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Top 20 investors in South Asia that took part in the most Seed funding rounds in E-Commerce industry over the recent years

Top 20 investors in South Asia that took part in the most Seed funding rounds in E-Commerce 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 in Seed stage over the last 3 years. They are actively investing in E-Commerce industry.
E-Commerce is about buying and selling goods and services over the internet. It includes online auctions and marketplace, price comparison, and consumer reviews.

Amount of funding rounds in South Asia is 105, which is 3.7% of the total amount of Seed rounds in the E-Commerce industry over the last 3 years.

Top 20 investors in South Asia that took part in the most Seed funding rounds in E-Commerce industry over the recent years
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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 9 funds. There are also funds from Gurgaon, New Delhi and Bengaluru. These VCs tend to invest in startups from India, but also invest in startups from Pakistan and 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 Finance. They also invest in Business Development, Agriculture and Social.
  • Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 2000 and the newest one in 2020. In 2016 the most amount of funds were founded. The two years with the most amount of deals were 2020 and 2019. 2018 and 2021 were less fruitful. 2019 and 2018 hold the biggest amount of successful exits. 2020 and 2015 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 4, the maximum is 413. Average number of funding rounds is 84.2 while median is 48.5. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 4. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 127. Average amount of lead investments is 25.0 while median is 11.5. The most common amount of lead investments is 2. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -46.0 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -6.41 and the median is -5.38. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds. The most common value is -4.33.
  • Typical Rounds – VCs usually participate in rounds with 2 – 3 investors. Less often in rounds with 1 – 2 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is less than 100 thousands. 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 36.0 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 3.0 and median is close to zero. The most common multiplicator value is close to zero.
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