Top 10 Food and Beverage VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Taiwan in October 2023

Cornerstone Ventures is an early-stage VC firm with Internet, digitization, and AI as its main investment themes. It invests in startups in Taiwan with global vision, and also invests globally in startups that are interested in breaking into Taiwan market. With the main goal to help the founders grow in the journey of entrepreneurship, CornerstoneVentures is a long term investor and it actively provides its resource to support all founders.Cornerstone Ventures believes in its motto that "The Future is Unwritten".

Investment focus

Logistics, E-Commerce, Software
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Taiwan, Hong Kong, United States

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Rybit — A leading technology platform that connects the last mile delivery industry, optimizing and simplifying day-to-day delivery operations.
GoFreight — GoFreight's award-winning Freight Forwarding Software empowers Freight Forwarders with an all-in-one cargo tracking solution that is easy to use and deploy.
Log 9 Materials — Log 9 Materials Scientific Private Limited is a graphene research and development company. At Log 9 Materials we are determined to accelerate the commercialization of graphene nanotechnology. We have just developed the first commercial product on graphene- 'Smoke-safe'. This innovative graphene based cigarette filter reduces the risk ofgetting cancer by 90%. We offer a wide range of graphene (CVD graphene, rGO) and its derivatives. We bring to you graphene as researchers and not just manufactures, so we understand the triviality of the grade of our products.

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BAI Capital is an investment arm of German media mogul Bertelsmann. Its notable investments include electric vehicle upstart Nio, Southeast Asia’s popular live streaming app Bigo, and China’s shared bike pioneer Mobike, which was acquired by Meituan. BAI Capital was founded in 2008 by German businessman Carl Bertelsmann.

Investment focus

Hardware, Semiconductor, Art
Series A, Seed, Series B
China, Taiwan, Hong Kong

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CYGNUSEMI — Cygnus Semi is a semiconductor chip technology company that focuses on 5G IoT applications.
Speedfox — Speedfox is a home cleaning smart home company.
CIX Technology — This Core Technology offers next-generation intelligent computing solutions, designing and developing spec intelligent computing systems.

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Ondice Capital engages in venture capital type investment activities in the high-tech, automotive and retail segment (or so-called "new retail" in China), with elements of AI, IC, big data, IOT, 5G or blockchain technology, with a focus on investments in companies that are operating, developing and/or applying their technology inthe greater China area.

Investment focus

Semiconductor, Software, Automotive
Seed, Series B, Angel
China, Malaysia, Taiwan

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MetaCRM — MetaCRM wants to improve overall Web3 customer experience by resolving friction points that companies encounter when dealing with Web3 customers and enhancing customer profile by integrating both Web2 & Web3 data, making us a one-stop CRM solution for Web3 projects.
Swap — Swap is city-based infrastructure of battery swapping stations for e-motorcycle riders. No more cords, no more hassle, battery is being swapped with a fully-charged battery within 9 seconds.
iMotorbike — iMotorbike is the #1 motorbike online E-commerce website in South East Asia, providing a fast, secure, simple and trouble free online experience with a wide variety of product range, setting itself apart from what exists in the market. iMotorbike offers three main categories: motorbikes, parts and accessories. For a complete 360° experience,iMotorbike also enables users the access to services such as insurance and financing. At iMotorbike we always strive to offer our customers the best experience through a complete and efficient online ecosystem for motorbike users, lovers and professionals.

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The national development fund is the management unit of the non-business cycle budget fund, which is tasked with grouping. It aims to accelerate the industrial innovation value-added, promote economic transformation and national development, and help china's industrial innovation value-added, research and development and self-owned brands. Thefinancing method or assisting the competent authorities of the central government to handle the relevant plans to complete the purposes specified in article 30 of the "industry innovation ordinance".

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Seed, Series B, Series A
Taiwan, China, Japan

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Hahow — Hahow is an educational marketplace that allows experts to share their knowledge and earn money through crowdfunded video course.At Hahow, talent and knowledge are not only valued but also valuated. More importantly, Hahow allows for such skills to be more effectively passed on by lowering the barriers for cross-domain learning.We believe thateducation is a way of life. Through proper utilization of technology and creativity, we hope to serve as the catalyst for the transfer and circulation of knowledge and skills, thereby spreading the joy of learning worldwide.
pakku — Personalized Nutrition Using AI System
OmniEyes — OmniEyes is an IT company that collects and digitizes live street videos and converts them using AI technologies.

