<template>
<div>
<div class="wrap">
<h1>220 startups, four ways to look at them</h1>
<p class="lead">
One cohort of startups as a unit chart, one dot per company.
</p>
<div class="chart-wrap">
<div id="chart">
<apexchart
type="unit"
height="440"
:options="chartOptions"
:series="series"
></apexchart>
</div>
</div>
<div class="actions" id="view-nav">
<button data-view="0" class="active">The market</button>
<button data-view="1">By sector</button>
<button data-view="2">By stage</button>
<button data-view="3">By capital</button>
</div>
<p class="caption" id="caption"></p>
<div class="note">
Every view carries the SAME 220 startup objects with
<code>plotOptions.unit.transition: 'identity'</code>, which keys each
dot by its company name: a specific startup keeps its colour and glides
across every regroup, re-bin and resize rather than fading out and back
in. Switching view is a plain
<code>chart.updateOptions(view)</code> call. Cluster labels can sit
above or below via <code>clusterLabels.position</code>: the sector
labels curve over the top, the stage-bar labels sit below. The unit
chart is a premium type; without a license it renders with a trial
watermark.
</div>
</div>
</div>
</template>
<script>
import VueApexCharts from 'vue-apexcharts'
import ApexCharts from 'apexcharts'
// One synthetic cohort of 220 startups, each a persistent object with a name,
// sector, funding stage and the capital it has raised. The demo shows the SAME
// objects in four layouts; with plotOptions.unit.transition:'identity' every dot
// is keyed by its company name, so a given startup keeps its colour and GLIDES
// to its new place when you switch view instead of being rebuilt. Data is
// generated deterministically (seeded), so the demo is stable across reloads.
// Company names are fictional. Shared by the vanilla-js/React/Vue builds.
function makeRng(seed) {
var s = seed >>> 0
return function () {
s = (Math.imul(s, 1664525) + 1013904223) >>> 0
return s / 4294967296
}
}
function pick(rand, items, weights) {
var total = 0
for (var i = 0; i < weights.length; i++) total += weights[i]
var r = rand() * total
for (var k = 0; k < items.length; k++) {
r -= weights[k]
if (r <= 0) return items[k]
}
return items[items.length - 1]
}
// A pool of fictional names. Combining a base with a suffix gives enough unique
// company names for a dense cohort (base x suffix), and the name is the dot's
// identity key across every view.
var BASE = [
'Nimbus', 'Cobalt', 'Lumen', 'Pathwise', 'Flowdesk', 'Draftly', 'Vault',
'Ledgr', 'Payline', 'Northbank', 'Kitepay', 'Vitalis', 'Pulse', 'CareLoop',
'Mendly', 'Orbit', 'Quill', 'Sable', 'Tandem', 'Verve', 'Wisp', 'Zephyr',
'Arbor', 'Bloomly', 'Cinder', 'Dune', 'Ember', 'Forge', 'Glint', 'Harbor',
'Iris', 'Juno', 'Kelp', 'Lark', 'Mica', 'Nova', 'Onyx', 'Plume', 'Quartz',
'Rune', 'Slate', 'Talon', 'Umbra', 'Vesper', 'Willow', 'Yarn', 'Zenith',
'Ashen',
]
var SUFFIX = ['', ' Labs', ' AI', ' Systems', ' Cloud', ' Works', ' Base', ' Go']
var SECTORS = ['AI', 'SaaS', 'Fintech', 'Health', 'Commerce']
var SECTOR_COLORS = ['#2563EB', '#06B6D4', '#22C55E', '#EC4899', '#F97316']
var SECTOR_W = [13, 11, 10, 8, 7]
var STAGES = ['Seed', 'Series A', 'Series B', 'Series C+']
var STAGE_COLORS = ['#BAE6FD', '#7DD3FC', '#0EA5E9', '#0369A1']
var STAGE_W = [0.42, 0.3, 0.18, 0.1]
// funding range ($M) per stage: late-stage rounds dwarf early ones
var STAGE_FUND = {
Seed: [1, 6],
'Series A': [8, 28],
'Series B': [40, 95],
'Series C+': [150, 620],
}
var COUNT = 220
var rand = makeRng(20260724)
var STARTUPS = []
for (var i = 0; i < COUNT; i++) {
// base x suffix keeps every generated name unique (COUNT <= BASE * SUFFIX).
var nm =
BASE[i % BASE.length] +
SUFFIX[Math.floor(i / BASE.length) % SUFFIX.length]
var sector = pick(rand, SECTORS, SECTOR_W)
var stage = pick(rand, STAGES, STAGE_W)
var f = STAGE_FUND[stage]
STARTUPS.push({
name: nm,
sector: sector,
stage: stage,
value: Math.round(f[0] + rand() * (f[1] - f[0])),
})
}
// Group the SAME startup objects by a field, in a fixed category order (so the
// colour arrays line up). Each datum is a startup: name = identity + tooltip,
// value = funding = bubble size.
function groupBy(field, order) {
return order.map(function (g) {
return {
name: g,
data: STARTUPS.filter(function (s) {
return s[field] === g
}),
}
})
}
var bySector = groupBy('sector', SECTORS)
var byStage = groupBy('stage', STAGES)
// Tooltip body for one hovered startup.
