🇹🇼 Startup ecosystem in Taiwan
The Open Ecosystem Atlas lists 65 organisations and people supporting startup founders in Taiwan: 13 investors, 7 mentors, 26 programs, 9 media, 1 corporate and 9 startups & venues. Most are based in Taipei, Hsinchu and New Taipei. 12 of them are free to reach.
Open in the Atlas mapInvestors in Taiwan · 13
AppWorks Fund
VC · Taipei
Early-stage fund linked to the AppWorks Accelerator, backing tech startups across Taiwan and Southeast Asia.
Offers: investment
Taiwania Capital
VC · Taipei
Government-and-industry-backed VC investing in strategic tech sectors such as biotech, IoT and AI.
Offers: investment
Cherubic Ventures
VC · Taipei
Early-stage VC with Taipei and San Francisco offices, backing founders in Asia and the US.
Offers: investment
CDIB Capital Group
VC · Taipei
Private equity and venture arm of CDF, one of Taiwan's largest financial groups.
Offers: investment
Hive Ventures
VC · Taipei
Early-stage VC investing in Taiwanese founders with regional ambitions.
Offers: investment
iSeed Ventures
VC · Taipei
Taipei early-stage fund focused on seed rounds for local tech startups.
Offers: investment
Darwin Ventures
VC · Taipei
Venture firm investing in growth-stage technology companies in Taiwan and the region.
Offers: investment
WI Harper Group
VC · Taipei
Cross-border VC with offices in San Francisco, Taipei and Beijing, active in Taiwan for decades.
Offers: investment
Jamie Lin
VC · Taipei
Founding partner of AppWorks, which runs Taiwan's largest equity-free accelerator and its venture funds.
Offers: investment, mentoring
Matt Cheng
VC · Taipei
Founder and general partner of Cherubic Ventures, an early backer of several cross-border unicorns.
Offers: investment
Translink Capital
VC · Taipei
Cross-border VC connecting startups with Asian corporates, with Silicon Valley and Taipei teams.
Offers: investment
CID Group
VC · Taipei
Venture and private equity firm active in Taiwan and Greater China.
Offers: investment
Mentors in Taiwan · 7
Erdinc Ekinci
Mentor · Taipei, Tokyo · Free access
Co-founder and CEO of Openfor.co and Co-Capital.vc, and Innovation Partner at Founder Institute Japan, Korea and Taiwan.
Offers: mentoring, community
Chih-Han Yu
Mentor · Taipei
Co-founder and CEO of Appier.
Offers: mentoring
Horace Luke
Mentor · Taipei
Founder of Gogoro.
Offers: mentoring
Ming Chen
Mentor · Taipei
Founder and CEO of KKday.
Offers: mentoring
Peter Yen
Mentor · Taipei
Co-founder and CEO of Pinkoi, Asia's marketplace for independent designers; previously led engineering on Yahoo Answers.
Offers: mentoring
Jeff Kuo
Mentor · Taipei
Co-founder and CEO of Gogolook.
Offers: mentoring
Kytu Lin (Lin Yu-chin)
Mentor · Taipei
Founder and CEO of Dcard, which he started as a student project at National Taiwan University in 2011.
Offers: mentoring
Programs in Taiwan · 26
Startup Island TAIWAN
Program · Taipei · Free access
The national brand and portal for Taiwan's startup ecosystem, run under the National Development Council.
Offers: info
National Development Council (NDC)
Program · Taipei
Cabinet-level planning agency that sets Taiwan's startup and innovation policy, including the Startup Island TAIWAN programme.
Offers: funding, info
Taiwan Employment Gold Card
Program · Nationwide · Free access
Open work permit plus residence visa for foreign professionals, including founders, valid up to three years.
Offers: info
Taiwan Entrepreneur Visa
Program · Nationwide · Free access
Residence route for foreign founders who meet investment, funding or incubator-acceptance criteria.
Offers: info
National Development Fund Angel Investment Program
Program · Taipei
Government co-investment scheme that matches qualified angel investments into Taiwanese startups.
Offers: funding
Taiwan Startup Terrace
Program · New Taipei
Government-built startup campus in Linkou offering subsidised space and programmes for early teams.
Offers: space, mentoring
Taiwan Tech Arena (TTA)
Program · Taipei
Ministry-backed hub for tech startups that runs international acceleration and pairs startups with global partners.
Offers: space, mentoring, community
ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute)
Program · Hsinchu
Taiwan's largest applied research institute, spinning out companies and supporting deep-tech startups.
Offers: funding, mentoring, info
SME and Startup Administration (MOEA)
Program · Taipei
The Ministry of Economic Affairs agency running startup grants, loans and incubator support for small companies.
Offers: funding, mentoring
AppWorks Accelerator
Accelerator · Taipei · Free access
Free, equity-free accelerator for Greater Southeast Asia, one of the largest founder communities in the region.
Offers: funding, mentoring, community
Garage+
Accelerator · Taipei
Epoch Foundation's accelerator connecting startups with Taiwan's large corporates and industry leaders.
Offers: mentoring, community
SparkLabs Taipei
Accelerator · Taipei
The Taipei edition of the SparkLabs accelerator network, with seed funding and mentorship.
Offers: funding, mentoring
Media in Taiwan · 9
INSIDE
Media · Taipei · Free access
Taiwanese tech and startup media covering internet trends, startups and funding.
Offers: info, community
TechOrange
Media · Taipei · Free access
Taiwanese tech news site covering startups, AI and the digital economy.
Offers: info, community
Business Next (Meet Startup)
Media · Taipei · Free access
Business Next magazine and its Meet Startup platform, running startup coverage and the annual Meet Taipei festival.
Offers: info, community
Audrey Tang
Media · Taipei · Free access
Taiwan's former Digital Minister and a widely followed voice on civic tech and open government.
Offers: info, community
DIGITIMES
Media · Taipei
Tech supply-chain news and research.
Offers: info
CommonWealth Magazine
Media · Taipei
Taiwanese business magazine with startup coverage.
Offers: info
Business Weekly
Media · Taipei
Taiwanese business weekly.
Offers: info
Focus Taiwan (CNA)
Media · Taipei
English news from Taiwan's Central News Agency.
Offers: info
Taiwan News
Media · Taipei
English-language Taiwanese news site.
Offers: info
Corporates in Taiwan · 1
Acer Foundation / Acer startup programmes
Corporate · Taipei
Corporate programmes from Acer supporting innovation and young entrepreneurs.
Offers: mentoring, community
Startups & venues in Taiwan · 9
Appier
Startup · Taipei
Taiwanese AI marketing company and one of the country's first unicorns.
Offers: mentoring
Gogoro
Startup · Taipei
Battery-swapping scooter company founded in Taiwan, a flagship hardware success story.
Offers: mentoring
KKday
Startup · Taipei
Travel experiences platform founded in Taiwan and expanded across Asia.
Offers: mentoring
Pinkoi
Startup · Taipei
Design marketplace founded in Taiwan, serving creators across Asia.
Offers: mentoring
Dcard
Startup · Taipei
Social platform popular with young people in Taiwan.
Offers: mentoring
91APP
Startup · Taipei
E-commerce software company listed in Taiwan.
Offers: mentoring
iCHEF
Startup · Taipei
Point-of-sale system for restaurants.
Offers: perks
Hahow
Startup · Taipei
Online learning platform.
Offers: mentoring
Gogolook
Startup · Taipei
Maker of the Whoscall caller-ID app.
Offers: mentoring