Build a Great Startup in 2023 with the FI Taiwan Go Global Startup Accelerator

The Founder Institute, the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Taiwan Go Global program!

If you could use a structured process and a lifetime of support from Taiwan's top investors and entrepreneurs to build a startup, then apply to the Taiwan Go Global Founder Institute today.

Since 2009, our highly-structured accelerator programs have helped entrepreneurs at the earliest stages grow quickly, know what to do next, and make connections with the largest community of startup advisors.

It all starts with our renowned ‘FI Core’ accelerator, which pushes founders at the idea and pre-seed stages to reach the milestones needed for investment and sustained growth. Alumni of FI Core then receive free access to our advanced ‘Founder Lab’ accelerators for years to come, and can get matched with prospective investors in the FI Venture Network, a collection of global funds actively investing in the earliest rounds of funding.

To celebrate the launch, the Founder Institute will host several free online startup events in Taiwan, where you can learn from top entrepreneurs:

Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 9:00am, Nov 07, 2024 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/351366
Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
Startup Pitch Night: Pitch Your Startup Ideas to the Investors / Experts: 5:00pm, Nov 08, 2024 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/359546
Startup Finance 101, with Grasshopper Bank: 2:00am, Nov 14, 2024 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/358925
How to Adopt an Entrepreneurial Mindset: 9:00am, Nov 15, 2024 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/356812
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 9:00am, Nov 19, 2024 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/351367
What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 9:00am, Nov 26, 2024 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/351368
Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with Jacob Jackson: 2:00am, Nov 28, 2024 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/351369
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 2:00am, Dec 03, 2024 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/351441
What is the DNA of an Entrepreneur? Insights from 15 Years of Research: 2:00am, Dec 05, 2024 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/351442
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 2:00am, Dec 10, 2024 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/351443
Enterprise Sales 101 for Startup Founders: Closing Big Deals: 2:00am, Dec 12, 2024 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/358500
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 2:00am, Dec 17, 2024 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/351444
Founder Showcase: Startup Pitch & Networking Event: 2:00am, Dec 19, 2024 (Asia/Taipei): https://FI.co/e/357634

See all upcoming events

The Taiwan program is led by some of the region's top startup leaders, including Erdinc Ekinci (Co-founder, CEO , Openfor.co, inc / Founder Institute Japan), Japan Admin, YuLi Shein (Co-founder, COO, Openfor.co, inc).

In addition, some of Taiwan's top investors, entrepreneurs, and CEOs will be participating in the program, providing them with expert feedback and evaluation. The list of startup mentors for the Taiwan Founder Institute includes:

