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Top 13 investors in North Africa and the Middle East that took part in the most Seed funding rounds in Biotechnology industry over the recent years

Top 13 investors in North Africa and the Middle East that took part in the most Seed funding rounds in Biotechnology industry 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 Seed stage over the last 2 years. They are actively investing in Biotechnology industry.
Biotechnology is the use of biology to make or develop products. It includes biopharmaceutical, genetics, and neuroscience.

Amount of funding rounds in Biotechnology is 16, which is 3.1% of the total amount of Seed rounds in North Africa and the Middle East over the last 2 years.

Top 13 investors in North Africa and the Middle East that took part in the most Seed funding rounds in Biotechnology industry over the recent years
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Key takeaways

  • Funds Geography – The most common country among top VCs is Israel which hosts 6 funds. There are also funds from United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Egypt. The most common city is Tel Aviv which is home to 3 funds. There are also funds from Istanbul, Herzliya and Misgav. VCs tend to invest in startups from The United States, but also invest in startups from Israel, Turkey, and Egypt. 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 Marketing, Gamification and Business Development.
  • Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1993 and the newest one in 2017. In 2017 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2013 to 2021. For some funds, 2020 was the year with the most amount of deals. 2020 was the peak for successful exits. 2021, 2019, and 2016 are the runner ups.
  • Investments – Usually VCs take part in 2 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 7 – 12. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 5, the maximum is 312. Average number of funding rounds is 49.3 while median is 24.0. 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 19. Average amount of lead investments is 5.3 while median is 3.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 0. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -46.0 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is 7.02 and the median is 9.0. 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 6 – 7 investors. VCs in the sample have an average round size of less than 100 thousands or 100 thousands – 1 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is close to zero at minimum and 13.14 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 2.62 and median is 0.93. The most common multiplicator value is close to zero.
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