Top 20 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most funding rounds in Consumer Software 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 over the last 3 years. They are actively investing in Consumer Software industry.

Amount of funding rounds in Consumer Software is 108, which is 1.0% of the total amount of rounds in Western Europe over the last 3 years.

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

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The most common country among top VCs is The United Kingdom which hosts 8 funds. There are also funds from France, Spain and Denmark. There is an equal amount of VCs in London and Paris which host 6 funds each. There are also funds from Madrid and Henley In Arden. VCs tend to invest in startups from The United Kingdom, but also invest in startups from France, Denmark, and Sweden. 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 Social, Information Technology and Digital Media.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1982 and the newest one in 2018. In 2009 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2015 to 2020. For some funds, 2017 was the year with the most amount of deals.
• Investments – Funds equally often participate in 7 – 12, 2 – 6, and 13 – 24 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 24. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 9, the maximum is 287. Average number of funding rounds is 93.4 while median is 68.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 14. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 2 and maximum is 166. Average amount of lead investments is 44.2 while median is 27.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 9. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -71.0 and 26.83 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -12.38 and the median is -13.44. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds. The most common value is -21.0.
• Typical Rounds – The most common investment stage for funds in the sample is Seed stage. Early, Late and Private Equity stages are less common. Funds usually participate in rounds with 1 – 2 investors, less often in rounds with 3 – 4 or 2 – 3 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is less than 100 thousands. Less common ranges are 100 thousands – 1 million, 1 – 5 million and 5 – 10 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.0 at minimum and 3.1 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.29 and median is 0.11. The most common multiplicator value is 0.0.