Top 20 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most funding rounds in EdTech 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 2 years. They are actively investing in EdTech industry.

Amount of funding rounds in Western Europe is 225, which is 19.6% of the total amount of rounds in the EdTech industry over the last 2 years.

Top 20 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most funding rounds in EdTech 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, Germany and Switzerland. The most common city is London which is home to 7 funds. There are also funds from Paris, Vienna and Swindon. VCs tend to invest in startups from The United Kingdom, but also invest in startups from France, Sweden, and India. 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 EdTech, Information Technology and Human Resources.
• 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 2013 to 2020. For some funds, 2019 was the year with the most amount of deals.
• Investments – Funds equally often participate in 13 – 24, 7 – 12, 2 – 6, and in 24 funding rounds per year. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 8, the maximum is 452. Average number of funding rounds is 153.7 while median is 127.5. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 14. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 1 and maximum is 188. Average amount of lead investments is 56.4 while median is 47.0. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -34.3 and 24.57 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -2.87 and the median is -2.83. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds.
• Typical Rounds – Seed and Early stages are more common for funds in the sample. Late and Venture stages are less common. Funds usually participate in rounds with 3 – 4 investors, less often in rounds with 2 – 3 or 1 – 2 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is less than 100 thousands. Less common ranges are 100 thousands – 1 million, 10 – 50 million and 1 – 5 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.02 at minimum and 0.68 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.23 and median is 0.16. The most common multiplicator value is 0.07.