Startup

Taiwan-based AppWorks has fostered 395 active startups and is one of the top startup accelerators in greater Southeast Asia (ASEAN+TW). The community was built in 2009 “by founders, for founders,” seeking to bring regional tech startups to the forefront of …

Taiwan has drawn the attention of 500 Startups, the early-stage venture fund and seed accelerator based in San Francisco. Tony Wang, managing partner of 500 Startups, says that 500 Startups is going to set up an office in Taiwan and …

Singapore-based investment firm Kollective Ventures (KV) and Turn Capital (the family office of Joseph Phua, Co-founder and Non-Executive Chairman of 17LIVE) announced its acquisition on SoundOn, the largest podcast platform in Taiwan. SoundOn was founded in 2019 by Likai Gu, …

KLOOK, the world’s leading travel and entertainment experience booking platform, announced on January 26 that it has completed a US$200 million Series E financing. This round was led by new investor Aspex Management, followed by existing investors including Japan SoftBank …

Techstars, the American seed stage accelerator, has established a hub in Taiwan to promote its Taiwan Startup Community, upholding the spirit of “Give First, Founder First and Mentorship Driven”. Techstars cooperates with Qualcomm, the world’s leading corporation in wireless technology, …

Qualcomm just announced the official start of Qualcomm Innovate in Taiwan Challenge (QITC) for the 2021 cohort, aiming to support Taiwan’s startups in using Qualcomm mobile platforms to develop innovative solutions in 5G, cellular IoT, machine learning, smart city, multimedia …

iStaging, the AR/VR startup based in Taiwan, is the backstage contributor of “TTA Taiwan VR Pavilion” at CES 2021. The all-digital CES this year showcased the Taiwan VR Pavilion built with iStaging’s VR solutions, helping a total of 100 Taiwanese …

Microsoft Startup Accelerator in Taiwan just announced good news of its two shining startups: AccuHit and RelaJet. AccuHit Receives US$4.8 M in Series A Funding AccuHit, the MarTech startup, has received significant recognition internationally for its AI and MarTech solutions, …

Cisco Systems, Inc. (思科系統), a US company providing network development and internet security services is opening a software development center at the Startup Terrace (林口新創園), located at Linkou District, New Taipei City, making it the first in the Asia Pacific …

The Ministry of Science and Technology leads 100 Taiwan startup companies to exhibit their products and services at CES 2021 virtually. For the CES 2021 event scheduled on January 11, 2021, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) together with …