Top 10 investors in North Africa and the Middle East that took part in the most Late funding rounds in Telecommunications industry over the recent years

Intro

The top 10 investors according to the total amount of funding rounds. These are VC funds and corporate investors in North Africa and the Middle East that have invested in Late stage over the last 4 years. They are actively investing in Telecommunications industry.

Amount of funding rounds in Telecommunications is 14, which is 10.9% of the total amount of Late rounds in North Africa and the Middle East over the last 4 years.

Top 10 investors in North Africa and the Middle East that took part in the most Late funding rounds in Telecommunications industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The most common country among top VCs is Israel which hosts 7 funds. There are also funds from United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The most common city is Tel Aviv which is home to 5 funds. There are also funds from Tel Aviv-Yafo, Herzliya and Doha. VCs in the sample invest in The United States and Israel more often than they do in The United Kingdom. For 4 funds in the sample, 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 Information Technology, EdTech and Telecommunications.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1993 and the newest one in 2017. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2008 to 2020. For some funds, 2020 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, 2 or in 13 – 24. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 4, the maximum is 186. Average number of funding rounds is 47.4 while median is 27.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 4. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 53. Average amount of lead investments is 18.0 while median is 13.5. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -51.0 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -8.18 and the median is -11.51. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds.
• Typical Rounds – VCs usually participate in rounds with 2 – 3 investors. Less often in rounds with 5 – 6, 3 – 4 or 1 – 2 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is less than 100 thousands. Less common ranges are 10 – 50 million, 1 – 5 million and 5 – 10 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.0 at minimum and 0.3 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.14 and median is 0.12.