Top 20 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most funding rounds in Insurance 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 Insurance industry.

Amount of funding rounds in Western Europe is 254, which is 24.2% of the total amount of rounds in the Insurance industry over the last 3 years.

Top 20 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most funding rounds in Insurance 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 Spain. The most common city is London which is home to 8 funds. There are also funds from Paris, Berlin and Munich. VCs tend to invest in startups from The United Kingdom, but also invest in startups from France, Spain, and Germany. 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 Insurance, Autonomous Vehicles and Enterprise Software.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1997 and the newest one in 2016. In 2015 the most amount of funds were founded. 2020 holds the most deals for 6 VCs. 2019, 2018 and 2017 were also fruitful.
• Investments – Usually VCs take part in 2 – 6 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 13 – 24, 7 – 12 or in 24. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 9, the maximum is 482. Average number of funding rounds is 97.8 while median is 42.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 12. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 3 and maximum is 222. Average amount of lead investments is 43.4 while median is 17.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 6. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -64.33 and 17.46 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -13.87 and the median is -12.64. 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 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 2 – 3, 1 – 2 or 4 – 5 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is 100 thousands – 1 million. Less common ranges are less than 100 thousands, 1 – 5 million and 50 – 100 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.0 at minimum and 1.12 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.29 and median is 0.14. The most common multiplicator value is 0.0.