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Top 20 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most Early funding rounds in Digital Media industry over the recent years

Top 20 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most Early funding rounds in Digital Media 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 Digital Media industry.
Digital Media is digitized content that can be transferred through the internet and various electronic devices. It includes music and video streaming, blogging platforms and podcasts, and online portals and news.

Amount of Early funding rounds is 144, which is 26.3% of the total amount of rounds in the Digital Media industry in Western Europe over the last 5 years.

Top 20 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most Early funding rounds in Digital Media industry over the recent years
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Key takeaways

  • Funds Geography – The most common countries among top VCs are Germany and France. They host 5 VCs each. There are also funds from The United Kingdom and Spain. The most common city is Paris which is home to 4 funds. There are also funds from Munich, Vienna and Stuttgart. VCs in the sample usually invest in Germany and France. They also invest in The United Kingdom and Spain. 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, E-Commerce Platforms and Autonomous Vehicles.
  • Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1982 and the newest one in 2017. In 2000 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2014 to 2020. For some funds, 2018 was the year with the most amount of deals. The biggest amount of successful exits happened between 2011 and 2019 years. For some funds, 2015 became the year with the most successful exits.
  • Investments – Usually VCs take part in 7 – 12 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 2. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 21, the maximum is 593. Average number of funding rounds is 127.8 while median is 107.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 34. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 135. Average amount of lead investments is 30.8 while median is 16.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 0. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -39.75 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is 2.22 and the median is 3.62. 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 3 – 4 investors. Less often in rounds with 2 – 3 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 0.44 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.1 and median is 0.07. The most common multiplicator value is 0.01.
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