The Southeast Asia corporate venture capital network graph

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Corporations are deeply embedded within Southeast Asia’s startup scene. Corporate venture capital (CVC) firms in Southeast Asia alone deployed US$972.7 million for the first eight months of 2018 – more than double the segment’s total investment of US$405.8 million in 2014.

From the graphic above, it’s easy to see that while there are a lot of independent VC firms, corporations are involved in many of them as limited partners.

One of the largest CVC-backed investments in 2018 took place in Southeast Asia when Toyota invested US$1 billion in Grab’s series H round, alongside Yamaha, Hyundai, Microsoft, and many others.

WHY IT MATTERS

VCs are itching to find ways to add value to their portfolio companies. Strong relationships with a corporation could give investees a leg up by clearing roadblocks, providing follow-on funding, or even revenue. Corporations, meanwhile, get the inside scoop on cutting edge technological trends through observing and working with the startups they’re backing.

SOURCES

Data: Tech in Asia
Infographics: Susi Susanti
Analysis: Terence Lee
Editing: Jaclyn Teng