Top 20 investors in Southeast Asia with the biggest sum of 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 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 funding rounds in Southeast Asia is $8.4B, which is 2.5% of the total amount of money raised in the E-Commerce industry over the last 3 years.

Top 20 investors in Southeast Asia with the biggest sum of 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 11 funds. There are also funds from Indonesia and Thailand. The most common city is Central Region which is home to 11 funds. There are also funds from Jakarta, Krung Thep and Bangkok. VCs in the sample invest in Indonesia, The United States and Singapore more often than they do in Thailand. For 7 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 Gamification, Autonomous Vehicles and E-Commerce Platforms.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1981 and the newest one in 2020. In 2017 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2015 to 2021. For some funds, 2020 was the year with the most amount of deals. 2019 was the peak for successful exits. 2016, 2020, and 2007 are the runner ups.
• Investments – Usually VCs take part in 2 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 2 – 6. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 1, the maximum is 171. Average number of funding rounds is 38.2 while median is 20.5. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 10. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 49. Average amount of lead investments is 8.4 while median is 3.5. 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 3.8 and the median is 3.04. It means that these funds act as lead investors more often than other funds. The most common value is 29.0.
• Typical Rounds – Early and Late stages are more common for funds in the sample. Seed and Private Equity 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 100-500 million or less than 100 thousands. 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 2.72 and median is 0.65. The most common multiplicator value is close to zero.