Top 5 investors in Sub-Saharan Africa that took part in the most funding rounds in Hardware/Electronics industry over the recent years

Intro

The top 5 investors according to the total amount of funding rounds. These are VC funds and corporate investors in Sub-Saharan Africa that have invested over the last 3 years. They are actively investing in Hardware/Electronics industry.

Amount of funding rounds in Hardware/Electronics is 6, which is 8.2% of the total amount of rounds in Sub-Saharan Africa over the last 3 years.

Top 5 investors in Sub-Saharan Africa that took part in the most funding rounds in Hardware/Electronics industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography - All funds are from different countries. No country grouping tendencies were found in this sample. All funds are based in different cities. No city grouping tendencies were found in this sample. For 1 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 Banking. They also invest in Real Estate, Manufacturing and Enterprise Software.
• Important Years - 2018 holds the most deals for 3 VCs. 2016 and 2010 were fruitful for other funds.
• Investments - Usually VCs take part in 2 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 2 - 6.
• Typical Rounds - The most common investment stage for funds in the sample is Early stage. Private Equity, Seed and Late stages are less common. Funds usually participate in rounds with 2 - 3 investors, less often in rounds with 11 - 12 or 1 - 2 investors. Average round size for all VCs is less than 100 thousands.