Intro

The top 20 investors according to the total money raised in the 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. Social network is for people with similar interests to come together and share information. It includes social shopping and recruiting, social media, and online forums, as well as social network services.

Amount of money raised in funding rounds in North Africa and the Middle East is $1.6B, which is 4.9% of the total amount of money raised in the Social Network industry over the last 3 years.

Top 20 investors in North Africa and the Middle East with the biggest sum of funding rounds in Social Network industry over the recent years
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Key takeaways

  • Funds Geography - The most common country among top VCs is Israel which hosts 15 funds. There are also funds from United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The most common city is Tel Aviv which is home to 11 funds. There are also funds from Herzliya, Riyadh and Jerusalem. VCs in the sample usually invest in The United States and Israel. They also invest in Saudi Arabia and Panama. For half 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 Marketing, Business Development and Medical Service.
  • Important Years - The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1990 and the newest one in 2017. In 2015 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2007 to 2021. For some funds, 2013 was the year with the most amount of deals. 2020 was the peak for successful exits. 2014, 2013, and 2012 are the runner ups.
  • 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 3, the maximum is 312. Average number of funding rounds is 59.6 while median is 36.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 13. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 43. Average amount of lead investments is 10.2 while median is 6.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 5. 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 6.29 and the median is 9.45. 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, Late and Venture stages are less common. 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 0.6 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.17 and median is 0.14. The most common multiplicator value is 0.0.