Top 20 investors that took part in the most Private Equity funding rounds in E-Commerce Platforms industry over the recent years

Intro

The top 20 investors according to the total amount of funding rounds. These are VC funds and corporate investors that have invested in Private Equity stage over the last 4 years. They are actively investing in E-Commerce Platforms industry.

Amount of Private Equity funding rounds is 75, which is 1.5% of the total amount of rounds in the E-Commerce Platforms industry over the last 4 years.

Top 20 investors that took part in the most Private Equity funding rounds in E-Commerce Platforms industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The funds are based in 2 regions: North America and Western Europe with the majority being in North America. The most common country among top VCs is The United States which hosts 13 funds. There are also funds from The United Kingdom, Canada and Germany. The most common city is New York which is home to 5 funds. There are also funds from San Francisco, London and Boston. VCs tend to invest in startups from The United States, but also invest in startups from The United Kingdom, India, and Germany. For the majority of the funds, the country of the funds’ establishment and the country of their most frequent investments coincide.
• Industry Focus – The funds’ most common field for investments is Banking. They also invest in Business Development, Telecommunications and Real Estate.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1965 and the newest one in 2015. In 1999 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2000 to 2021. For some funds, 2017 was the year with the most amount of deals.
• Investments – Usually VCs take part in 2 – 6 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 2 or in 7 – 12. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 2, the maximum is 181. Average number of funding rounds is 58.0 while median is 34.5. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 11. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 109. Average amount of lead investments is 36.9 while median is 26.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 8. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -71.0 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -32.37 and the median is -33.02. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds. The most common value is -59.89.
• Typical Rounds – Funds participate in rounds with 1 – 2 or 2 – 3 investors more often than in rounds with 3 – 4 or 4 – 5 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is less than 100 thousands. Less common ranges are 50 – 100 million, 100-500 million and 10 – 50 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.0 at minimum and 7.74 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.58 and median is 0.15. The most common multiplicator value is 0.0.