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Techstars vs Velocity Catalyst
Techstars lists 1,968 portfolio companies and has joined 53 funding rounds; Velocity Catalyst lists 51 companies and has joined 1 round. Techstars comes in most often at Seed (74% of its entries), Velocity Catalyst comes in most often at Pre-seed (100% of its entries). 4 companies are on both portfolios, among them Kadeya, Pulse Charter Connect and Science on Call.
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| Techstars | Velocity Catalyst | |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio companies | 1,968 | 51 |
| Funding rounds joined | 53 | 1 |
| Rounds led | 7 | 0 |
| Rounds, last 12 months | 29 | 1 |
| Typical round it comes in at | $1M to $5M | $1M to $5M |
| Sites no longer answering | 0% | 0% |
Where they come in
share of entries by stageTechstarsVelocity Catalyst
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| Techstars | Velocity Catalyst | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 8% | 100% |
| Seed | 74% | 0% |
| Series A | 14% | 0% |
| Series B | 4% | 0% |
| Growth | 0% | 0% |
Themes
share of checked companiesTechstarsVelocity Catalyst
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| Techstars | Velocity Catalyst | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 12% | 29% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 20% | 10% |
| Fintech | 11% | 13% |
| Food & Agriculture | 0% | 10% |
| Education | 8% | 3% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 7% | 8% |
Companies both back
4Shared 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
Compare Techstars and Velocity Catalyst as data
Pull both portfolios and every co-investor through one API key or MCP, and lay up to 20 firms side by side with POST /v1/overlap. A free account adds Ask AI searches and alerts when either firm adds a company.
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- Full listsEvery portfolio row and two-firm overlap
- API and MCP100 REST or MCP calls a month, one key
- AlertsFollow 5 investors for portfolio and fund changes
$ curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
https://api.vcinfo.io/v1/firms/techstars.com/portfolio
# also
GET /v1/firms/vcf.vc/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/techstars.com/coinvestors