Top 20 investors in Eastern Asia that took part in the most Late funding rounds in Marketplace 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 Late stage over the last 5 years. They are actively investing in Marketplace industry.

Amount of funding rounds in Marketplace is 33, which is 2.4% of the total amount of Late rounds in Eastern Asia over the last 5 years.

Top 20 investors in Eastern Asia that took part in the most Late funding rounds in Marketplace 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 Tokyo which is home to 4 funds. There are also funds from Shanghai, Zhongshan and Seoul. VCs tend to invest in startups from China, but also invest in startups from The United States, Japan, and Israel. For 8 funds in the sample, 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 Telecommunications, E-Commerce Platforms and Business Development.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1977 and the newest one in 2019. In 1999 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, 2019 was the year with the most amount of deals.
• Investments – Usually VCs take part in 2 – 6 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 7 – 12, 2 or in 24. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 2, the maximum is 294. Average number of funding rounds is 67.8 while median is 31.5. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 5. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 1 and maximum is 115. Average amount of lead investments is 23.2 while median is 8.5. The most common amount of lead investments is 4. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -71.0 and 27.24 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -6.79 and the median is -3.58. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds. The most common value is -4.33.
• Typical Rounds – Funds participate in rounds with 4 – 5 or 3 – 4 investors more often than in rounds with 2 – 3 or 5 – 6 investors. VCs in the sample have an average round size of 50 – 100 million, less than 100 thousands or 10 – 50 million more often than 100-500 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 0.44 and median is 0.3. The most common multiplicator value is 0.3.