Top 20 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most Seed funding rounds in Delivery 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 Seed stage over the last 3 years. They are actively investing in Delivery industry.
Delivery covers moving goods or packages to customers. Besides the delivery services themselves it includes packaging and courier services and shipping.

Amount of funding rounds in Western Europe is 100, which is 19.9% of the total amount of Seed rounds in the Delivery industry over the last 3 years.

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

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The most common countries among top VCs are Switzerland and The United Kingdom. They host 5 VCs each. There are also funds from Germany and Portugal. The most common city is London which is home to 4 funds. There are also funds from Geneve, Paris and Munich. VCs in the sample invest in The United States, The United Kingdom and Switzerland more often than they do in Germany. 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 Finance. They also invest in Gamification, Art (Auctions) and Autonomous Vehicles.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1982 and the newest one in 2019. In 2015 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2014 to 2020. For some funds, 2019 was the year with the most amount of deals. 2020 was the peak for successful exits. 2019, 2018, and 2017 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 6, the maximum is 554. Average number of funding rounds is 92.0 while median is 55.5. 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 90. Average amount of lead investments is 15.6 while median is 10.5. The most common amount of lead investments is 15. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -33.5 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is 4.21 and the median is 8.46. It means that these funds act as lead investors more often than other funds. The most common value is 29.0.
• Typical Rounds – VCs usually participate in rounds with 3 – 4 investors. Less often in rounds with 1 – 2 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is 100 thousands – 1 million. Less common range is 50 – 100 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is close to zero at minimum and 11.56 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 2.33 and median is 0.19. The most common multiplicator value is close to zero.