Top 20 investors in Central-Eastern Europe that took part in the most funding rounds in Civil Engineering industry over the recent years

Intro

The top 20 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 Civil Engineering industry.
Civil Engineering deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the built environment. It includes architecture and construction, green and smart buildings and cities, and home renovation.

Amount of funding rounds in Civil Engineering is 56, which is 4.4% of the total amount of rounds in Central-Eastern Europe over the last 5 years.

Top 20 investors in Central-Eastern Europe that took part in the most funding rounds in Civil Engineering industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The most common countries among top VCs are Poland and Estonia. They host 5 VCs each. There are also funds from Latvia and Hungary. The most common city is Tallinn which is home to 5 funds. There are also funds from Riga, Budapest and Warszawa. VCs in the sample invest in Poland, Latvia and Estonia more often than they do in Hungary. 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 Gamification, Business Development and Autonomous Vehicles.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1995 and the newest one in 2020. In 2016 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. 2020 and 2015 hold the biggest amount of successful exits. 2019 and 2018 are the runner ups.
• Investments – Usually VCs take part in 2 – 6 and in 2 funding rounds per year. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 3, the maximum is 350. Average number of funding rounds is 47.0 while median is 16.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 3. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 44. Average amount of lead investments is 8.8 while median is 3.5. 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 -1.77 and the median is 5.43. It means that these funds act as lead investors more often than other funds. The most common value is 29.0.
• Typical Rounds – Seed and Early stages are more common for funds in the sample. Venture and Late stages are less common. VCs usually participate in rounds with 1 – 2 investors. Less often in rounds with 2 – 3 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is less than 100 thousands. Less common range is 100 thousands – 1 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is close to zero at minimum and 3.12 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.43 and median is close to zero. The most common multiplicator value is close to zero.