Top 12 investors in South Asia that took part in the most funding rounds in Consumer Software industry over the recent years

Intro

The top 12 investors according to the total amount of funding rounds. These are VC funds and corporate investors in South Asia that have invested over the last 3 years. They are actively investing in Consumer Software industry.

Amount of funding rounds in South Asia is 22, which is 4.3% of the total amount of rounds in the Consumer Software industry over the last 3 years.

Top 12 investors in South Asia that took part in the most funding rounds in Consumer Software industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – All VCs are located in India. The most common city is Mumbai which is home to 7 funds. There are also funds from New Delhi, Chennai and Bengaluru. There are 2 countries that funds tend to invest in: India and The United States with the majority investing in India. 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 EdTech, Marketplace and Gamification.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 2001 and the newest one in 2019. In 2012 the most amount of funds were founded. 2019 holds the most deals for 6 VCs. 2020, 2018 and 2016 were also fruitful.
• Investments – Usually VCs take part in 7 – 12 and in 2 – 6 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 13 – 24 and in 2. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 6, the maximum is 145. Average number of funding rounds is 47.2 while median is 26.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 7. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 5 and maximum is 117. Average amount of lead investments is 30.4 while median is 14.5. The most common amount of lead investments is 5. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -59.89 and 1.22 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -24.52 and the median is -19.13. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds.
• Typical Rounds – Early and Seed stages are more common for funds in the sample. Late and Debt stages are less common. VCs usually participate in rounds with 1 – 2 investors. Less often in rounds with 3 – 4, 2 – 3 or 4 – 5 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is less than 100 thousands. Less common ranges are 10 – 50 million, 1 – 5 million and 50 – 100 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.0 at minimum and 0.69 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.24 and median is 0.18. The most common multiplicator value is 0.0.