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Techstars vs World Innovation Lab

Techstars lists 1,968 portfolio companies and has joined 53 funding rounds; World Innovation Lab lists 110 companies and has joined 14 rounds. Techstars comes in most often at Seed (74% of its entries), World Innovation Lab comes in most often at Growth (50% of its entries). 4 companies are on both portfolios, among them Gorgias, Pipedream and Sendbird.

1,968Portfolio companies110
53Funding rounds joined14
7Rounds led1
29Rounds, last 12 months6
$1M to $5MTypical round it comes in at$20M to $100M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Techstars and World Innovation Lab, head to head
TechstarsWorld Innovation Lab
Portfolio companies1,968110
Funding rounds joined5314
Rounds led71
Rounds, last 12 months296
Typical round it comes in at$1M to $5M$20M to $100M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed8%0%
Seed74%8%
Series A14%8%
Series B4%33%
Growth0%50%

TechstarsWorld Innovation Lab

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Entry stages of Techstars and World Innovation Lab, share of entries
TechstarsWorld Innovation Lab
Pre-seed8%0%
Seed74%8%
Series A14%8%
Series B4%33%
Growth0%50%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning20%23%
Enterprise Software8%17%
Healthcare & Biotech12%6%
Fintech11%12%
Education8%0%
E-commerce & Marketplaces7%6%

TechstarsWorld Innovation Lab

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Themes of Techstars and World Innovation Lab, share of checked companies
TechstarsWorld Innovation Lab
AI & Machine Learning20%23%
Enterprise Software8%17%
Healthcare & Biotech12%6%
Fintech11%12%
Education8%0%
E-commerce & Marketplaces7%6%

Companies both back

4

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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