Top 13 investors in Eastern Asia with the biggest sum of Early funding rounds in Nanotechnology industry over the recent years

Intro

The top 13 investors according to the total money raised in the 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 Nanotechnology industry.
Nanotechnology is the use of matter on a molecular and atomic scale for industrial purposes, often for developing and manufacturing advanced materials.

Amount of money raised in Early funding rounds is $183.1M, which is 15.4% of the total amount of money raised in the Nanotechnology industry in Eastern Asia over the last 5 years.

Top 13 investors in Eastern Asia with the biggest sum of Early funding rounds in Nanotechnology industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The most common country among the top VCs is China which hosts 10 funds. There are also funds from Japan and South Korea. The most common city is Beijing which is home to 4 funds. There are also funds from Hong Kong Island, Tokyo and Shenzhen. VCs tend to invest in startups from China, but also invest in startups from The United States, South Korea, 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 Finance. They also invest in Entertainment, Autonomous Vehicles and Manufacturing.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1984 and the newest one in 2019. In 2016 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2014 to 2021. For some funds, 2018 was the year with the most amount of deals. 2020 was the peak for successful exits. 2017, 2013, and 2009 are the runner ups.
• Investments – Usually VCs take part in 2 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 13 – 24. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 5, the maximum is 323. Average number of funding rounds is 81.5 while median is 60.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 5. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 74. Average amount of lead investments is 18.2 while median is 6.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 0. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -8.25 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is 12.71 and the median is 10.82. 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 4 – 5 investors. Less often in rounds with 5 – 6 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is 10 – 50 million. Less common range is less than 100 thousands. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is close to zero at minimum and 82.86 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 8.1 and median is 0.18. The most common multiplicator value is close to zero.