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OpenAI Startup Fund vs Sequoia Capital

OpenAI Startup Fund lists 19 portfolio companies and has joined 26 funding rounds; Sequoia Capital lists 434 companies and has joined 280 rounds. OpenAI Startup Fund comes in most often at Series A (47% of its entries), Sequoia Capital comes in most often at Growth (31% of its entries). 3 companies are on both portfolios, among them Chai Discovery, gigi.co and Harvey.

19Portfolio companies434
26Funding rounds joined280
10Rounds led117
13Rounds, last 12 months131
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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OpenAI Startup Fund and Sequoia Capital, head to head
OpenAI Startup FundSequoia Capital
Portfolio companies19434
Funding rounds joined26280
Rounds led10117
Rounds, last 12 months13131
Typical round it comes in at$20M to $100M$20M to $100M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%1%
Seed26%25%
Series A47%25%
Series B11%20%
Growth16%31%

OpenAI Startup FundSequoia Capital

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Entry stages of OpenAI Startup Fund and Sequoia Capital, share of entries
OpenAI Startup FundSequoia Capital
Pre-seed0%1%
Seed26%25%
Series A47%25%
Series B11%20%
Growth16%31%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning32%27%
Healthcare & Biotech16%7%
Enterprise Software10%13%
Fintech7%12%
Cybersecurity10%10%
Space & Defense10%5%

OpenAI Startup FundSequoia Capital

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Themes of OpenAI Startup Fund and Sequoia Capital, share of checked companies
OpenAI Startup FundSequoia Capital
AI & Machine Learning32%27%
Healthcare & Biotech16%7%
Enterprise Software10%13%
Fintech7%12%
Cybersecurity10%10%
Space & Defense10%5%

Companies both back

3

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