Top 20 investors in South Asia that took part in the most 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 South Asia that have invested over the last 3 years. They are actively investing in Marketplace industry.

Amount of funding rounds in Marketplace is 47, which is 3.5% of the total amount of rounds in South Asia over the last 3 years.

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

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The majority of VCs are located in India while others are in Pakistan. The most common city is Mumbai which is home to 10 funds. There are also funds from Bangalore, New Delhi and Noida. These VCs tend to invest in startups from India, but also invest in startups from The United States and Pakistan. 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 EdTech, Retail and Marketplace.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1983 and the newest one in 2019. In 2006 the most amount of funds were founded. 2019 holds the most deals for 9 VCs. 2020, 2018 and 2016 were also fruitful.
• Investments – Usually VCs take part in 2 – 6 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 7 – 12, 13 – 24 or in 2. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 3, the maximum is 288. Average number of funding rounds is 61.0 while median is 24.5. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 14. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 2 and maximum is 122. Average amount of lead investments is 33.0 while median is 16.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 8. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -71.0 and 22.71 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -20.98 and the median is -22.47. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds. The most common value is -4.33.
• Typical Rounds – The most common investment stage for funds in the sample is Early stage. Seed, Late and Private Equity stages are less common. Funds participate in rounds with 2 – 3 or 1 – 2 investors more often than in rounds with 3 – 4 or 4 – 5 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is less than 100 thousands. Less common ranges are 100 thousands – 1 million, 50 – 100 million and 5 – 10 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.0 at minimum and 3.04 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.41 and median is 0.16. The most common multiplicator value is 0.0.