Venture capital in Asia has come a long way from being a purely Asian market to one that has almost closed the gap with North America's largest venture capital market. According to market analyst CB Insights , 38 percent of corporate venture capital deals in 2018 were completed in Asian markets, compared to 19 percent in 2013. This reduced the share of North American deals from 64 percent in 2013 to 41 percent in 2018.
In particular, a higher number of contracts were signed in Asia for artificial intelligence and digital health services.
According to the report, corporate venture capital deals totaled $52.95 billion in 2018, comprising 2,740 deals. Google Ventures was the most active corporate investor. Chinese investor Baidu Ventures also entered the market. While China and Japan saw significantly increased interest in corporate venture capital, with annual growth rates of 54 and 100 percent respectively, India experienced the strongest growth in corporate venture capital from 2016 to 2017, when deal closings increased by 400 percent. From 2017 to 2018, they grew by a further 20 percent.
Venture capital in Asia has come a long way from an also-ran to a market that has almost closed the gap on the biggest venture capital market, North America. According to market analyst CB Insights, 38 percent of corporate venture capital deals in 2018 were struck in Asian markets, up from 19 percent in 2013. This brings the North American deals share down from 64 percent in 2013 to 41 percent in 2018. Especially artificial intelligence and digital health deals were closed in Asia in higher numbers.
According to the report, corporate venture capital deals in 2018 totaled US$52.95 billion across 2,740 deals. The most active corporate investor was Google Ventures. Chinese investor Baidu Ventures came in fourth. While China and Japan attracted significantly more interest from corporate venture capital with annual increases of 54 and 100 percent respectively, India saw the biggest growth in corporate venture capital from 2016 to 2017, when deal closings increased by 400 percent. From 2017 to 2018, they grew by another 20 percent.
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