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CCIC CDIB International Corp.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Information Technology
Series B, Series A, Series C
Taiwan, United States, China

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Aidoc — Powered by an exclusive aiOS, Aidoc is trusted by 1,000+ hospitals to support physician decision-making at all points of care. See how our connected system of intelligence works.
QT Medical — World's leading medical ECG/EKG machine company that aims to make hospital-grade 12-lead ecg machines available for everyone. Best portable ecg device during the pandemic. Focusing on innovations in the field of telemedicine and home care, we continue to invest in research and development of products that will bring better cardiac care to patients.
Micronbrane Medical — Micronbrane provides affordable, rapid, and accurate pathogen detection solutions for human bloodstream infections with patented product and sequencing methods.

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Rose Park Advisors, LLC is a specialized investment firm that applies the theory of disruptive innovation.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Series A, Series C, Series B
United States, Brazil, Norway

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BioLite — BioLite designs off-grid personal scale energy products for cooking, charging, and lighting. Perfect for camping, fishing, tailgating, power outages, and more.
Stakwork — Stak is a new kind of business automation platform that breaks up jobs into microtasks, which can then be completed by AI, humans, or a combination of both.
Inflection Points — Inflection Points provides training in bitcoin and crypto.

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Yingke Capital is a principal investment firm specializing in pre-IPO investments. It seeks to invest in 5G internet of things, biomedical, environmental and facilities services, new energy, consumer upgrade, smart manufacturing and materials sector. Yingke Capital prefers to invest in companies with high technology R&D and productioncapacity. Mingfei Qian founded it in 2010, with its headquarters in Fuzhou in China.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Manufacturing
Series B, Series C, Funding Round
China, United States, Taiwan

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Huanzhi Technology — Huanzhi Technology offers integrated logistical solutions such as robots and unmanned control systems for industrial and dispatch vehicles.
WestGene Biopharma — WestGene Biopharma is a high-tech enterprise that focuses on the research and development, manufacturing and sales of mRNA therapeutics and adjuvants.
EnCureGen Pharmaceuticals — Huizhengqi Medicine is a pharmaceutical company that develops mRNA drugs for the treatment of tumor and immunity diseases.

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91Capital is a venture capital company that offers investment services.

Investment focus

Travel, Leisure, Tourism
Seed, Series A
Taiwan

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KKday — KKday is an e-commerce travel platform that offers 10,000+ experiences around the world. It provides a wide breadth of experiences, including theme park tickets, cooking classes, multi-day tours, airport transfers, sim cards, and hidden sights off the beaten path. KKday was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in T'ai-pei, Taiwan.
Fast Retain — Morning Shop was founded in 2015, is committed to provide consumers with carefully selected high-quality cereals from around the world, as well as nuts, dried fruit, honey, jam and other natural without the burden of snacks, light meals for busy modern people to build dynamic, healthy life style. . Core team members with excellent data analysiscapabilities, to develop the majority of accurate cereal market, in early 2016, monthly turnover has exceeded 10 million Taiwan dollars, monthly sold 2,000 kilograms, about 4 million boxes of cereal, the cumulative height equivalent to three 101 building, the future is expected to become the largest online via Taiwan cereal commodities.

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CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (hereinafter CTBC Holding) was established on May 17, 2002. What started out as a modest company with just 19 employees, grew into a powerhouse with locations around the world, over 10,000 employees, and assets in excess of NT$2 trillion. The key to CTBC Holding’s success has been our enduring adherence to thefounder Mr. Koo’s ideal: “They are family.” By treating customers like family, they can anticipate our customers’ requests, even before they voice their needs. Through our extensive and diverse financial products, they can provide customers with ever more convenient services.In order to provide customers with globalized and more convenient financial services, CTBC Holding and CTBC Life, a subsidiary of CTBC Holding, announced the acquisition of Manulife Taiwan at the end of July 2013 and completing the deal later on January 1, 2014, a strategic move which allows CTBC Life to offer customers a greatly expanded range of high quality services.The acquisition of The Tokyo Star Bank, Ltd. by CTBC Holding’s subsidiary, CTBC Bank, was approved on December 20, 2013 during CTBC Holding’s extraordinary shareholder meeting. The transfer of 100% shares was completed on June 5, 2014. CTBC Bank is officially the sole shareholder of The Tokyo Star Bank, Ltd.CTBC Holding will continue to stand by its brand spirit " They are family,” while they work to protect and build their clients’ wealth. They will also uphold their brand value by being caring, professional, and trustworthy, while providing their customers with a comprehensive variety of convenient financial services. CTBC Holding is set to become Taiwan Champion, Asia Leader and the best financial institute for Chinese around the world.

Investment focus

Apps, Software, Restaurants
Series A
Taiwan

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iCHEF — iCHEF build the best restaurant POS in the world, and keep making it better.Believing technology should help but handicap entrepreneurship, iCHEF works with hundreds of restaurants owners to design and deliver POS technology and service that helps every restaurant to prevail in their own way. Turning enterprise level technologies intoaffordable and understandable for small restaurants, iCHEF is making opening restaurant a better business.

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