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Ugly Duckling Ventures vs Wave Ventures

Ugly Duckling Ventures lists 18 portfolio companies and has joined 10 funding rounds; Wave Ventures lists 53 companies and has joined 7 rounds. Ugly Duckling Ventures comes in most often at Seed (86% of its entries), Wave Ventures comes in most often at Seed (83% of its entries). 1 company is on both portfolios, among them Spiich.

18Portfolio companies53
10Funding rounds joined7
8Rounds led1
7Rounds, last 12 months4
$1M to $5MTypical round it comes in at$1M to $5M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Ugly Duckling Ventures and Wave Ventures, head to head
Ugly Duckling VenturesWave Ventures
Portfolio companies1853
Funding rounds joined107
Rounds led81
Rounds, last 12 months74
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-seed14%0%
Seed86%83%
Series A0%17%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%0%

Ugly Duckling VenturesWave Ventures

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Entry stages of Ugly Duckling Ventures and Wave Ventures, share of entries
Ugly Duckling VenturesWave Ventures
Pre-seed14%0%
Seed86%83%
Series A0%17%
Series B0%0%
Growth0%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning23%24%
Education19%4%
Healthcare & Biotech13%6%
Fintech7%11%
Industrial & Manufacturing0%10%
E-commerce & Marketplaces3%10%

Ugly Duckling VenturesWave Ventures

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Themes of Ugly Duckling Ventures and Wave Ventures, share of checked companies
Ugly Duckling VenturesWave Ventures
AI & Machine Learning23%24%
Education19%4%
Healthcare & Biotech13%6%
Fintech7%11%
Industrial & Manufacturing0%10%
E-commerce & Marketplaces3%10%

Companies both back

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