Top 20 investors in Eastern Asia that took part in the most Early funding rounds in Agriculture 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 Eastern Asia that have invested in Early stage over the last 2 years. They are actively investing in Agriculture industry.
Agriculture covers everything that is grown for human use. It includes farming and cultivation, hydroponics and agtech, and forestry.

Amount of funding rounds in Eastern Asia is 45, which is 12.2% of the total amount of Early rounds in the Agriculture industry over the last 2 years.

Top 20 investors in Eastern Asia that took part in the most Early funding rounds in Agriculture industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The majority of VCs are located either in China or Japan. There are also funds from South Korea. The most common city is Tokyo which is home to 8 funds. There are also funds from Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong Island. VCs tend to invest in startups from China, but also invest in startups from Japan, The United States, and South Korea. 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 Manufacturing, Hardware/Electronics and Business Development.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1912 and the newest one in 2019. In 2011 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2013 to 2020. For some funds, 2018 was the year with the most amount of deals. 2018 was the peak for successful exits. 2020, 2015, and 2010 are the runner ups.
• 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 6, the maximum is 527. Average number of funding rounds is 101.6 while median is 47.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 57. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 116. Average amount of lead investments is 24.9 while median is 9.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 2. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -32.54 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is 6.97 and the median is 8.01. It means that these funds act as lead investors more often than other funds. The most common value is 5.47.
• Typical Rounds – VCs usually participate in rounds with 3 – 4 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 50 – 100 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.0 at minimum and 0.53 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.13 and median is 0.04. The most common multiplicator value is 0.0.