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Octopus Ventures vs Techstart Ventures

Octopus Ventures lists 280 portfolio companies and has joined 32 funding rounds; Techstart Ventures lists 30 companies and has joined 5 rounds. Octopus Ventures comes in most often at Seed (57% of its entries), Techstart Ventures comes in most often at Seed (60% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them Raylo and TouchLab.

280Portfolio companies30
32Funding rounds joined5
10Rounds led1
19Rounds, last 12 months3
$5M to $20MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Octopus Ventures and Techstart Ventures, head to head
Octopus VenturesTechstart Ventures
Portfolio companies28030
Funding rounds joined325
Rounds led101
Rounds, last 12 months193
Typical round it comes in at$5M to $20M$5M to $20M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed57%60%
Series A25%20%
Series B11%0%
Growth7%20%

Octopus VenturesTechstart Ventures

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Entry stages of Octopus Ventures and Techstart Ventures, share of entries
Octopus VenturesTechstart Ventures
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed57%60%
Series A25%20%
Series B11%0%
Growth7%20%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning19%18%
Healthcare & Biotech19%11%
Fintech15%9%
Enterprise Software9%9%
E-commerce & Marketplaces6%7%
Legal & Compliance0%7%

Octopus VenturesTechstart Ventures

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Themes of Octopus Ventures and Techstart Ventures, share of checked companies
Octopus VenturesTechstart Ventures
AI & Machine Learning19%18%
Healthcare & Biotech19%11%
Fintech15%9%
Enterprise Software9%9%
E-commerce & Marketplaces6%7%
Legal & Compliance0%7%

Companies both back

2

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/techstart.vc/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/octopusventures.com/coinvestors
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