Top 6 investors in Western Europe with the biggest sum of Private Equity funding rounds in Digital Media industry over the recent years

Intro

The top 6 investors according to the total money raised in the funding rounds. These are VC funds and corporate investors in Western Europe that have invested in Private Equity stage over the last 4 years. They are actively investing in Digital Media industry.
Digital Media is digitized content that can be transferred through the internet and various electronic devices. It includes music and video streaming, blogging platforms and podcasts, and online portals and news.

Amount of money raised in funding rounds in Western Europe is $304.0M, which is 1.1% of the total amount of money raised in the Digital Media industry in Private Equity rounds over the last 4 years.

Top 6 investors in Western Europe with the biggest sum of Private Equity funding rounds in Digital Media industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The majority of VCs are located in The United Kingdom while others are in Sweden. Headquarters of VCs are located in two cities: London and Stockholm with the majority being in London. These VCs tend to invest in startups from Sweden, but also invest in startups from The United States and India. For 1 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 Finance. They also invest in E-Commerce Platforms, Digital Media and Business Development.
• Important Years – 2016 was the peak year for successful exits. 2021 and 2019 are the runner ups.
• Investments – Usually VCs take part in 2 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 2 – 6. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 8, the maximum is 198. Average number of funding rounds is 46.3 while median is 14.0. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -46.0 and -5.29 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -18.94 and the median is -14.23. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds.
• Typical Rounds – No grouping tendencies in the amount of investors in the funding rounds were found in this sample. Average round size for all funds is different. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is close to zero at minimum and 19.2 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 4.51 and median is 1.62.