Top 7 investors in Southeast Asia that took part in the most Seed funding rounds in Digital Media industry over the recent years

Intro

The top 7 investors according to the total amount of funding rounds. These are VC funds and corporate investors in Southeast Asia that have invested in Seed stage over the last 2 years. They are actively investing in Digital Media industry.
Digital Media is digitized content that can be transferred through the internet and various electronic devices. It includes music and video streaming, blogging platforms and podcasts, and online portals and news.

Amount of funding rounds in Southeast Asia is 12, which is 3.4% of the total amount of Seed rounds in the Digital Media industry over the last 2 years.

Top 7 investors in Southeast Asia that took part in the most Seed funding rounds in Digital Media industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The majority of VCs are located in Singapore while others are in Malaysia. Headquarters of VCs are located in two cities: Central Region and Kuala Lumpur with the majority being in Central Region. VCs tend to invest in startups from Singapore, but also invest in startups from The United States, India, and China. For 3 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 Retail, Medical Service and Legal.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1984 and the newest one in 2018. In 2014 the most amount of funds were founded. 2020 holds the most deals for 3 VCs. 2019, 2018 and 2017 were also fruitful.
• Investments – Usually VCs take part in 2 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 24. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 6, the maximum is 204. Average number of funding rounds is 52.1 while median is 24.0. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 0 and maximum is 87. Average amount of lead investments is 17.9 while median is 7.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 1. 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 -16.19 and the median is 0.43. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds. The most common value is -71.0.
• Typical Rounds – VCs usually participate in rounds with 1 – 2 investors. Less often in rounds with 2 – 3 investors. Average round size for all funds is different. The most common average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation for funds in the sample is 0.0. 1.94, 0.99 and 0.14 are less common.