Top 20 investors in Western Europe with the biggest sum of Late funding rounds in Transportation industry over the recent years

Intro

The top 20 investors according to the total money raised in the 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 money raised in funding rounds in Western Europe is $23.0B, which is 20.7% of the total amount of money raised in the Transportation industry in Late rounds over the last 3 years.

Top 20 investors in Western Europe with the biggest sum of 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 11 funds. There are also funds from Germany, Switzerland and Luxembourg. The most common city is London which is home to 10 funds. There are also funds from Munich, Luxembourg and Geneve. These VCs tend to invest in startups from The United States, but also invest in startups from The United Kingdom and Germany. For 7 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 Entertainment, Banking and IT Infrastructure.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1908 and the newest one in 2019. In 2000 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2011 to 2020. For some funds, 2020 was the year with the most amount of deals. 2017 was the peak for successful exits. 2018, 2012, and 2011 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 3, the maximum is 393. Average number of funding rounds is 88.7 while median is 56.5. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 8. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 130. Average amount of lead investments is 21.6 while median is 10.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 0. 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 -2.6 and the median is 2.43. It means that these funds act as lead investors less 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 4 – 5 investors. VCs in the sample have an average round size of 10 – 50 million or 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 0.48 and median is 0.16. The most common multiplicator value is 0.14.