Top 20 investors in Southeast Asia that took part in the most Seed funding rounds in FinTech industry over the recent years

Intro

The top 20 investors according to the total amount of funding rounds. These are VC funds and corporate investors in Southeast Asia that have invested in Seed stage over the last 3 years. They are actively investing in FinTech industry.
FinTech refers to the integration of technology into financial services in order to improve their use and delivery to consumers. It includes micro lending, payments, personal finance, and financial software.

Amount of funding rounds in FinTech is 83, which is 9.7% of the total amount of Seed rounds in Southeast Asia over the last 3 years.

Top 20 investors in Southeast Asia that took part in the most Seed funding rounds in FinTech industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The most common country among top VCs is Singapore which hosts 17 funds. There are also funds from Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia. The most common city is Central Region which is home to 17 funds. There are also funds from Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta and Australia. VCs tend to invest in startups from Singapore, but also invest in startups from The United States, Indonesia, and India. For 8 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 Autonomous Vehicles, Telecommunications and Gamification.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 2007 and the newest one in 2020. In 2018 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2013 to 2021. For some funds, 2020 was the year with the most amount of deals.
• 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 1, the maximum is 204. Average number of funding rounds is 48.2 while median is 23.5. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 11. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 87. Average amount of lead investments is 15.2 while median is 5.5. The most common amount of lead investments is 0. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -71.0 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -4.82 and the median is 1.73. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds. The most common value is 29.0.
• Typical Rounds – VCs usually participate in rounds with 5 – 6 investors. Less often in rounds with 4 – 5 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is less than 100 thousands. Less common range is 100 thousands – 1 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is close to zero at minimum and 3.39 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.55 and median is 0.07. The most common multiplicator value is close to zero.