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

Top 20 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most Early funding rounds in Telecommunications 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 4 years. They are actively investing in Telecommunications industry.
Telecommunications is about making communication possible. It includes providing cable and internet services, voice and video chatting, internet and communication software and hardware, as well as wireless technologies and NFC.

Amount of funding rounds in Telecommunications is 549, which is 9.6% of the total amount of Early rounds in Western Europe over the last 4 years.

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

  • Funds Geography – The most common country among top VCs is The United Kingdom which hosts 11 funds. There are also funds from France, Switzerland and Germany. The most common city is London which is home to 10 funds. There are also funds from Paris, Sankt Gallen and Prague. VCs tend to invest in startups from The United Kingdom, but also invest in startups from The United States, Germany, and France. 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, Medical Service and Autonomous Vehicles.
  • Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1969 and the newest one in 2018. In 2000 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. The biggest amount of successful exits happened between 2011 and 2021 years. For some funds, 2021 became the year with the most successful exits.
  • Investments – Usually VCs take part in 7 – 12 and in 2 funding rounds per year. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 14, the maximum is 597. Average number of funding rounds is 213.4 while median is 137.0. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 7 and maximum is 222. Average amount of lead investments is 68.4 while median is 48.5. The most common amount of lead investments is 7. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -49.53 and 20.13 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -6.65 and the median is -5.2. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds.
  • 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 100 thousands – 1 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.0 at minimum and 140000000.0 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 7000000.09 and median is 0.08. The most common multiplicator value is 0.16.
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