Top 9 investors in North Africa and the Middle East that took part in the most Early funding rounds in Digital Media industry over the recent years

Intro

The top 9 investors according to the total amount of funding rounds. These are VC funds and corporate investors in North Africa and the Middle East that have invested in Early stage over the last 2 years. They are actively investing in Digital Media industry.
Digital Media is digitized content that can be transferred through the internet and various electronic devices. It includes music and video streaming, blogging platforms and podcasts, and online portals and news.

Amount of funding rounds in Digital Media is 11, which is 2.5% of the total amount of Early rounds in North Africa and the Middle East over the last 2 years.

Top 9 investors in North Africa and the Middle East that took part in the most Early funding rounds in Digital Media industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The most common country among top VCs is United Arab Emirates which hosts 3 funds. There are also funds from Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The most common city is Dubai which is home to 3 funds. There are also funds from Cairo, Tel Aviv and Riyadh. VCs tend to invest in startups from United Arab Emirates, but also invest in startups from Egypt, The United States, and Israel. 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 Telecommunications, E-Commerce Platforms and Business Development.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 2005 and the newest one in 2018. In 2009 the most amount of funds were founded. 2019 holds the most deals for 4 VCs. 2020, 2018 and 2017 were also fruitful.
• 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 6, the maximum is 81. Average number of funding rounds is 35.7 while median is 29.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 29. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 11. Average amount of lead investments is 4.2 while median is 4.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 0. 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 11.08 and the median is 11.76. It means that these funds act as lead investors more 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. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is 100 thousands – 1 million. Less common range is 5 – 10 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is close to zero at minimum and 7.27 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 1.46 and median is 0.6. The most common multiplicator value is close to zero.