Top 20 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most Seed funding rounds in Industrial field 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 5 years. They are actively investing in Industrial field.
Industrial field relates to production of supplies, equipment, and machinery that are used to produce other goods rather than sold directly to consumers. It includes manufacturing, mining, and chemical engineering, as well as animal husbandry and geospatial services.

Amount of funding rounds in Industrial is 531, which is 6.1% of the total amount of Seed rounds in Western Europe over the last 5 years.

Top 20 investors in Western Europe that took part in the most Seed funding rounds in Industrial field 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 6 funds. There are also funds from Germany, Sweden and France. The most common city is London which is home to 5 funds. There are also funds from Paris, Berlin and Zug. VCs in the sample usually invest in The United States and The United Kingdom. They also invest in Sweden and 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 Industrial, Bio & Nano Technology and Gamification.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1998 and the newest one in 2017. In 2015 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2013 to 2020. For some funds, 2017 was the year with the most amount of deals. The biggest amount of successful exits happened between 2010 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 14, the maximum is 597. Average number of funding rounds is 152.8 while median is 83.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 121. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 132. Average amount of lead investments is 29.5 while median is 17.5. The most common amount of lead investments is 18. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -22.76 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is 7.24 and the median is 8.16. It means that these funds act as lead investors more often than other funds. The most common value is 29.0.
• Typical Rounds – Funds participate in rounds with 2 – 3 or 1 – 2 investors The majority of funds have an average round size of less than 100 thousands. Others have 100 thousands – 1 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.0 at minimum and 0.59 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.08 and median is 0.04. The most common multiplicator value is 0.0.