Abe Rezai: Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, H.B. Fuller
Aki Ohashi: Vice President, Evolution Ventures
Alec Walker: President, Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs Texas
Alex Hall Daniels: Associate, SOSV
Alexander De Vore: CEO, 3D Printing
Andrew Shuttleworth: Mentor, Founder Institute
Andy Lee: Co-Founder & CEO, Sienci Labs
Andy Lee: Co-founder, ucfunnel / Showmore
Angelos Angelou: CEO & Founder, International Accelerator
Arcui Usoara: Founder/CEO, Iaculus
Benjamin Joffe: Founder & CEO, Plus Eight Star
Bochia Ni: Director, Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in Houston
Boonho Koh: Incubation Manager , Tsucrea Co., Ltd.
Bruno Rodrigues: Mentor, Google for Startups
Bryan Huang: Co-Founder, Taiwan Global Angels
Budiman Goh: President, Aruna
Casey Yeh: CTO, NCKU Hospital
Cecilia Wessinger: Director for Global Community, Global Entrepreneurship Network
Cedric Wagrez: VP, ML Tech & Japan AI, TaskUs
Chiamin Lai: Managing Partner, UB Ventures
Chih Hsuan Lu: Director, Darwin Venture Management
Chi-Kang Chiang: CEO, Foundersbacker.VC
Chintan Oza: Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
Chris Foltz: Entrepreneur In Residence, Founder Institute + Responsible Solutions Ltd + IRG 100 CMO's & Change Agents
Christoph Sollich: Christoph Sollich - The Pitch Doctor, The Pitch Doctor
Conrad Kimball: CEO, ADU.Works
Darren Menabney: Lead, Global Employee Engagement, Ricoh Company
Diah Yusuf: Founder, Indonesia Prima
Dr. Joe Hug: Managing Director, IOAK, Corp., Professor, iU University
Dr. Mayank Singh: Co-founder, CEO , Impute Inc.
Duane Mancini: CEO & Founder, Project Medtech
Ed Thompson: Marketing Consultant / Founder, Concept Design I/O
Edison Chen: CEO, Taiwan Nano & Micro Photonics
Edison Chen: CEO, TeaLa
Eigen Fu: Venture Partner, Wise Ocean
Erdinç Ekinci: Managing Director, Founder Institute Korea & Japan & Taiwan
Evan Burkosky: Co-founder & CRO , kimaru.ai
Fuminori Gunji: Business Coach | Startup mentor & investor | Ex-SoftBank | Ex-Startup COO | M&A exit | Trilingual BizDev expert, Gunji Works
George Chu: CEO & Founder, FiO.One
Gimi Gan: CEO, Venture Matching Corp.
Henry Chen: Founding Partner, Wise Ocean
Henry Chen: Founding Partner, Wise Ocean
Hideki Fukui 福井英毅: CFO, ARTE Corporation
Hideki Suzuki: CEO , TSUCREA Co., Ltd.
Hiroshi Nishikawa: Representative Director, Solve AI
Hiroyuki Anno: Founder and CEO, DELIGHT Global Inc.
Hsin Ning Yong: Founding Partner of The Biz Lab, The Biz Lab
Jack Huang: Managing Partner, Dreamhub Ventures
Jack Whelan: Director of Business Development, International Accelerator
Jacky Lou: Senior Invest manager, Lion Travel
Jad Tarifi: CEO & Co-founder, Integral AI
Jared Campion: Founder & CEO, Dream Drive
Jatin Kataria: Founder & MD, InMeSta + JK Venture Studio
Jay Onda: Director (Investments) | CVC Advisory Board Member, Marubeni Ventures | National Venture Capital Association
Jay Ashcroft: Founder, Growth Engine Consulting
Jayshree Vakil: Ex-President, TiEAustin
Jeffrey Paine: Founding Partner, Golden Gate Ventures, Singapore
Jeni Chang: Founder | Investor | Advisor
Jessie Chuang: Founding Partner, Wise Ocean
Jet Son Tan: Director of Product & Technology, AVANT Corporation
John Kirch: Director, Ichigo Asia K.K.
JOHN COSTA: CEO, RePubIT LLC
Jordan Fisher: Co-founder & Executive Chairman, Zehitomo
Jordan Wahbeh: Partner, Network VC
José Francisco Fernandez Serna: Angel Investor & Expert, European Institute of Innovation & Technology, EU
Joseph Liu: Venture Partner, Wise Ocean
Joshua Flannery: Founder & CEO , Innovation Dojo Japan
Jun Miyazaki: CEO / Mentor, OrangeTechLab
Karin Wellbrock: Partner , Kay Group K.K.
Kei Shimada: Executive | Entrepreneur | Award-winning Innovator | Global Keynote Speaker| Startup Mentor | Angel Investor | EMBA, Liquid One Studio
Kei Watanabe: Co-founder, Glasp Inc.
Keigo Namiki: Co-founder, COO/CFO, BizDev Dojo
Ken Sobajima: Founder & CEO , Tomorrow Access LLC
Ken Covey: Investment Manager, QXLV
Kevin Brockland: Founder & Managing Partner, Indelible Ventures:
Khalil Maaouni: Head of Data and Digital, Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc.
Kimberly Chen
Kiyotake Sugita: Founder, KLAR株式会社
Kojiro Seto: Startup Advisor, bTANK LLC
Kota Fujinuma: Lawyer, Kobayashi Yugeta Law Office
Krishan Caldwell: Senior Software Engineer, Kraken Technologies
Leo Ma: Founder, EO Studio Japan, EO Studio
Louis Chen: 董事長, ESG世界公民數位治理基金會
