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Our top-scored startups went on to raise their next round 11x as often5.1% vs 0.4%, top vs bottom quarter of our potential score, 865 startups covered May to August 2026Five firms open free every week. Full edition: $29/month, or $290/year (2 months free). Browse past issues
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Research a startup5.1% vs 0.4%: the share of startups in the top vs bottom quarter of our potential score that announced a next funding round, among the 865 startups we covered from May 2026 to August 2026, checked in early October 2026.
Six selected examples; the gap from our issue to the news averages 9.8 weeks.
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