Top 17 investors in North Africa and the Middle East that took part in the most funding rounds in Social Network industry over the recent years

Intro

The top 17 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 over the last 3 years. They are actively investing in Social Network industry.

Amount of funding rounds in Social Network is 25, which is 2.3% of the total amount of rounds in North Africa and the Middle East over the last 3 years.

Top 17 investors in North Africa and the Middle East that took part in the most funding rounds in Social Network industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The most common country among top VCs is Israel which hosts 8 funds. There are also funds from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The most common city is Tel Aviv which is home to 6 funds. There are also funds from Istanbul, Cairo and Riyadh. VCs in the sample usually invest in Israel and The United States. They also invest in Turkey and Saudi Arabia. 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 Marketing, Gamification and E-Commerce Platforms.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1997 and the newest one in 2019. In 2015 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2012 to 2020. For some funds, 2020 was the year with the most amount of deals.
• Investments – Usually VCs take part in 2 – 6 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 2, 7 – 12 or in 13 – 24. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 2, the maximum is 186. Average number of funding rounds is 29.2 while median is 13.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 10. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 21. Average amount of lead investments is 7.5 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 -71.0 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -2.76 and the median is 4.0. It means that these funds act as lead investors more often than other funds. The most common value is 29.0.
• Typical Rounds – The most common investment stage for funds in the sample is Early stage. Seed, Venture and Late stages are less common. VCs usually participate in rounds with 3 – 4 investors. Less often in rounds with 2 – 3, 1 – 2 or 5 – 6 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is less than 100 thousands. Less common ranges are 100 thousands – 1 million, 10 – 50 million and 100-500 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.0 at minimum and 1.56 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.31 and median is 0.13. The most common multiplicator value is 0.0.