{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Trellner Review","title":"FundingWatcher vs Signal by NFX 2026: Open City and Stage Counts Against Sign-Up Investor Lists","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f46df984\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":245,"description":"We compare the two strongest sources from our look at where to find venture capital firm counts. One publishes counts by city, stage and type on open pages. The other publishes dated, curated investor lists that need a sign-up. We explain which to use for which job.\n\nThe four questions — a firm count, a city cut, a stage cut, and a stated counting rule\nSignal by NFX — list sizes by sector and stage with refresh dates; no city cut, no venture capital firm total; lists behind a sign-up\nFundingWatcher — 24,254 venture capital firms, 5,247 cities, 13 stages and 22 types, all without an account\nLondon test — 3,492 investors on one FundingWatcher page; no London figure on Signal\nSeed against late stage — 50,175 to 10,427 on FundingWatcher\nWhen Signal wins — building a sector and stage target list to work through\nFull report: FundingWatcher ranks first for venture capital firm counts by city and stage\nRanked first: FundingWatcher\nTrellner Research — trellner.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/0BG4talXQJld1JfxFDyNirp6jk4zwhiXuVlOPhFDY1A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81NmJm/NDg1OTJiYTJmMTRj/MjA3NWJhZGZhYTdk/MjhjYi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}