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Top 12 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most Private Equity funding rounds in Artificial Intelligence industry over the recent years

Top 12 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most Private Equity funding rounds in Artificial Intelligence 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 Private Equity stage over the last 3 years. They are actively investing in Artificial Intelligence industry.
Artificial intelligence is a frontier research discipline to build computerized systems that perform tasks requiring human intelligence. It includes facial, speech and image recognition, machine learning, and natural language processing, as well as computer vision, visual search, and internet of things.

Amount of funding rounds in Western Europe is 12, which is 24.5% of the total amount of Private Equity rounds in the Artificial Intelligence industry over the last 3 years.

Top 12 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most Private Equity funding rounds in Artificial Intelligence industry over the recent years
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Key takeaways

  • Funds Geography – The most common country among top VCs is The United Kingdom which hosts 6 funds. There are also funds from France, Switzerland and Portugal. The most common city is London which is home to 6 funds. There are also funds from La Défense, Paris and Nyon. VCs tend to invest in startups from The United States, but also invest in startups from The United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Spain. For 5 funds in the sample, 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 Telecommunications, IT Infrastructure and Transportation.
  • Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1969 and the newest one in 2015. In 2013 the most amount of funds were founded. 2018 holds the most deals for 5 VCs. 2020, 2017 and 2019 were also fruitful. 2017 was the peak for successful exits. 2015, 2012, and 2009 are the runner ups.
  • 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 3, the maximum is 206. Average number of funding rounds is 60.5 while median is 57.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 31. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 36. Average amount of lead investments is 11.2 while median is 9.0. 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 0.44 and the median is -1.65. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds. The most common value is 29.0.
  • Typical Rounds – Funds participate in rounds with 3 – 4 or 2 – 3 investors The most common round size for VCs in the sample is less than 100 thousands. Less common range is 1 – 5 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.0 at minimum and 428000000.0 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 42800000.21 and median is 0.08. The most common multiplicator value is 0.0.
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