# Sports investors in Asia (2026 list)

> 34 sports investors in Asia, 94% active in the last 12 months. Led by Peak XV, Nexus Venture Partners, BlueRun Ventures. Ranked by what they funded.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/sports-investors-in-asia (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Sports investors in Asia

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms observed backing a sports company in Asia in the last two years, wherever the firm is based.

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**34** investors on the list *+4* this week

**187** cheques in 12 months *+24%* against the market

**$7.6M** median round they joined *-5%* against the market median

**94%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**53%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (23)

- 1 [Peak XV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peak-xv) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **317** **$15M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 2 [Nexus Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nexus-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **294** **$13M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 3 [BlueRun Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bluerun-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **217** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 4 [Pegasus Tech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pegasus-tech-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **87** **$8.4M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 5 [ING Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ing-group) *Deploying now* Growth equity · Indonesia **45** **$37M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 6 [Steadview Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/steadview-capital) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United Kingdom **25** **$30M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen
- 7 [Lets Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lets-venture) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **15** **$1.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [IAN Alpha Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ian-alpha-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm **10** **$3.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [Anicut Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anicut-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **8** **$13M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [Rainmatter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rainmatter) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **7** **$6.8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 11 [Info Edge ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/infoedge-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **6** **$13M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [Init 6](https://millionrounds.com/fund/init-6) quiet VC firm · Indonesia **5** **$2.3M** median round **May 2025** last seen
- 13 [WEH Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/weh-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **5** **$2.7M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 14 [Dharana Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dharana-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm **4** **$11M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 15 [Pudong Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pudong-venture-capital) *Deploying now* Growth equity **4** **$459M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 16 [Ilshin Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ilshin-venture-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **3** **$3.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 17 [Bharat Value Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bharat-value-fund) *Deploying now* Growth equity **3** **$42M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 18 [Centre Court Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/centre-court-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · India **2** **$6.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [Hua Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hua-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · China **2** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 20 [Mixi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mixi) *Deploying now* Growth equity · Japan **2** **$2.7M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 21 [Amit Goel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amit-goel) *Deploying now* Angel **2** **$316K** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 22 [Deepinder Goyal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deepinder-goyal) *Deploying now* Angel · India **2** **$54M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen
- 23 [Harshit Vij](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harshit-vij) *Deploying now* Investment firm **2** **$316K** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 24 [Pushpendra Singh](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pushpendra-singh) *Deploying now* Investment firm **2** **$316K** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 25 [First Move](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-move) quiet VC firm · Singapore **1** **-** median round **May 2025** last seen

**9 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **5** Nov **[Sand.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/sand-ai)** Series A · $200M *With* [Pudong Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pudong-venture-capital)
- **5** Nov **[altM](https://millionrounds.com/company/altm)** Series A · $10M *Led by* [Rainmatter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rainmatter)
- **3** Nov **[Agrani Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/agrani-labs)** $108M *Led by* [Peak XV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peak-xv)
- **3** Nov **[OBSESS](https://millionrounds.com/company/obsess)** Round *With* [Pushpendra Singh](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pushpendra-singh)
- **3** Nov **[PowerUp Money](https://millionrounds.com/company/powerup-money)** Other · $10M *With* [Peak XV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peak-xv)
- **2** Nov **[OBSESS](https://millionrounds.com/company/obsess)** Seed · $316K *With* [Pushpendra Singh](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pushpendra-singh)

## Stages This Year

160 rounds

- Series A **21%**
- Seed **18%**
- Venture **15%**
- Series B **12%**
- Other **10%**
- Other **24%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **72**
- Financial Services **10**
- Fintech **10**
- Hardware & Electronics **9**
- Big Data & Analytics **9**
- Manufacturing **9**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

28 Q1 25

32 Q2 25

54 Q3 25

40 Q4 25

44 Q1 26

43 Q2 26

39 Q3 26

50 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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## Quick answers about sports investors in Asia

### Who are the most active sports investors in Asia?

By cheques observed, the most active are Peak XV, Nexus Venture Partners, BlueRun Ventures, Pegasus Tech Ventures and ING Group.

### How many sports investors in Asia are there?

34 are on record. 94% made an investment in the last 12 months and 53% have led a round.

### Which stages do sports investors in Asia back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Series A (29%) and Seed (24%).

### How big are the rounds sports investors in Asia join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $11M.

### Which sectors do sports investors in Asia back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Financial Services and Fintech.

### Which sports investors in Asia lead the most rounds?

Nexus Venture Partners (10 led), Peak XV (9 led) and IAN Alpha Fund (8 led).

### Where are sports investors in Asia based?

Among the most active, most are based in India (6), the United States (4) and Indonesia (2).

### What have sports investors in Asia invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Sand.ai (Series A, Nov 2026, with Pudong Venture Capital), altM (Series A, Nov 2026, with Rainmatter) and Agrani Labs (Nov 2026, with Peak XV).

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