Chinese investors have had a significant presence in the startup ecosystem In India. After the recent dispute at the Indo-China border, the Indian public is actively participating in the #BoycottChineseProducts movement. This has also resulted in the boycott of the services and products offered by different startups that have received investments from different Chinese companies.
However, there are many different Chinese companies that have invested huge amounts in many startups across the country. Many startups in India have been receiving investments worth millions of dollars from different Chinese companies that wish to establish themselves in the Indian market. And they have been quite successful in this by investing in big and popular startups and companies in India.
In this article, we discuss the top Chinese investors in the Indian Startup Ecosystem and their investments.
Top Chinese Investors in India
Alibaba Group
Tencent Holdings
Fosun Group
Shunwei Capitals
Hillhouse Capital Group
Alibaba Group
Alibaba Group is probably the topmost Chinese company that has invested in many Indian startups over the years, this multinational tech company was founded in the year 1999. Some of the biggest Indian startups and companies in which The Alibaba Group has invested include the Online Food Ordering and Delivery startup Zomato, Payments startup PayTM, and e-commerce startups such as Paytm Mall and SnapDeal and online grocery Store BigBasket.
- Ant Financials, which was previously known as Alipay is an affiliate company of the Alibaba Group. Ant Financials owns about 30% of the shares of Paytm.
- Along with this, Ant Financials also owns shares of Zomato. Zomato received about $150 million in funds from Ant Financials. They currently own around 23% of Zomato’s shares, making it one of the biggest stakeholders of the company.
- Alibaba Group invested an estimate of 100-125 million dollars in the e-commerce startup, Snapdeal, which has also received huge investments from other Chinese Investors.
- BigBasket has also received huge investments from Alibaba Group over the years. The most recent investment was about 50 million dollars after the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic started.
Tencent Holdings
Tencent Holdings, or simply Tencent, is another Chinese technology and entertainment conglomerate that has hugely invested in Indian startups. It was founded in the year 1998. This company has invested in many different startups and companies such as PolicyBazaar, e-commerce store Flipkart, Online Taxi Booking startup Ola and Food Delivery Company Swiggy.
- Earlier this year, Tencent invested about 110 million dollars in the video player and online streaming platform MX Player.
- They have also bought about 10% shares of PolicyBazaar for about 150 million dollars.
- Tencent also holds 9% shares of Ibibo.
- Tencent has also invested around 15 million dollars in the Ed-Tech startup DoubtNut.
- Apart from this, Tencent has invested in many other startups as well such as Swiggy and Flipkart an undisclosed amount.
- Tencent has invested in Indian Ed-tech company Byju about $40 million in 2017 and an Undisclosed amount in 2019
- Hike also received investments worth 175 million dollars from Tencent Holdings.
- Tencent also invested 100 million in the Indian Fantasy Gaming app Dream11 in the year 2019.
- Ola recieved $400 million in 2017 from Tencent.
Fosun Group
The Fosun Group has been investing in Indian startups for a long time, keeping its main focus on Tech-based startups. It has invested in many startups including Delhivery, Ixigo, LetsTransport and others. Instead of investing large in big startups like the others that are already mentioned, Fosun Group mainly focuses on small tickets for relatively small startups. The group has its presence all around the world.
- Fosun Group owns about 1% shares of MakeMyTrip.
- Fosun Group about 6.5% shares of Delhivery. It invested $30 million in 2017 and an undisclosed amount in 2019.
- Fosun Group has also invested 12 million dollars in LetsTransport, a logistics startup.
Shunwei Capitals
Shunwei Capitals has invested in many startups over the past years. It is a venture capital firm situated in Beijing, China. It was founded in 2011 by Lei Jun. In November of 2008, they raised around 1.2 billion dollars for investments in Indian startups.
- Shunwei Capitals have invested 13.4 million dollars in the Bengaluru Based startup Zest Money.
- Another Indian startup Vokal, which is a knowledge-sharing platform got investments worth 6.5 million dollars from Shunwei Capitals.
Hillhouse Capital Group
Hillhouse Capital Group is one of the most famous private equity firms in Asia. It has invested in some well-known startups in India. The company was founded in the year 2005 by Zhang Lei.
- It has invested in Udaan an undisclosed amount in 2019.
- In 2018, Hillhouse also invested an undisclosed amount in the India food delivery app Swiggy.
Conclusion
China has maintained a firm grip on the Indian market by funding and investing in various startups and companies all across the country. Even after the tension regarding the Indo-Chinese dispute, Chinese companies are associated with some Indian startups. Some of the most popular and well known Indian startups got funds from these Chinese companies and with their promising future, more and more Chinese companies are looking forward to investing in them and other startups
FAQs
Have Chinese companies invested in Indian companies?
There are multiple Chinese companies that have invested in Indian startups.
Is BYJU funded by China?
Chinese conglomerate Tencent Holdings has invested in the Indian ed-tech startup Byju.
Who founded Alibaba Group?
Alibaba is founded by Jack Ma in 1999.
Source :- https://startuptalky.com/ Author :- Yash Taneja Date :-April 14, 2022 at 07:00PM