function startupTooltip(o) {
if (!o.datum) return o.seriesName
return (
'<div style="font-weight:700">' +
o.datum.name +
'</div><div style="opacity:0.75">' +
o.datum.sector +
' · ' +
o.datum.stage +
'</div><div style="opacity:0.75">$' +
o.datum.value +
'M raised</div>'
)
}
// Category label: name + headcount, e.g. "AI (58)".
function countLabel(name, opts) {
return name + ' (' + opts.value + ')'
}
// Each view is the SAME 220 startups, re-grouped and re-laid-out. transition
// 'identity' keeps every company's dot across the change. Switching view is a
// plain chart.updateOptions(view.options) call driven by the buttons below.
var VIEWS = [
{
label: 'The market',
caption:
'220 startups, one dot each, packed into a single cloud and coloured by sector. The whole cohort at a glance.',
options: {
series: bySector,
colors: SECTOR_COLORS,
plotOptions: {
unit: {
layout: 'packed',
transition: 'identity',
sortByGroup: true,
sizeByValue: { enabled: false },
clusterLabels: { show: false },
},
},
},
},
{
label: 'By sector',
caption:
'The same dots fan out into their sectors. The clusters show which corners of the market are crowded and which are thin.',
options: {
series: bySector,
colors: SECTOR_COLORS,
plotOptions: {
unit: {
layout: 'grouped',
transition: 'identity',
sizeByValue: { enabled: false },
// curved labels ride the top of each sector cluster
clusterLabels: { show: true, position: 'top', formatter: countLabel },
},
},
},
},
{
label: 'By stage',
caption:
'Regrouped by funding stage. Every company travels to its stage bar and the classic funnel appears: many seed, few late rounds.',
options: {
series: byStage,
colors: STAGE_COLORS,
plotOptions: {
unit: {
layout: 'columns',
transition: 'identity',
sizeByValue: { enabled: false },
// labels sit BELOW each stage bar
clusterLabels: { show: true, position: 'bottom', formatter: countLabel },
},
},
},
},
{
label: 'By capital',
caption:
"Back into one cloud, but now each dot's area is the money it raised: a handful of late-stage bubbles dwarf the crowd of small rounds.",
options: {
series: bySector,
colors: SECTOR_COLORS,
plotOptions: {
unit: {
layout: 'packed',
transition: 'identity',
sortByGroup: true,
clusterLabels: { show: false },
sizeByValue: {
enabled: true,
maxRadius: 4.5,
minRadius: 1.4,
scale: 'area',
},
},
},
},
},
]
export default {
components: {
apexchart: VueApexCharts,
},
data: function () {
return {
series: bySector,
chartOptions: {
chart: {
id: 'startupCohort',
type: 'unit',
height: 440,
fontFamily: 'Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif',
animations: {
enabled: true,
speed: 800,
},
toolbar: { show: false },
},
colors: SECTOR_COLORS,
legend: {
position: 'bottom',
},
plotOptions: {
unit: {
layout: 'packed',
transition: 'identity',
size: 4,
spacing: 1.15,
sortByGroup: true,
clusterLabels: {
show: false,
},
tooltip: {
// startupTooltip lives in the shared head script.
formatter: startupTooltip,
},
},
},
},
startupTimer: null,
}
},
mounted: function () {
// Reach the live instance by its chart.id, then wire the buttons. (Data +
// VIEWS live in the shared head script.) updateOptions drives the instance
// directly, so no reactive data changes under it.
var me = this
me.startupTimer = window.setInterval(function () {
var chart = ApexCharts.getChartByID('startupCohort')
if (!chart) return
window.clearInterval(me.startupTimer)
var buttons = document.querySelectorAll('#view-nav button')
var caption = document.getElementById('caption')
function showView(i) {
buttons.forEach(function (b, k) {
b.classList.toggle('active', k === i)
})
caption.textContent = VIEWS[i].caption
chart.updateOptions(VIEWS[i].options)
}
buttons.forEach(function (btn) {
btn.addEventListener('click', function () {
showView(parseInt(btn.getAttribute('data-view'), 10))
})
})
caption.textContent = VIEWS[0].caption
}, 50)
},
beforeDestroy: function () {
window.clearInterval(this.startupTimer)
},,
}
</script>
<style>
body {
font-family:
-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif;
background: #fafbfc;
color: #2c3e50;
margin: 0;
padding: 32px 16px;
}
.wrap {
max-width: 760px;
margin: 0 auto;
}
h1 {
font-size: 22px;
margin: 0 0 8px;
}
.lead {
color: #5b6b78;
line-height: 1.5;
margin: 0 0 20px;
}
.chart-wrap {
background: #fff;
border-radius: 8px;
padding: 16px;
box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);
}
.actions {
margin: 20px auto 10px;
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
gap: 8px;
justify-content: center;
}
.actions button {
color: #fff;
background: #6b7280;
border: none;
padding: 8px 16px;
font-weight: 600;
font-size: 13px;
border-radius: 6px;
cursor: pointer;
}
.actions button.active {
background: #0ea5e9;
}
.caption {
text-align: center;
color: #5b6b78;
font-size: 13px;
line-height: 1.6;
max-width: 540px;
margin: 0 auto;
min-height: 34px;
}
.note {
background: #f3f0ff;
border-left: 3px solid #0ea5e9;
padding: 12px 16px;
font-size: 13px;
color: #333;
border-radius: 2px;
line-height: 1.6;
margin: 26px auto 0;
}
.note code {
background: #e9e3ff;
padding: 1px 5px;
border-radius: 3px;
}
</style>