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Y Combinator vs Zero Knowledge Ventures

Y Combinator lists 5,153 portfolio companies and has joined 3,388 funding rounds; Zero Knowledge Ventures lists 31 companies and has joined 6 rounds. Y Combinator comes in most often at Seed (98% of its entries), Zero Knowledge Ventures comes in most often at Seed (100% of its entries). 9 companies are on both portfolios, among them Adialante, Agentcard and Canos.

5,153Portfolio companies31
3,388Funding rounds joined6
2,960Rounds led0
579Rounds, last 12 months4
under $1MTypical round it comes in at$5M to $20M
0%Sites no longer answering0%
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Y Combinator and Zero Knowledge Ventures, head to head
Y CombinatorZero Knowledge Ventures
Portfolio companies5,15331
Funding rounds joined3,3886
Rounds led2,9600
Rounds, last 12 months5794
Typical round it comes in atunder $1M$5M to $20M
Sites no longer answering0%0%

Where they come in

share of entries by stage
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed98%100%
Series A1%0%
Series B0%0%
Growth1%0%

Y CombinatorZero Knowledge Ventures

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Entry stages of Y Combinator and Zero Knowledge Ventures, share of entries
Y CombinatorZero Knowledge Ventures
Pre-seed0%0%
Seed98%100%
Series A1%0%
Series B0%0%
Growth1%0%

Themes

share of checked companies
AI & Machine Learning26%23%
Fintech13%25%
Healthcare & Biotech11%10%
Enterprise Software10%0%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%8%
Industrial & Manufacturing4%8%

Y CombinatorZero Knowledge Ventures

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Themes of Y Combinator and Zero Knowledge Ventures, share of checked companies
Y CombinatorZero Knowledge Ventures
AI & Machine Learning26%23%
Fintech13%25%
Healthcare & Biotech11%10%
Enterprise Software10%0%
E-commerce & Marketplaces5%8%
Industrial & Manufacturing4%8%

Companies both back

9

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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