Coleman first invested in Facebook mostly through venture capital vehicles he set up at TigerGlobalManagement, purchasing Facebook shares in private transactions.
TigerGlobalManagement, a New York hedge fund that is also a shareholder in DST, has already specialised in investing in start-ups beyond the West's well-known technology clusters.
Getting in early was one shrewd move for TigerGlobalManagement, but the other smart thing the firm did was sell a lot of its Facebook stock in the IPO.