Top 7 investors in North Africa and the Middle East with the biggest sum of Late funding rounds in Digital Media industry over the recent years

Intro

The top 7 investors according to the total money raised in the funding rounds. These are VC funds and corporate investors in North Africa and the Middle East that have invested in Late stage over the last 5 years. They are actively investing in Digital Media industry.

Amount of money raised in funding rounds in North Africa and the Middle East is $225.7M, which is 1.9% of the total amount of money raised in the Digital Media industry in Late rounds over the last 5 years.

Top 7 investors in North Africa and the Middle East with the biggest sum of Late funding rounds in Digital Media industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The majority of VCs are located in Israel while others are in Turkey. Headquarters of VCs are located in two cities: Tel Aviv and Ankara with the majority being in Tel Aviv. There are 2 countries that funds tend to invest in: The United States and Israel with the majority investing in The United States. For 1 funds in the sample, the country of the funds’ establishment and the country of their most frequent investments coincide.
• Industry Focus –
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1993 and the newest one in 2015. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2007 to 2020. For some funds, 2017 was the year with the most amount of deals.
• Investments – Usually VCs take part in 2 – 6 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 2 or in 7 – 12. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 2, the maximum is 64. Average number of funding rounds is 27.4 while median is 26.0. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 43. Average amount of lead investments is 13.4 while median is 11.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 11. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -51.0 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -3.14 and the median is 8.57. It means that these funds act as lead investors more often than other funds.
• Typical Rounds – VCs usually participate in rounds with 5 – 6 investors. Less often in rounds with 3 – 4, 4 – 5 or 1 – 2 investors. Average round size for all funds is different. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.0 at minimum and 1.0 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.29 and median is 0.19.