Top 20 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most Late funding rounds in Lifestyle 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 Lifestyle industry.
Lifestyle seeks to inspire, guide, and motivate people. It includes wellness and sports, travel and outdoors, and fashion and beauty, as well as nightclub, clothing, art, and family.

Amount of funding rounds in Lifestyle is 290, which is 15.6% of the total amount of Late rounds in Western Europe over the last 4 years.

Top 20 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most Late funding rounds in Lifestyle 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 12 funds. There are also funds from France, Switzerland and Sweden. The most common city is London which is home to 11 funds. There are also funds from Paris, Zug and Stockholm. VCs tend to invest in startups from The United States, but also invest in startups from The United Kingdom, Sweden, 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 Medical Service, Gamification and Autonomous Vehicles.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1908 and the newest one in 2017. In 2000 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2012 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 13 – 24. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 21, the maximum is 597. Average number of funding rounds is 199.5 while median is 145.0. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 3 and maximum is 167. Average amount of lead investments is 56.0 while median is 30.5. The most common amount of lead investments is 30. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -46.0 and 20.18 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -9.18 and the median is -7.63. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds.
• Typical Rounds – Funds participate in rounds with 4 – 5 or 3 – 4 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 11.89 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 3.16 and median is 2.65. The most common multiplicator value is close to zero.