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OpenAI Startup Fund vs Sapphire Ventures

OpenAI Startup Fund lists 19 portfolio companies and has joined 26 funding rounds; Sapphire Ventures lists 174 companies and has joined 38 rounds. OpenAI Startup Fund comes in most often at Series A (47% of its entries), Sapphire Ventures comes in most often at Growth (71% of its entries). 2 companies are on both portfolios, among them Chai Discovery and Harvey.

19Portfolio companies174
26Funding rounds joined38
10Rounds led8
13Rounds, last 12 months22
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$100M or more
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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OpenAI Startup Fund and Sapphire Ventures, head to head
OpenAI Startup FundSapphire Ventures
Portfolio companies19174
Funding rounds joined2638
Rounds led108
Rounds, last 12 months1322
Typical round it comes in at$20M to $100M$100M or more
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed26%7%
Series A47%3%
Series B11%19%
Growth16%71%

OpenAI Startup FundSapphire Ventures

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Entry stages of OpenAI Startup Fund and Sapphire Ventures, share of entries
OpenAI Startup FundSapphire Ventures
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed26%7%
Series A47%3%
Series B11%19%
Growth16%71%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning32%26%
Healthcare & Biotech16%5%
Enterprise Software10%16%
Cybersecurity10%12%
Fintech7%12%
Space & Defense10%3%

OpenAI Startup FundSapphire Ventures

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Themes of OpenAI Startup Fund and Sapphire Ventures, share of checked companies
OpenAI Startup FundSapphire Ventures
AI & Machine Learning32%26%
Healthcare & Biotech16%5%
Enterprise Software10%16%
Cybersecurity10%12%
Fintech7%12%
Space & Defense10%3%

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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