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Top 20 investors in North Africa and the Middle East with the biggest sum of Late funding rounds in E-Commerce industry over the recent years

Top 20 investors in North Africa and the Middle East with the biggest sum of Late funding rounds in E-Commerce industry over the recent years

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 in Late stage over the last 4 years. They are actively investing in E-Commerce industry.
E-Commerce is about buying and selling goods and services over the internet. It includes online auctions and marketplace, price comparison, and consumer reviews.

Amount of money raised in funding rounds in North Africa and the Middle East is $4.2B, which is 1.1% of the total amount of money raised in the E-Commerce industry in Late rounds over the last 4 years.

Top 20 investors in North Africa and the Middle East with the biggest sum of Late funding rounds in E-Commerce industry over the recent years
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Key takeaways

  • Funds Geography – The most common country among the top VCs is Israel which hosts 15 funds. There are also funds from United Arab Emirates and Qatar. The most common city is Tel Aviv which is home to 10 funds. There are also funds from Ra’anana, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. VCs in the sample invest in The United States and Israel more often than they do in 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 Gamification, Industrial and Autonomous Vehicles.
  • Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1934 and the newest one in 2017. In 2006 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2011 to 2021. For some funds, 2020 was the year with the most amount of deals. The biggest amount of successful exits happened between 2011 and 2020 years. For some funds, 2019 became the year with the most successful exits.
  • Investments – Usually VCs take part in 2 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 7 – 12. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 8, the maximum is 312. Average number of funding rounds is 79.2 while median is 44.5. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 28. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 56. Average amount of lead investments is 11.4 while median is 9.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 4. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -28.89 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is 5.81 and the median is 9.18. It means that these funds act as lead investors more often than other funds.
  • Typical Rounds – VCs usually participate in rounds with 4 – 5 investors. Less often in rounds with 3 – 4 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is 100-500 million. Less common range is more than 1 billion. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is close to zero at minimum and 8.56 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 2.92 and median is 3.08. The most common multiplicator value is close to zero.
E-Commerce Late Stage Venture North Africa and the Middle East
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