Top 18 investors in Western Europe with the biggest sum of Late funding rounds in Hospitality industry over the recent years

Intro

The top 18 investors according to the total money raised in the funding rounds. These are VC funds and corporate investors in Western Europe that have invested in Late stage over the last 5 years. They are actively investing in Hospitality industry. Hospitality includes lodging, food and drink service, and tourism. It includes hotels and leisure, resorts, and restaurants.

Amount of money raised in funding rounds in Western Europe is $2.7B, which is 8.2% of the total amount of money raised in the Hospitality industry in Late rounds over the last 5 years.

Top 18 investors in Western Europe with the biggest sum of Late funding rounds in Hospitality industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography - The most common country among top VCs is The United Kingdom which hosts 8 funds. There are also funds from Switzerland, Sweden and Belgium. The most common city is London which is home to 8 funds. There are also funds from Stockholm, Brussels and Sankt Gallen. VCs in the sample invest in The United States, The United Kingdom and Germany more often than they do in India. 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 E-Commerce Platforms, Business Development and Telecommunications.
• Important Years - The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1898 and the newest one in 2017. In 2000 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2011 to 2020. For some funds, 2015 was the year with the most amount of deals. The biggest amount of successful exits happened between 2011 and 2021 years. For some funds, 2021 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 20, the maximum is 393. Average number of funding rounds is 96.3 while median is 60.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 21. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 3 and maximum is 130. Average amount of lead investments is 27.5 while median is 17.5. The most common amount of lead investments is 10. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -45.19 and 20.13 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -3.12 and the median is 2.33. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds.
• Typical Rounds - VCs usually participate in rounds with 3 - 4 investors. Less often in rounds with 4 - 5 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is 50 - 100 million. Less common range is 10 - 50 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.01 at minimum and 1.71 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.36 and median is 0.2. The most common multiplicator value is 0.26.