Top 20 investors in Eastern Asia that took part in the most funding rounds in Sales 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 3 years. They are actively investing in Sales industry.
Sales is about finding, contacting, and communicating with potential buyers. It includes lead generation and management, sales automation, and CRM, as well as direct sales.

Amount of funding rounds in Eastern Asia is 106, which is 6.8% of the total amount of rounds in the Sales industry over the last 3 years.

Top 20 investors in Eastern Asia that took part in the most funding rounds in Sales 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 Hong Kong Island, Beijing and Shanghai. VCs tend to invest in startups from Japan, but also invest in startups from China, 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 Business Development, Telecommunications and Gamification.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1918 and the newest one in 2018. In 2017 the most amount of funds were founded. 2019 holds the most deals for 10 VCs. 2018, 2020 and 2015 were also fruitful. 2021 and 2018 hold the biggest amount of successful exits. 2020 and 2019 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 7, the maximum is 687. Average number of funding rounds is 135.0 while median is 44.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 238. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 204. Average amount of lead investments is 30.7 while median is 8.5. The most common amount of lead investments is 2. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -28.14 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is 2.69 and the median is 4.4. It means that these funds act as lead investors more often than other funds.
• Typical Rounds – The most common investment stage for funds in the sample is Early stage. Late, Seed and Venture stages are less common. Funds participate in rounds with 3 – 4 or 2 – 3 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 1.79 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.2 and median is 0.03. The most common multiplicator value is 0.0.