Top 20 investors in Southeast Asia that took part in the most 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 Southeast Asia that have invested over the last 2 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 E-Commerce is 193, which is 15.4% of the total amount of rounds in Southeast Asia over the last 2 years.

Top 20 investors in Southeast Asia that took part in the most funding rounds in E-Commerce industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The most common country among top VCs is Singapore which hosts 14 funds. There are also funds from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. The most common city is Central Region which is home to 14 funds. There are also funds from Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta and Krung Thep. VCs tend to invest in startups from Singapore, but also invest in startups from The United States, Indonesia, and India. For 6 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 Finance. They also invest in Enterprise Software, E-Commerce Platforms and Gamification.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1981 and the newest one in 2019. In 2017 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2015 to 2020. For some funds, 2020 was the year with the most amount of deals. 2019 was the peak for successful exits. 2020, 2016, and 2017 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 6, the maximum is 424. Average number of funding rounds is 87.6 while median is 61.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 62. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 87. Average amount of lead investments is 20.5 while median is 18.5. The most common amount of lead investments is 0. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -71.0 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -6.07 and the median is -1.51. It means that these funds act as lead investors less 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. Seed, Late and Venture stages are less common. VCs usually participate in rounds with 4 – 5 investors. Less often in rounds with 5 – 6 investors. VCs in the sample have an average round size of less than 100 thousands and 100-500 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is close to zero at minimum and 28.24 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 2.76 and median is 0.28. The most common multiplicator value is close to zero.