Top 20 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most Early funding rounds in Consumer 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 Western Europe that have invested in Early stage over the last 5 years. They are actively investing in Consumer industry.

Amount of funding rounds in Western Europe is 307, which is 17.3% of the total amount of Early rounds in the Consumer industry over the last 5 years.

Top 20 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most Early funding rounds in Consumer industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The most common country among top VCs is France which hosts 8 funds. There are also funds from Germany, The United Kingdom and Spain. The most common city is Paris which is home to 8 funds. There are also funds from London, Berlin and Madrid. VCs tend to invest in startups from France, but also invest in startups from Germany, The United Kingdom, and The United States. 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 Banking. They also invest in Autonomous Vehicles, Transportation and Real Estate.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1982 and the newest one in 2017. In 2016 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, 2019 was the year with the most amount of deals.
• Investments – Usually VCs take part in 2 – 6 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 13 – 24, 7 – 12 or in 24. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 7, the maximum is 425. Average number of funding rounds is 85.9 while median is 45.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 7. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 3 and maximum is 166. Average amount of lead investments is 34.0 while median is 20.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 16. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -29.14 and 21.99 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -5.95 and the median is -4.14. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds.
• Typical Rounds – Funds usually participate in rounds with 3 – 4 investors, less often in rounds with 2 – 3 or 4 – 5 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is less than 100 thousands. Less common ranges are 1 – 5 million, 100 thousands – 1 million and 10 – 50 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.0 at minimum and 0.36 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.11 and median is 0.06. The most common multiplicator value is 0.0.