Top 14 investors that took part in the most Private Equity funding rounds in Agriculture 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 that have invested in Private Equity stage over the last 4 years. They are actively investing in Agriculture industry.

Amount of funding rounds in Agriculture is 15, which is 1.0% of the total amount of Private Equity rounds over the last 4 years.

Top 14 investors that took part in the most Private Equity funding rounds in Agriculture industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – VCs in the sample tend to reside in Western Europe and North America which host 6 funds each. There are also funds from Eastern Asia and . The most common country among top VCs is The United States which hosts 5 funds. There are also funds from France, The United Kingdom and Spain. All funds are based in different cities. No city grouping tendencies were found in this sample. VCs tend to invest in startups from The United States, but also invest in startups from Kenya, France, and Spain. 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 Agriculture, Manufacturing and Hospitality.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1967 and the newest one in 2018. In 2007 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2005 to 2020. For some funds, 2018 was the year with the most amount of deals.
• Investments – Usually VCs take part in 2 – 6 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 2. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 5, the maximum is 87. Average number of funding rounds is 26.0 while median is 17.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 17. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 3 and maximum is 41. Average amount of lead investments is 14.4 while median is 9.5. The most common amount of lead investments is 3. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -51.0 and 10.25 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -22.49 and the median is -26.0. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds. The most common value is -31.0.
• Typical Rounds – Funds participate in rounds with 1 – 2 or 2 – 3 investors more often than in rounds with 3 – 4 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is less than 100 thousands. Less common ranges are 50 – 100 million, 5 – 10 million and 100-500 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.0 at minimum and 0.76 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.11 and median is 0.0. The most common multiplicator value is 0.0.