Online Event
Meet the Taiwan Startup Ecosystem with Startup Island TAIWAN & More
Discover new resources to help launch and grow your early-stage startup
Date
Mar 31, 2025
Time
06:00 am - 07:30 am
Address
Online Event
Taiwan's startup ecosystem is growing fast, with many resources available to help entrepreneurs. However, it can be challenging to navigate all the options, understand their differences, and choose the right ones for your business.Join us for "Meet the Taiwan Startup Ecosystem with Startup Island TAIWAN & More" and gain exclusive insights from Yvie Tai, Director of Business Development at Qualcomm, Allen John Ku, Operations Director at Startup Island TAIWAN & Alyssa Chen, Principal of Accelerator and Community at AppWork. Together, we will explore Taiwan's startup ecosystem and share valuable tips on how to start and grow your business here.
Whether you're a founder, investor, or someone who supports startups, this session will give you important insights into how Taiwan’s startup world is changing. You’ll learn about key opportunities, funding options, and strategies to successfully navigate this ecosystem. Don’t miss the chance to hear from experts who are helping to shape the future of startups in Taiwan.
Agenda:
- Introduction
- Speaker Introduction
- Question and Answer Session
- Networking
Venue: Online
Featured Speaker:
- Yvie Tai - Director, Business Development at Qualcomm
- Allen John Ku - Operation Director at Startup Island TAIWAN
- Alyssa Chen - Principal of Accelerator and Community at AppWorks
- Edgar Chiu- Co-founder and Managing Partner at SparkLabs Taiwan
Moderator:
- Erdinc Ekinci - Co-Founder, and CEO of Openfor.co & Co-capital.co and Managing Director of Founder Institute Japan/Korea/Taiwan.
Who Should Attend?
- Aspiring founders looking to launch a startup in Taiwan.
- Entrepreneurs eager to explore Taiwan’s thriving startup ecosystem.
- Investors seeking emerging opportunities in AI, deep tech, and semiconductor industries.
- Ecosystem enablers, accelerators, and policymakers driving startup innovation.
What will you Learn:
- Key insights into Taiwan's startup ecosystem and its most promising growth sectors.
- How to navigate funding opportunities and corporate partnerships.
- Learn about Qualcomm's ecosystem programs and how startups can leverage them for growth.
- Proven strategies for scaling your startup from Taiwan and expanding globally.
About the Ecosystem Organizers:
- Founder Institute: The Founder Institute is the world’s largest startup accelerator, helping entrepreneurs around the globe turn ideas into impactful technology companies. With over 8,000 alumni and $BN raised since 2009, there are programs in 200 cities in the world. FI’s mission is to empower entrepreneurs to build meaningful technology businesses.
- Openfor.co: A “Global Partnership Accelerator” originated in Silicon Valley that combined with an online platform and marketplace for learning, building, launching, monetizing, and growing partner ecosystems and collaborative community around you for achieving effective marketing, sales, community building, GTM, fundraising, and many more.
- Co-Capital: Supports startups, investors, and governments by providing extensive networks, programs, and strategic guidance, on GTM, helping them gain international traction, and funding opportunities through a collaborative ecosystem focusing on creating synergies between the Enterprise and High Tech to foster a cohesive ecosystem where each sector supports and enhances the others with it's regional focus on East Asia to Silicon Valley.
- Startup Island TAIWAN: Startup Island TAIWAN symbolizes a journey from a startup island to the international arena. It demonstrates to the world the strong ambition and capabilities of Taiwan startup companies as well as their intention and ability to contribute to other startup ecosystems around the world. The vision for the brand is to become the destination for innovation and entrepreneurship for startups all over the world, and also a launchpad to expand globally.
- AppWorks: AppWorks is a leading startup community and venture capital firm built by founders, for founders. AppWorks manages four venture capital funds totaling US$350 million, collaborating with investors who share our vision, including leading enterprises in sectors spanning technology manufacturing, finance, and media and telecom. They invest in startups ranging from Seed Round to Series C and fund around 20 to 30 deals a year, now with 100 names in their portfolio, including leading startups in several verticals such as Lalamove, Dapper Labs/Flow, Animoca Brands, etc.
- SparkLabs Taiwan: SparkLabs Taiwan is a seed-stage fund and accelerator that helps startups expand into overseas markets by working with successful entrepreneurial mentoring, multinational corporations, and global investors.SparkLabs Taipei is part of the SparkLabs accelerator network — a global accelerator network founded by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs. Established in 2018, SparkLabs Taipei offers a strategically designed accelerator program to help founders grow and scale their startups into world-class businesses. Since our inception, we’ve already accelerated 35 startups.
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