Top 14 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 14 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 2 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 funding rounds in Lifestyle is 17, which is 8.7% of the total amount of Late rounds in North Africa and the Middle East over the last 2 years.

Top 14 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 majority of VCs are located in Israel while others are in Qatar. The most common city is Tel Aviv which is home to 10 funds. There are also funds from Herzliya, Jerusalem and Doha. There are 2 countries that funds tend to invest in: The United States and Israel with the majority investing in The United States. For 6 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, Security and Gamification.
• 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 2020 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 8, the maximum is 297. Average number of funding rounds is 75.7 while median is 35.5. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 8. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 56. Average amount of lead investments is 11.9 while median is 7.5. The most common amount of lead investments is 1. 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 7.27 and the median is 10.45. It means that these funds act as lead investors more often than other funds. The most common value is -15.44.
• Typical Rounds – VCs usually participate in rounds with 4 – 5 investors. Less often in rounds with 5 – 6 investors. VCs in the sample have an average round size of 100-500 million or 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 3.2 and median is 3.28.