Top 20 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most Late funding rounds in Transportation 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 3 years. They are actively investing in Transportation industry.
Transportation is about moving people and goods. It includes all modes of transportation, electric and autonomous vehicles, and transportation infrastructure, as well as space travel.

Amount of funding rounds in Transportation is 123, which is 8.7% of the total amount of Late rounds in Western Europe over the last 3 years.

Top 20 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most Late funding rounds in Transportation 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 France, The Netherlands and Luxembourg. The most common city is London which is home to 12 funds. There are also funds from La Défense, Stuttgart and Rijswijk. VCs tend to invest in startups from The United States, but also invest in startups from The United Kingdom, Germany, 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 Industrial, Banking and Medical Service.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1908 and the newest one in 2017. In 2006 the most amount of funds were founded. 2020 holds the most deals for 9 VCs. 2019, 2018 and 2017 were also fruitful. 2017 was the peak for successful exits. 2021, 2018, and 2012 are the runner ups.
• 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 8, the maximum is 393. Average number of funding rounds is 84.0 while median is 54.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 13. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 167. Average amount of lead investments is 28.2 while median is 11.5. The most common amount of lead investments is 6. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -46.0 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -6.57 and the median is -2.17. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds.
• 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 50 – 100 million. Less common range is 100-500 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.0 at minimum and 2.67 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.43 and median is 0.2. The most common multiplicator value is 0.26.