Top 20 investors in Southeast Asia with the biggest sum of Early funding rounds in E-Commerce 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 Southeast Asia that have invested in Early 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 money raised in Early funding rounds is $2.7B, which is 32.4% of the total amount of money raised in the E-Commerce industry in Southeast Asia over the last 3 years.

Top 20 investors in Southeast Asia with the biggest sum of Early funding rounds in E-Commerce industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The most common country among the top VCs is Singapore which hosts 13 funds. There are also funds from Indonesia and Thailand. The most common city is Central Region which is home to 13 funds. There are also funds from Jakarta, Krung Thep and Jakarta Pusat. VCs in the sample invest in Indonesia, The United States and Singapore more often than they do in China. For 4 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, Art (Auctions) and Business Development.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1981 and the newest one in 2020. In 2013 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2016 to 2021. For some funds, 2020 was the year with the most amount of deals. 2019 was the peak for successful exits. 2016, 2017, and 2007 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 1, the maximum is 424. Average number of funding rounds is 71.4 while median is 45.0. 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 49. Average amount of lead investments is 12.3 while median is 8.5. The most common amount of lead investments is 0. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -17.67 and 29.0 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is 8.88 and the median is 4.0. It means that these funds act as lead investors more often than other funds. The most common value is 29.0.
• Typical Rounds – VCs usually participate in rounds with 4 – 5 investors. Less often in rounds with 5 – 6 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 28.24 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 3.02 and median is 0.28. The most common multiplicator value is close to zero.