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Top 20 investors in North Africa and the Middle East that took part in the most Early funding rounds in Telecommunications industry over the recent years

Top 20 investors in North Africa and the Middle East that took part in the most Early funding rounds in Telecommunications 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 North Africa and the Middle East that have invested in Early stage over the last 3 years. They are actively investing in Telecommunications industry.
Telecommunications is about making communication possible. It includes providing cable and internet services, voice and video chatting, internet and communication software and hardware, as well as wireless technologies and NFC.

Amount of funding rounds in North Africa and the Middle East is 98, which is 4.1% of the total amount of Early rounds in the Telecommunications industry over the last 3 years.

Top 20 investors in North Africa and the Middle East that took part in the most Early funding rounds in Telecommunications industry over the recent years
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Key takeaways

  • Funds Geography – The most common country among top VCs is Israel which hosts 12 funds. There are also funds from United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. The most common city is Tel Aviv which is home to 10 funds. There are also funds from Dubai, Istanbul and Herzliya. VCs in the sample usually invest in Israel and The United States. They also invest in Turkey and United Arab Emirates. 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 Business Development, Transportation and Gamification.
  • Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1993 and the newest one in 2018. In 2015 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2008 to 2021. For some funds, 2020 was the year with the most amount of deals.
  • 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 2, the maximum is 312. Average number of funding rounds is 68.2 while median is 47.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 74. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 53. Average amount of lead investments is 11.4 while median is 5.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 0. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -32.11 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is 9.37 and the median is 18.38. It means that these funds act as lead investors more often than other funds. The most common value is 29.0.
  • 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 less than 100 thousands. Less common range is 10 – 50 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.0 at minimum and 1.78 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.18 and median is 0.01. The most common multiplicator value is 0.0.
Early Stage Venture North Africa and the Middle East Telecommunications
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