Intro

The circular economy has become a government priority. Thus the “Strategy for a circular economy Luxembourg” has been jointly developed by the Ministry of Energy and Spatial Planning, the Ministry of the Economy, the Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Sustainable Development and the Ministry of Finance and presented on 8 February 2021. The country offers an attractive economic environment for entrepreneurs who are looking to create value whilst reducing pollution, waste and energy consumption. The demand for innovative solutions is driven by building projects with a cradle-to-cradle approach and the on-going reconversion of brownfield sites into eco-friendly districts. There is also a clear focus on developing smart mobility and supporting developments in fields such as clean transportation, shared mobility and intelligent transport systems (ITS). Luxembourg outperforms the other EU members states, reaching 1st place on the 2019 Eco-Innovation Index. Between 2017 and 2019, Luxembourg has seen the results of its work and exceeded the EU average in every indicator of the 2019 five-component index. The Luxembourg Green Exchange is the world’s first and leading platform exclusively dedicated to sustainable securities, listing almost half of the world’s green bond volume and an estimated third of sustainable and social bonds. The independent and international Luxembourg Finance Labelling Agency (LuxFLAG) awards a recognisable Responsible Investment label to investment vehicles. Luxembourg has also developed a roadmap to establish a comprehensive and far-reaching sustainable finance strategy.

 

The top 42 investors according to the total amount of funding rounds. These are VC funds and corporate investors in Western Europe that have invested over the last 3 years. They are actively investing in GreenTech and Recycling and Clean Energy industries.

Amount of funding rounds in GreenTech and Recycling and Clean Energy is 57, which is 0.5% of the total amount of rounds in Western Europe over the last 3 years.

Top investors important for Luxembourg Green/Circular Economy ecosystem that took part in the most funding rounds in industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

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Key takeaways

  • Funds Geography - The most common countries among top VCs are Germany and France. They host 14 VCs each. There are also funds from Switzerland and Spain. The most common city is Paris which is home to 6 funds. There are also funds from Berlin, Munich and Zürich. VCs tend to invest in startups from Germany, but also invest in startups from France, The United States, and Spain. 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 Banking, Industrial and Bio & Nano Technology.
  • Important Years - The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1970 and the newest one in 2014. In 2004 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2012 to 2020. For some funds, 2018 was the year with the most amount of deals.
  • Investments - Usually VCs take part in 2 - 6 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 2, 7 - 12 or in 13 - 24. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 3, the maximum is 482. Average number of funding rounds is 90.4 while median is 31.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 6. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 134. Average amount of lead investments is 24.3 while median is 9.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 6. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -47.19 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -5.93 and the median is -4.62. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds. The most common value is -4.33.
  • Typical Rounds - Early and Seed stages are more common for funds in the sample. Late and Venture stages are less common. VCs usually participate in rounds with 2 - 3 investors. Less often in rounds with 3 - 4, 1 - 2 or 4 - 5 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is less than 100 thousands. Less common ranges are 100 thousands - 1 million, 10 - 50 million and 1 - 5 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.0 at minimum and 1.9 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.16 and median is 0.06. The most common multiplicator value is 0.0.