Intro

The Content Industry is focused on creating and managing content, meaning that the industry spans many different fields of interest and thus presents a lot of different creative opportunities for startups that are looking to gain a foothold in the industry. The industry includes content creators, creative agencies, discovery and delivery networks, and content management systems. The content industry is present, in one way or another, in most people's lives, presenting a lot of opportunities for new and creative startups to catch the attention of the public. As the ways in which content is created and managed continue to evolve, investors will be looking for fresh ideas within the industry. The following article and chart outline the top 20 investors in Australia and Oceania, including VC funds and corporate investors, that have invested and are actively investing in the Content Industry. Specifically, the given investors have been involved in the most amount of funding rounds. The number of funding rounds for the Content Industry in Australia and Oceania amounts to 50, accounting for 1.0% of the total amount of rounds in the Content Industry over the last 5 years.

Content Industry: Australia and Oceania's Top 20 Investors According To Number of Funding Rounds
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Key takeaways

  • Funds Geography - The majority of the funds in the sample are located in Australia, with the remainder in New Zealand. The most common city is Sydney, home to 13 funds. Also notable are funds from Auckland, Surry Hills, and Paddington. VCs in the sample tend to invest in startups from Australia, but are also willing to invest in ones from The United States and New Zealand. Also notable is the fact that the majority of the funds tend to invest in startups from the country of their establishment.
  • Industry Focus - The funds' most common field of investment is Finance, however, they are also willing to invest in the EdTech, Human Resources, and Entertainment industries.
  • Important Years - The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1997 and the newest in 2016. The most amount of funds were founded in 2016. When it comes to deals, funds in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2013 to 2021. For some funds, 2017 was the year with the most amount of deals.
  • Investments - VCs will typically take part in 2-6 funding rounds per year. The amount of funding rounds for funds in the sample ranges from 2 to 154, with the average falling at 30.6 and the median at 15.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 4. When it comes to lead investments, the amount for funds in the sample ranges from 0 to 34, with the average falling at 8.7 and the median just below it at 5.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 5. The index of difference in percentage points of lead investments can help determine how likely the given funds are to act as lead investors. For this sample, this value ranges from -41.83 and 29.0, with the average falling closer to the lower end of the spectrum at -6.31 and the median dipping even lower at -11.34. The most common value is -11.0. This data signifies that these funds will act as lead investors less often than other funds.
  • Typical Rounds - Funds in the sample most commonly invest at the Early and Seed stages, with Late and Venture stages being less common. VCs will usually participate in rounds with 2-3 investors and will participate less often in rounds with 3-4 investors. The average round size for funds in the sample is less than 100 thousand and 5-10 million. The funds' average multiplier for portfolio companies at the last known valuation ranges from 0.o at the minimum and 1.52 at the maximum. The average value for the multiplier falls at 0.61 and the median is a little below it at 0.51. The most common multiplier value is 0.28.