Top 20 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most funding rounds in FinTech 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 FinTech industry.
FinTech refers to the integration of technology into financial services in order to improve their use and delivery to consumers. It includes micro lending, payments, personal finance, and financial software.

Amount of funding rounds in FinTech is 1621, which is 10.9% 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 FinTech 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 9 funds. There are also funds from Germany, France and The Netherlands. The most common city is London which is home to 9 funds. There are also funds from Munich, Berlin and Zürich. VCs tend to invest in startups from The United States, but also invest in startups from The United Kingdom, Germany, and Mexico. For 9 funds in the sample, 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 Autonomous Vehicles, Insurance and Banking.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1856 and the newest one in 2020. In 2013 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2000 to 2020. For some funds, 2019 was the year with the most amount of deals. The biggest amount of successful exits happened between 2012 and 2021 years. For some funds, 2019 became the year with the most successful exits.
• Investments – Usually VCs take part in 2 and in 7 – 12 funding rounds per year. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 17, the maximum is 593. Average number of funding rounds is 195.5 while median is 157.5. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 135. Average amount of lead investments is 47.5 while median is 27.5. The most common amount of lead investments is 1. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -71.0 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -1.91 and the median is 2.68. It means that these funds act as lead investors more often than other funds. The most common value is 29.0.
• Typical Rounds – The most common investment stage for funds in the sample is Early stage. Seed, Late and Private Equity stages are less common. VCs usually participate in rounds with 3 – 4 investors. Less often in rounds with 4 – 5 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is 100-500 million. Less common range is 10 – 50 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is close to zero at minimum and 10.97 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 3.02 and median is 2.46. The most common multiplicator value is close to zero.