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Specialist VC vs Startup Wise Guys

Specialist VC lists 51 portfolio companies and has joined 11 funding rounds; Startup Wise Guys lists 210 companies and has joined 9 rounds. Specialist VC comes in most often at Seed (64% of its entries), Startup Wise Guys comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries). 10 companies are on both portfolios, among them Biteful, Comodule and Cust.

51Portfolio companies210
11Funding rounds joined9
1Rounds led3
3Rounds, last 12 months2
$1M to $5MTypical round it comes in at$1M to $5M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Specialist VC and Startup Wise Guys, head to head
Specialist VCStartup Wise Guys
Portfolio companies51210
Funding rounds joined119
Rounds led13
Rounds, last 12 months32
Typical round it comes in at$1M to $5M$1M to $5M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed64%100%
Series A27%0%
Series B9%0%
Growth0%0%

Specialist VCStartup Wise Guys

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Entry stages of Specialist VC and Startup Wise Guys, share of entries
Specialist VCStartup Wise Guys
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed64%100%
Series A27%0%
Series B9%0%
Growth0%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
Fintech20%14%
AI & Machine Learning16%16%
E-commerce & Marketplaces13%12%
Healthcare & Biotech10%5%
Space & Defense10%6%
Enterprise Software7%8%

Specialist VCStartup Wise Guys

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Themes of Specialist VC and Startup Wise Guys, share of checked companies
Specialist VCStartup Wise Guys
Fintech20%14%
AI & Machine Learning16%16%
E-commerce & Marketplaces13%12%
Healthcare & Biotech10%5%
Space & Defense10%6%
Enterprise Software7%8%

Companies both back

10

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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  https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/specialist.vc/portfolio

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GET /v1/firms/startupwiseguys.com/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/specialist.vc/coinvestors
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