Fremont: It is raining funds on the ecommerce sector. Flipkart (which is touted to be the largest VC investment in the ecommerce sector), Babyoye, One Kings Lane, GetJar Networks, and Exclusively.in, are few of the ecommerce companies which have raised huge amounts from VCs. Though the ecommerce sector is teeming up with new companies every now and then, owing to the appeal and the opportunities served by it, the sector is seeing a lot of traction. Be it mergers and acquisitions or raising funds, the sector is seeing a bee line of companies and investors alike. Here are the top investors in the ecommerce sector.

Tiger Global Management

Privately owned investment manager Tiger Global Management invested around $60-70 million recently in the ecommerce sector. In 2011, it invested in Babyoye.com, Exclusively.in, Caratlane, MotorExchange, and Flipkart. In 2012, the firm has already invested in Myntra.com and Zansaar.

Tiger Global manages hedge funds and private equity funds, by investing in local and global public and private equity markets. Its preferred investment sectors include real estate, telecommunications, energy, media, and retail. It invests across the globe, primarily in U.S., China, India, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe.

Its other investments in 2011 include Eventbrite, One Kings Lane, Baby.com.br, Warby Parker, Trendyol, CatchoftheDay, Scoopon, GetJar Networks, Peixe Urbano, and LetsBuy,com (acquired by Flipkart).