Top 13 investors in North Africa and the Middle East that took part in the most Private Equity funding rounds over the recent years

Intro

The top 13 investors according to the total amount of funding rounds. These are VC funds and corporate investors in North Africa and the Middle East that have invested in Private Equity stage over the last 4 years.

Amount of funding rounds in North Africa and the Middle East is 28, which is 1.1% of the total amount of Private Equity rounds over the last 4 years.

Top 13 investors in North Africa and the Middle East that took part in the most Private Equity funding rounds over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The most common countries among top VCs are Israel and United Arab Emirates. They host 5 VCs each. There are also funds from Turkey and Saudi Arabia. The most common city is Tel Aviv which is home to 3 funds. There are also funds from Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Çengelköy. VCs tend to invest in startups from The United States, but also invest in startups from Turkey, Israel, and United Arab Emirates. For 6 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 Social, Industrial and Business Development.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1976 and the newest one in 2017. In 2014 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2012 to 2021. For some funds, 2021 was the year with the most amount of deals. The biggest amount of successful exits happened between 2007 and 2020 years. For some funds, 2019 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 2, the maximum is 220. Average number of funding rounds is 41.5 while median is 22.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 22. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 43. Average amount of lead investments is 8.8 while median is 6.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 0. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -18.62 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is 5.58 and the median is 6.27. It means that these funds act as lead investors more often than other funds. The most common value is 6.27.
• Typical Rounds – VCs usually participate in rounds with 3 – 4 investors. Less often in rounds with 6 – 7 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is more than 1 billion. Less common range is 10 – 50 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is close to zero at minimum and 17.42 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 2.73 and median is 0.33. The most common multiplicator value is close to zero.