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Techstars vs Zinc
Techstars lists 1,968 portfolio companies and has joined 53 funding rounds; Zinc lists 62 companies and has joined 6 rounds. Techstars comes in most often at Seed (74% of its entries), Zinc comes in most often at Seed (80% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Etiq AI.
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| Techstars | Zinc | |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio companies | 1,968 | 62 |
| Funding rounds joined | 53 | 6 |
| Rounds led | 7 | 2 |
| Rounds, last 12 months | 29 | 5 |
| Typical round it comes in at | $1M to $5M | under $1M |
| Sites no longer answering | 0% | 0% |
Where they come in
share of entries by stageTechstarsZinc
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| Techstars | Zinc | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 8% | 20% |
| Seed | 74% | 80% |
| Series A | 14% | 0% |
| Series B | 4% | 0% |
| Growth | 0% | 0% |
Themes
share of checked companiesTechstarsZinc
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| Techstars | Zinc | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 12% | 45% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 20% | 13% |
| Education | 8% | 12% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 5% | 12% |
| Fintech | 11% | 4% |
| Enterprise Software | 8% | 0% |
Companies both back
1Shared 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 Zinc 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.
Work email, sign-in link by email. Already have an account? Log in- Ask AI5 plain-English investor searches a day
- 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/zinc.vc/portfolio
GET /v1/firms/techstars.com/coinvestors