Top 7 investors in Sub-Saharan Africa that took part in the most funding rounds in Industrial field over the recent years

Intro

The top 7 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 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 7, which is 5.3% of the total amount of rounds in Sub-Saharan Africa over the last 3 years.

Top 7 investors in Sub-Saharan Africa that took part in the most 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 Nigeria which hosts 3 funds. There are also funds from Kenya, South Africa and Mauritius. The most common city is Lagos which is home to 3 funds. There are also funds from Nairobi, Port Louis and NA – South Africa. There is no investment geofocus for VCs in the sample. All of them invest in startups from different countries. 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 Finance. They also invest in Medical Service and Consumer.
• Important Years – 2020 holds the most deals for 3 VCs. 2018, 2021 and 2005 were also fruitful.
• Investments – Average amount of funding rounds per year is either 2 or 2 – 6 for VCs in the sample 3 funds in the sample have 1 lead investments which is the most common amount. 0, 4 and 3 are found less often. 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 -4.04 and the median is 9.0. It means that these funds act as lead investors more often than other funds. The most common value is 29.0.
• Typical Rounds – Funds in the sample usually invest in Private Equity, Late and Early stages. Seed stage is less common. No grouping tendencies in the amount of investors in the funding rounds were found in this sample. Average round size for all VCs is less than 100 thousands.