According to data collated by researcher Venture Intelligence, till 5 September 2016, there were seven investments made by Chinese investors as against six in all of 2015 and 18 deals closed by Japanese investors against 21 in 2015.
Against a total of 27 deals this year with about four months left to go, there were 28 investments made by Chinese and Japanese investors in 2015.
However, there has been a decrease in the average deal size in 2016, specifically in the case of Japanese investors. While an investment commitment of $1870 million was recorded in 2016 through 21 deals by Japanese investors, it was just $138 million this year.
On the other side, Chinese companies are still aggressive and making large investments. A total of $870 million has been invested by Chinese investors in Indian start-ups so far this year. The number of deals and amount also include co-investment contribution.
When it comes to the size of investment by individual investors this year, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba led the race with an investment of $300 million in its existing portfolio company Paytm, which is run by One97 Communications Ltd.
Source: Mint