Top 20 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most Late funding rounds in Electronics 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 4 years. They are actively investing in Electronics industry.
Electronics is about manufacturing, design and development, assembly, and servicing of electronic equipment and components. It includes hardware, semiconductor, and b2c electronics (mobile devices, household appliances, sensors etc.).

Amount of funding rounds in Western Europe is 152, which is 15.1% of the total amount of Late rounds in the Electronics industry over the last 4 years.

Top 20 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most Late funding rounds in Electronics 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, La Défense and Zürich. VCs tend to invest in startups from The United States, but also invest in startups from The United Kingdom, Switzerland, and India. For 6 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 Telecommunications, IT Infrastructure and Transportation.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1898 and the newest one in 2017. In 2006 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2015 to 2021. For some funds, 2020 was the year with the most amount of deals. The biggest amount of successful exits happened between 2011 and 2021 years. For some funds, 2016 became the year with the most successful exits.
• Investments – Usually VCs take part in 2 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 7 – 12. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 13, the maximum is 248. Average number of funding rounds is 100.8 while median is 84.5. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 84. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 89. Average amount of lead investments is 22.6 while median is 15.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 15. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -47.19 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is 2.73 and the median is 8.99. It means that these funds act as lead investors more often than other funds.
• Typical Rounds – Funds participate in rounds with 4 – 5 or 5 – 6 investors The most common round size for VCs in the sample is 100-500 million. Less common range is more than 1 billion. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is close to zero at minimum and 13.81 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 3.06 and median is 2.1. The most common multiplicator value is 0.05.