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Octopus Ventures vs Outward VC

Octopus Ventures lists 280 portfolio companies and has joined 32 funding rounds; Outward VC lists 30 companies and has joined 11 rounds. Octopus Ventures comes in most often at Seed (57% of its entries), Outward VC comes in most often at Seed (55% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Monq.

280Portfolio companies30
32Funding rounds joined11
10Rounds led6
19Rounds, last 12 months9
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$1M to $5M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Octopus Ventures and Outward VC, head to head
Octopus VenturesOutward VC
Portfolio companies28030
Funding rounds joined3211
Rounds led106
Rounds, last 12 months199
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%18%
Seed57%55%
Series A25%18%
Series B11%9%
Growth7%0%

Octopus VenturesOutward VC

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Entry stages of Octopus Ventures and Outward VC, share of entries
Octopus VenturesOutward VC
Pre-seed0%18%
Seed57%55%
Series A25%18%
Series B11%9%
Growth7%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
Fintech15%41%
AI & Machine Learning19%19%
Healthcare & Biotech19%4%
Enterprise Software9%6%
Cybersecurity4%7%
E-commerce & Marketplaces6%6%

Octopus VenturesOutward VC

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Themes of Octopus Ventures and Outward VC, share of checked companies
Octopus VenturesOutward VC
Fintech15%41%
AI & Machine Learning19%19%
Healthcare & Biotech19%4%
Enterprise Software9%6%
Cybersecurity4%7%
E-commerce & Marketplaces6%6%

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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  https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/octopusventures.com/portfolio

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GET /v1/firms/outwardvc.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/octopusventures.com/coinvestors
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