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Samsung NEXT vs Sony Innovation Fund

Samsung NEXT lists 351 portfolio companies and has joined 21 funding rounds; Sony Innovation Fund lists 177 companies and has joined 17 rounds. Samsung NEXT comes in most often at Series A (38% of its entries), Sony Innovation Fund comes in most often at Series A (47% of its entries). 6 companies are on both portfolios, among them Anzu, Bastion and Huma.

351Portfolio companies177
21Funding rounds joined17
1Rounds led7
12Rounds, last 12 months15
$20M to $100MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Samsung NEXT and Sony Innovation Fund, head to head
Samsung NEXTSony Innovation Fund
Portfolio companies351177
Funding rounds joined2117
Rounds led17
Rounds, last 12 months1215
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%
Seed24%33%
Series A38%47%
Series B24%13%
Growth14%7%

Samsung NEXTSony Innovation Fund

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Entry stages of Samsung NEXT and Sony Innovation Fund, share of entries
Samsung NEXTSony Innovation Fund
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed24%33%
Series A38%47%
Series B24%13%
Growth14%7%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning26%19%
Healthcare & Biotech14%14%
Enterprise Software12%13%
Fintech11%11%
Cybersecurity9%5%
Industrial & Manufacturing3%7%

Samsung NEXTSony Innovation Fund

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Themes of Samsung NEXT and Sony Innovation Fund, share of checked companies
Samsung NEXTSony Innovation Fund
AI & Machine Learning26%19%
Healthcare & Biotech14%14%
Enterprise Software12%13%
Fintech11%11%
Cybersecurity9%5%
Industrial & Manufacturing3%7%

Companies both back

6

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/samsungnext.com/coinvestors
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