Top 10 investors in Australia and Oceania with the biggest sum of Early funding rounds in Lifestyle industry over the recent years

Intro

The top 10 investors according to the total money raised in the 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 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 money raised in funding rounds in Australia and Oceania is $1.1B, which is 0.9% of the total amount of money raised in the Lifestyle industry in Early rounds over the last 3 years.

Top 10 investors in Australia and Oceania with the biggest sum of Early 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 Australia while others are in New Zealand. The most common city is Sydney which is home to 6 funds. There are also funds from North Sydney, Melbourne and Cottesloe. 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 Human Resources, Gamification and EdTech.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1987 and the newest one in 2016. In 2016 the most amount of funds were founded. 2018 holds the most deals for 4 VCs. 2019, 2017 and 2016 were also fruitful. The biggest amount of successful exits happened between 2009 and 2019 years. For some funds, 2018 became the year with the most successful exits.
• 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 5, the maximum is 177. Average number of funding rounds is 37.6 while median is 23.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 32. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 39. Average amount of lead investments is 8.8 while median is 5.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 0. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -71.0 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -8.92 and the median is -11.0. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds. The most common value is -11.0.
• Typical Rounds – Funds usually participate in rounds with 2 – 3 or 3 – 4 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is 1 – 5 million. Less common range is less than 100 thousands. The most common average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation for funds in the sample is 0.0. 1.17 and 0.05 are less common.