Top 10 investors in Australia and Oceania that took part in the most Early funding rounds in Education 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 Australia and Oceania that have invested in Early stage over the last 3 years. They are actively investing in Education industry.
Education provides instruction and training on a wide variety of subjects. It includes primary, higher and secondary education, language learning, and edutainment, as well as EdTech and educational and training services.

Amount of Early funding rounds is 12, which is 34.3% of the total amount of rounds in the Education industry in Australia and Oceania over the last 3 years.

Top 10 investors in Australia and Oceania that took part in the most Early funding rounds in Education industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The majority of VCs are located in Australia while others are in New Zealand. The most common city is Sydney which is home to 5 funds. There are also funds from Perth, Paddington and North Sydney. There are 2 countries that funds tend to invest in: Australia and The United States with the majority investing in Australia. For the majority of the funds, 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 EdTech, Gamification and Information Services.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1997 and the newest one in 2017. In 2016 the most amount of funds were founded. 2019 holds the most deals for 6 VCs. 2018 and 2016 were fruitful for other funds. 2021 was the peak year for successful exits. 2009 and 2017 are the runner ups.
• Investments – Average amount of funding rounds per year is 2 for VCs in the sample. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 8, the maximum is 59. Average number of funding rounds is 22.1 while median is 17.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 14. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 22. Average amount of lead investments is 5.4 while median is 3.5. The most common amount of lead investments is 0. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -37.67 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -1.45 and the median is -3.5. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds. The most common value is 29.0.
• Typical Rounds – VCs usually participate in rounds with 2 – 3 investors. Less often in rounds with 3 – 4 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is 10 – 50 million. Less common range is 100-500 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is close to zero at minimum and 7.48 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 1.57 and median is 0.2. The most common multiplicator value is close to zero.