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

Top 20 investors in North Africa and the Middle East with the biggest sum of Seed funding rounds in Social Network 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 Seed stage over the last 4 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 Seed funding rounds is $42.3M, which is 2.6% of the total amount of money raised in the Social Network industry in North Africa and the Middle East over the last 4 years.

Top 20 investors in North Africa and the Middle East with the biggest sum of Seed 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 12 funds. There are also funds from Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The most common city is Tel Aviv which is home to 8 funds. There are also funds from Herzliya, Cairo and Or Yehuda. VCs tend to invest in startups from Israel, but also invest in startups from The United States, Egypt, and Turkey. 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 Marketing, Gamification and Medical Service.
  • Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 2000 and the newest one in 2019. In 2015 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2011 to 2020. For some funds, 2018 was the year with the most amount of deals. 2020 was the peak for successful exits. 2016, 2013, and 2012 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 1, the maximum is 312. Average number of funding rounds is 58.5 while median is 32.5. 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 8.8 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 -24.85 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is 7.77 and the median is 13.16. 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 1 – 2 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 1.56 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.26 and median is 0.08. The most common multiplicator value is 0.0.
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