Top 20 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most Early funding rounds in EdTech 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 in Western Europe that have invested in Early stage over the last 5 years. They are actively investing in EdTech industry.

Amount of funding rounds in Western Europe is 165, which is 17.3% of the total amount of Early rounds in the EdTech industry over the last 5 years.

Top 20 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most Early funding rounds in EdTech industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The most common country among top VCs is The United Kingdom which hosts 8 funds. There are also funds from France, Germany and Spain. The most common city is London which is home to 7 funds. There are also funds from Paris, Stuttgart and Stockholm. VCs in the sample usually invest in The United Kingdom and France. They also invest in Germany and The United States. 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 Autonomous Vehicles, Enterprise Software and Telecommunications.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1982 and the newest one in 2017. In 2000 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2005 to 2020. For some funds, 2019 was the year with the most amount of deals.
• Investments – Usually VCs take part in 2 – 6 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 7 – 12, 13 – 24 or in 24. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 14, the maximum is 482. Average number of funding rounds is 123.9 while median is 59.0. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 4 and maximum is 166. Average amount of lead investments is 54.0 while median is 34.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 34. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -55.44 and 6.22 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -10.92 and the median is -10.81. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds.
• Typical Rounds – VCs usually participate in rounds with 3 – 4 investors. Less often in rounds with 2 – 3, 1 – 2 or 4 – 5 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is less than 100 thousands. Less common ranges are 100 thousands – 1 million, 1 – 5 million and 10 – 50 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.0 at minimum and 4.81 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.34 and median is 0.08. The most common multiplicator value is 0.03.