds. Novastar Ventures comes in most often at Growth (50% of its entries), Y Combinator comes in most often at Seed (98% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them Breadfast and Chowdeck.

21Portfolio companies5,151
4Funding rounds joined3,388
3Rounds led2,960
2Rounds, last 12 months579
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in atunder $1M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Novastar Ventures and Y Combinator, head to head
Novastar VenturesY Combinator
Portfolio companies215,151
Funding rounds joined43,388
Rounds led32,960
Rounds, last 12 months2579
Typical round it comes in at$20M to $100Munder $1M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed0%98%
Series A25%1%
Series B25%0%
Growth50%1%

Novastar VenturesY Combinator

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Entry stages of Novastar Ventures and Y Combinator, share of entries
Novastar VenturesY Combinator
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed0%98%
Series A25%1%
Series B25%0%
Growth50%1%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning22%26%
E-commerce & Marketplaces19%5%
Fintech8%13%
Mobility & Logistics11%0%
Healthcare & Biotech8%11%
Enterprise Software0%10%

Novastar VenturesY Combinator

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Themes of Novastar Ventures and Y Combinator, share of checked companies
Novastar VenturesY Combinator
AI & Machine Learning22%26%
E-commerce & Marketplaces19%5%
Fintech8%13%
Mobility & Logistics11%0%
Healthcare & Biotech8%11%
Enterprise Software0%10%

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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