Lu Dong: Founder and CEO, TakeMe Co.,Ltd.
Maaike Doyer: Founder, Epic Angels
Mahesh Kasar: SVP, Head of Sales - APAC / Global Partner Alliance and Indirect Channel Sales, Rakuten Symphony
Makihara Arisa: Junior Associate , Anobaka
Mari Nishiyama: Startup Partner Lead, Stripe
Marko Simic: Chief Technology Officer, Ascent Robotics, Inc.
Masafumi Kamishiro: Senior Vice President, Bain Capital
Masaru Nagura: General Manager, CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center)
Masayuki Koike: CEO, Arise Co,ltd.
Masumi Shimafuji: Co-Founder and CEO, xRsion Inc.
Matthew Lee: CEO, LexNovia Venture Studio
Maximillian Naza: Chief Executive Officer , PasciVite
Michael Sheetal: Founder / CEO, PlayBrain Inc.
Michael Sudano: Senior Robotics Operations Engineer, Woven Planet Holdings
Michael Kao: Chairman, Taiwan ITRI New Venture Association
Michael Lin: Deputy Director, NCTU IAPS
Michelle Kung: Chairman, Singapore Chapter, Taiwan ITRI New Venture Association
Mike Huang: Investment Manager, Lam Capital
Mikio Kawahara: Chief Investment Officer / Head of Investment and Business Development, UTokyo Innovation Platform Co., Ltd.
Naoko Kurosawa: Senior Manager, TSUCREA Co., Ltd.
Naotake Murayama: Head of Global Operations, SplitX
Nidhi Banthia Mehta: Founder & Catalyst , Self Achievers
Niklas Karvonen: Community Director, Nordic Innovation House - Tokyo
Noriya Tarutani: Director of Innovation Division, JETRO / J-Startup Affairs
Noriyuki Nihira: VP of Sales, APAC / Area Sales Director, Japan, Imint Vidhance / Neonode
Paloma Lecheta: Regional Director - LatAm, Founder Institute
Parshu Aryal
Paul Ashton: Head of Global Sales, Giftee
Pina (Yoichiro) Hirano: CEO, Asteria Corporation
Randall Foster: Director, Sound Media Ventures
Raphael Hodé: CEO, Design Director, nowthen
Rebecca Chai: Ventures Associate, Plug and Play Japan
Reisa Matsuda: Community Manager, Google Japan
Rob Campanell: Sr. Data Scientist, Whole Foods Market
Sameer Sortur: Founding Partner, SquareCircle Ventures
Satoshi Nunokawa: Associate , Incubate Fund
Schyler Alexandra Cole: Managing Director, Qrea8iv Venture Studio
Scott Collins: Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), Principal Strategic Consultant, Austin Innovation Group
Sergio Elias Wilson: Foreign Associate, So & Sato Law Firm
Serkan Toto: Founder, CEO, Kantan Games, Inc.
Shigeru Sumitomo: Founder and Representative Director, Conselux Corporation
Shinya Yamamoto: Founder & CEO, Link & Innovation, Inc.
Sho Sato: CEO, LUDiMUS Inc.
So Saito: Founder, So & Sato Law Offices
Steve Monaghan: General Partner, Finmirai
Steven Yang: CEO, Canopy Impact Investmemt
Sunny Zhang: Founding Partner, Born Global Ventures
Sylvia Huang: Founder, bMightie
Sylvia Lin, 經濟部生醫推動小組
Taisuke Alex Odajima: CEO, EDGEof INNOVATION, LLC
Takaaki Ono: Co-Founder, BlueCircle, LLC
Takahiro Hayashi: CEO, HEROZ
Takeshi Maruyama: President / Chief Marketing Officer, Sekisui Fuller
Taku Furukawa: Founder & Organizer, Tokyo Fabhub
Takujiro Oto: Co-Founder and CEO, Drive Japan Inc.
Tao Romera Martinez: Chief Operating Officer, Soundraw
Theodore Kee: Founder, The Elect Advisory
Timothy Connor: Chief Executive Officer, Synnovate
Todor Panev: Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Web Factory, Sigoor, Talnets
Tom Courly: Co-Founder, Bali Investment Club
Tom Moss: CEO, Skydio APAC
Tomohiro Uchida: Partner, Translink Capital
Tomoyuki Iwanaga: Founder, CEO , Global Innovation Consulting Inc
Tyler Johnson: Founder, Laowai Enterprises
Tyson Batino: Founder 創業者, Scaling Your Company
Xinmei Cai: Engineering Director, Google Japan
Yamato Sasagawa: Investor, World Innovation Lab (WiL)
Yasuchika Wakayama: CEO, Breakpoint
Yeemay Griffin: Constulant, ITRI 工研院
Yj Lin: Sr. Program Manager, Dell Technologies
Yoichi Ito: Dean of entrepreneurship dept., LINE Yahoo academia
Yoshiki Kimura: lawyer , MURATA & WAKATSUKI LAW OFFICES
Yoshimi Shinohara: Founder / CEO, Yokohama Ventures LLC
Yoshiro Tasaka: Director of Global Strategy Division, Shibuya City Government / Shibuya Startup Support
Yuichi Terada: Founder & President , Hiyoura Lab
Yuji Tanabe: Co-Founder and CTO, Aeterlink
Yuki Shirato: Managing Director, Yakumi
Yuki Sato: Co-founder, CEO , Obniz Inc
Yu Li Shein: Co-Director , Founder Institute Japan/ Korea/ Taiwan
Yves Lehmann: Mr., if21
Yvonne Chen: Founder and Managing Partner, Ceres Capital
Zak Murase: Managing Director, Pacific Sky Partners
井出啓介: Partner, The University of Tokyo Edge Capital