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OpenAI Startup Fund vs The Cannon Project

OpenAI Startup Fund lists 19 portfolio companies and has joined 26 funding rounds; The Cannon Project lists 2 companies and has joined 2 rounds. OpenAI Startup Fund comes in most often at Series A (47% of its entries), The Cannon Project comes in most often at Series B (100% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Unify.

19Portfolio companies2
26Funding rounds joined2
10Rounds led0
13Rounds, last 12 months1
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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OpenAI Startup Fund and The Cannon Project, head to head
OpenAI Startup FundThe Cannon Project
Portfolio companies192
Funding rounds joined262
Rounds led100
Rounds, last 12 months131
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%0%
Seed26%0%
Series A47%0%
Series B11%100%
Growth16%0%

OpenAI Startup FundThe Cannon Project

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Entry stages of OpenAI Startup Fund and The Cannon Project, share of entries
OpenAI Startup FundThe Cannon Project
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed26%0%
Series A47%0%
Series B11%100%
Growth16%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning32%50%
Enterprise Software10%25%
Space & Defense10%25%
Healthcare & Biotech16%0%
Cybersecurity10%0%
Fintech7%0%

OpenAI Startup FundThe Cannon Project

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Themes of OpenAI Startup Fund and The Cannon Project, share of checked companies
OpenAI Startup FundThe Cannon Project
AI & Machine Learning32%50%
Enterprise Software10%25%
Space & Defense10%25%
Healthcare & Biotech16%0%
Cybersecurity10%0%
Fintech7%0%

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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GET /v1/firms/thecannonproject.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/openai.fund/coinvestors
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