Top 20 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most Late funding rounds in Banking 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 in Late stage over the last 2 years. They are actively investing in Banking industry.
Banking handles cash, credit, and other financial transactions. It includes lending and credit, banking institutions, debit cards, and transaction processing.

Amount of funding rounds in Banking is 42, which is 4.4% of the total amount of Late rounds in Western Europe over the last 2 years.

Top 20 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most Late funding rounds in Banking 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 13 funds. There are also funds from Germany, Italy and The Netherlands. The most common city is London which is home to 12 funds. There are also funds from Berlin, Zürich and Torino. VCs in the sample usually invest in Germany and The United Kingdom. They also invest in The United States and India. 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 Gamification, Business Development and Enterprise Software.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1948 and the newest one in 2019. In 1997 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2008 to 2020. For some funds, 2020 was the year with the most amount of deals.
• Investments – Usually VCs take part in 2 and in 2 – 6 funding rounds per year. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 10, the maximum is 393. Average number of funding rounds is 86.2 while median is 60.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 21. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 1 and maximum is 130. Average amount of lead investments is 25.6 while median is 16.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 2. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -45.19 and 26.96 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -2.95 and the median is -1.78. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds. The most common value is -21.0.
• Typical Rounds – 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 10 – 50 million. Less common range is less than 100 thousands. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.0 at minimum and 1.05 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.27 and median is 0.24. The most common multiplicator value is 0.0.