Top 20 investors in North Africa and the Middle East that took part in the most Late funding rounds in Lifestyle 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 North Africa and the Middle East that have invested in Late stage over the last 3 years. They are actively investing in Lifestyle industry.
Lifestyle seeks to inspire, guide, and motivate people. It includes wellness and sports, travel and outdoors, and fashion and beauty, as well as nightclub, clothing, art, and family.

Amount of Late funding rounds is 26, which is 12.1% of the total amount of rounds in the Lifestyle industry in North Africa and the Middle East over the last 3 years.

Top 20 investors in North Africa and the Middle East that took part in the most Late funding rounds in Lifestyle 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 13 funds. There are also funds from United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The most common city is Tel Aviv which is home to 10 funds. There are also funds from Dubai, Herzliya and Riyadh. VCs tend to invest in startups from The United States, but also invest in startups from Israel, United Arab Emirates, and Egypt. For 9 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 Medical Service, Gamification and Security.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1990 and the newest one in 2018. In 1993 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2005 to 2021. For some funds, 2021 was the year with the most amount of deals. The biggest amount of successful exits happened between 2007 and 2021 years. For some funds, 2019 became the year with the most successful exits.
• Investments – Usually VCs take part in 2 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 7 – 12. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 6, the maximum is 297. Average number of funding rounds is 64.2 while median is 31.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 27. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 56. Average amount of lead investments is 9.2 while median is 4.5. The most common amount of lead investments is 0. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -28.89 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is 11.41 and the median is 14.51. It means that these funds act as lead investors more often than other funds. The most common value is 29.0.
• Typical Rounds – VCs usually participate in rounds with 4 – 5 investors. Less often in rounds with 6 – 7 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is 100-500 million. Less common range is 10 – 50 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is close to zero at minimum and 11.48 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 2.86 and median is 2.18. The most common multiplicator value is close to zero.