Top 12 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most Late funding rounds in Location Based Services 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 Western Europe that have invested in Late stage over the last 2 years. They are actively investing in Location Based Services industry.

Amount of funding rounds in Location Based Services is 12, which is 2.2% of the total amount of Late rounds in Western Europe over the last 2 years.

Top 12 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most Late funding rounds in Location Based Services industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The most common country among top VCs is The United Kingdom which hosts 4 funds. There are also funds from Italy, Switzerland and Sweden. The most common city is London which is home to 4 funds. There are also funds from Milan, Zürich and Stuttgart. VCs in the sample usually invest in The United States and Italy. They also invest in The United Kingdom and Switzerland. 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 Banking. They also invest in Telecommunications, Analytics and Manufacturing.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1936 and the newest one in 2017. In 2016 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2011 to 2020. For some funds, 2017 was the year with the most amount of deals.
• Investments – Usually VCs take part in 2 – 6 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 7 – 12 or in 2. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 7, the maximum is 94. Average number of funding rounds is 37.8 while median is 38.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 38. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 4 and maximum is 40. Average amount of lead investments is 16.4 while median is 14.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 6. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -42.64 and 9.27 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -11.2 and the median is -6.61. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds.
• Typical Rounds – Funds usually participate in rounds with 3 – 4 investors, less often in rounds with 2 – 3 or 5 – 6 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is less than 100 thousands. Less common ranges are 10 – 50 million, 100 thousands – 1 million and 50 – 100 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.0 at minimum and 0.92 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.24 and median is 0.24. The most common multiplicator value is 0.02.