Top 12 investors in Central-Eastern Europe that took part in the most Early funding rounds in Lifestyle industry over the recent years

Intro

The top 12 investors according to the total amount of funding rounds. These are VC funds and corporate investors in Central-Eastern Europe 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 funding rounds in Lifestyle is 13, which is 15.1% of the total amount of Early rounds in Central-Eastern Europe over the last 3 years.

Top 12 investors in Central-Eastern Europe that took part in the most Early 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 Poland which hosts 6 funds. There are also funds from Hungary, Estonia and Bulgaria. The most common city is Budapest which is home to 4 funds. There are also funds from Warsaw, Warszawa and Wroclaw. VCs tend to invest in startups from Poland, but also invest in startups from Hungary, Finland, and China. 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 Gamification, Business Development and Manufacturing.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1999 and the newest one in 2018. In 1999 the most amount of funds were founded. 2020 holds the most deals for 7 VCs. 2018, 2021 and 2017 were also fruitful.
• 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 2, the maximum is 350. Average number of funding rounds is 37.6 while median is 8.5. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 5. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 10. Average amount of lead investments is 2.3 while median is 1.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 1. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -33.5 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is 15.95 and the median is 23.58. 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 2 – 3 investors. Less often in rounds with 1 – 2 investors. The most common average round size for these funds is less than 100 thousands. Other common range is 1 – 5 million. The most common average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation for funds in the sample is 0.0. 2.71, 1.57 and 0.2 are less common.