Top 20 investors in Eastern Asia with the biggest sum of funding rounds in Social Network industry over the recent years

Intro

The top 20 investors according to the total money raised in the 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 Social Network industry.

Amount of money raised in Social Network funding rounds is $2.2B, which is 0.6% of the total amount of money raised in rounds in Eastern Asia over the last 3 years.

Top 20 investors in Eastern Asia with the biggest sum of funding rounds in Social Network industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The most common country among the top VCs is Japan which hosts 11 funds. There are also funds from China and South Korea. The most common city is Tokyo which is home to 9 funds. There are also funds from Shanghai, Beijing and Osaka. VCs in the sample invest in Japan and China more often than they do in The United States. 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 Banking. They also invest in Telecommunications, E-Commerce Platforms and Information Technology.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1952 and the newest one in 2018. In 2011 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.
• Investments – Usually VCs take part in 2 – 6 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 7 – 12, 24 or in 2. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 3, the maximum is 424. Average number of funding rounds is 99.3 while median is 69.5. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 90. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 203. Average amount of lead investments is 37.8 while median is 21.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 2. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -21.9 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is 5.41 and the median is 3.28. It means that these funds act as lead investors more often than other funds. The most common value is 29.0.
• Typical Rounds – The most common investment stage for funds in the sample is Early stage. Late, Seed and Private Equity stages are less common. VCs usually participate in rounds with 3 – 4 investors. Less often in rounds with 4 – 5, 2 – 3 or 5 – 6 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is less than 100 thousands. Less common ranges are 100 thousands – 1 million, 10 – 50 million and 50 – 100 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.0 at minimum and 0.8 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.19 and median is 0.14. The most common multiplicator value is 0.0.