Top 14 investors in Central-Eastern Europe that took part in the most funding rounds in Business Development industry over the recent years

Intro

The top 14 investors according to the total amount of funding rounds. These are VC funds and corporate investors in Central-Eastern Europe that have invested over the last 5 years. They are actively investing in Business Development industry.

Amount of funding rounds in Business Development is 17, which is 1.7% of the total amount of rounds in Central-Eastern Europe over the last 5 years.

Top 14 investors in Central-Eastern Europe that took part in the most funding rounds in Business Development industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The most common country among top VCs is Estonia which hosts 5 funds. There are also funds from Poland, Hungary and Bulgaria. The most common city is Tallinn which is home to 5 funds. There are also funds from Sofia, Budapest and Zagreb. VCs tend to invest in startups from Estonia, but also invest in startups from Poland, Hungary, and Bulgaria. 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 Gamification, Business Development and Autonomous Vehicles.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1999 and the newest one in 2019. In 2016 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2014 to 2020. For some funds, 2014 was the year with the most amount of deals.
• Investments – Usually VCs take part in 2 – 6 and in 2 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 7 – 12 and in 13 – 24. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 1, the maximum is 176. Average number of funding rounds is 38.6 while median is 13.5. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 7. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 44. Average amount of lead investments is 7.8 while median is 4.5. The most common amount of lead investments is 1. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -71.0 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -1.43 and the median is 6.56. It means that these funds act as lead investors more often than other funds.
• Typical Rounds – The most common investment stage for funds in the sample is Seed stage. Early, Venture and Non Equity Assistance stages are less common. VCs usually participate in rounds with 1 – 2 investors. Less often in rounds with 2 – 3, 4 – 5 or 3 – 4 investors. The majority of funds have an average round size of less than 100 thousands. Others have 100 thousands – 1 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.0 at minimum and 0.87 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.16 and median is 0.0. The most common multiplicator value is 0.0.