Top 20 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most funding rounds in Sharing Economy 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 4 years. They are actively investing in Sharing Economy industry.

Amount of funding rounds in Sharing Economy is 202, which is 1.3% of the total amount of rounds in Western Europe over the last 4 years.

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

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The most common countries among top VCs are France and The United Kingdom. They host 6 VCs each. There are also funds from Germany and Italy. There is an equal amount of VCs in Paris and London which host 4 funds each. There are also funds from Vienna and Swindon. VCs in the sample invest in France, The United States and The United Kingdom more often than they do in Italy. 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 Autonomous Vehicles, Transportation and EdTech.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1997 and the newest one in 2017. In 2010 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2010 to 2020. For some funds, 2018 was the year with the most amount of deals.
• Investments – Usually VCs take part in 7 – 12 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 2 – 6, 13 – 24 or in 24. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 9, the maximum is 452. Average number of funding rounds is 123.8 while median is 77.5. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 38. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 3 and maximum is 188. Average amount of lead investments is 48.8 while median is 27.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 6. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -42.64 and 23.44 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -7.05 and the median is -9.07. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds.
• Typical Rounds – Early and Seed stages are more common for funds in the sample. Late and Venture stages are less common. Funds participate in rounds with 2 – 3 or 3 – 4 investors more often than in rounds with 1 – 2 or 5 – 6 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is 100 thousands – 1 million. Less common ranges are 1 – 5 million, less than 100 thousands and 5 – 10 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.02 at minimum and 1.12 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.2 and median is 0.1. The most common multiplicator value is 0.03.