Top 20 investors in Eastern Asia that took part in the most funding rounds in Energy 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 over the last 5 years. They are actively investing in Energy industry.
Energy sector is about production, management, and distribution of energy. It includes utilities, power grid, and nuclear and clean energy.

Amount of funding rounds in Energy is 224, which is 1.6% of the total amount of rounds in Eastern Asia over the last 5 years.

Top 20 investors in Eastern Asia that took part in the most funding rounds in Energy 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 12 funds. There are also funds from Japan and South Korea. The most common city is Tokyo which is home to 6 funds. There are also funds from Shanghai, Hong Kong Island and Beijing. 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 Finance. They also invest in Industrial, Telecommunications and Transportation.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1858 and the newest one in 2016. In 1858 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2014 to 2020. For some funds, 2018 was the year with the most amount of deals. The biggest amount of successful exits happened between 2009 and 2020 years. For some funds, 2018 became the year with the most successful exits.
• 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 12, the maximum is 687. Average number of funding rounds is 178.2 while median is 117.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 66. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 113. Average amount of lead investments is 28.6 while median is 12.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 9. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -29.82 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is 7.24 and the median is 9.53. It means that these funds act as lead investors more often than other funds. The most common value is 5.47.
• Typical Rounds – Early and Late stages are more common for funds in the sample. Seed and Private Equity stages are less common. 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 100-500 million. Less common range is 10 – 50 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is close to zero at minimum and 63.33 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 5.89 and median is 1.87. The most common multiplicator value is close to zero.