Top 11 investors in Eastern Asia that took part in the most Early funding rounds in Open Source industry over the recent years

Intro

The top 11 investors according to the total amount of funding rounds. These are VC funds and corporate investors in Eastern Asia that have invested in Early stage over the last 5 years. They are actively investing in Open Source industry.

Amount of funding rounds in Eastern Asia is 15, which is 11.7% of the total amount of Early rounds in the Open Source industry over the last 5 years.

Top 11 investors in Eastern Asia that took part in the most Early funding rounds in Open Source industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The majority of VCs are located in China while others are in Japan. The most common city is Beijing which is home to 4 funds. There are also funds from Tokyo, Shanghai and Zhongshan. These VCs tend to invest in startups from China, but also invest in startups from The United States and Japan. 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 Banking. They also invest in Enterprise Software, E-Commerce Platforms and Consumer.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1977 and the newest one in 2015. 2018 holds the most deals for 9 VCs. 2020 and 2014 were fruitful for other funds.
• Investments – Usually VCs take part in 7 – 12 and in 13 – 24 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 2 – 6 and in 24. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 24, the maximum is 276. Average number of funding rounds is 109.6 while median is 103.0. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 3 and maximum is 115. Average amount of lead investments is 44.7 while median is 42.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 49. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -18.83 and 18.36 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -1.34 and the median is -1.19. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds.
• Typical Rounds – Funds usually participate in rounds with 2 – 3 investors, less often in rounds with 3 – 4 or 4 – 5 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is 10 – 50 million. Less common ranges are 50 – 100 million, 5 – 10 million and less than 100 thousands. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.03 at minimum and 0.89 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.28 and median is 0.17. The most common multiplicator value is 0.08.