Top 20 investors in North Africa and the Middle East that took part in the most funding rounds in Agriculture 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 over the last 4 years. They are actively investing in Agriculture industry.
Agriculture covers everything that is grown for human use. It includes farming and cultivation, hydroponics and agtech, and forestry.

Amount of funding rounds in Agriculture is 58, which is 2.2% of the total amount of rounds in North Africa and the Middle East over the last 4 years.

Top 20 investors in North Africa and the Middle East that took part in the most funding rounds in Agriculture industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The most common country among the top VCs is Israel which hosts 16 funds. There are also funds from United Arab Emirates and Turkey. The most common city is Tel Aviv which is home to 10 funds. There are also funds from Jerusalem, Istanbul and Herzliya. VCs tend to invest in startups from Israel, but also invest in startups from The United States, 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 Enterprise Software, Gamification and Autonomous Vehicles.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1965 and the newest one in 2020. In 2013 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2002 to 2020. 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 220. Average number of funding rounds is 47.8 while median is 33.5. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 15. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 43. Average amount of lead investments is 7.4 while median is 2.5. The most common amount of lead investments is 1. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -17.0 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is 14.99 and the median is 16.95. 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, Secondary Market and Private Equity stages are less common. VCs usually participate in rounds with 1 – 2 investors. Less often in rounds with 3 – 4 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is less than 100 thousands. Less common range is 1 – 5 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.0 at minimum and 3.28 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.25 and median is 0.02. The most common multiplicator value is 0.0.