# Top 45 Hardware Startup Investors in Taiwan in May 2026

## WI Harper Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology

WI Harper Group is a venture capital firm that focuses on early and early expansion investments in Mainland China, Taiwan and Silicon Valley.It was founded in 1993. Made 300+ investments with 80+ exits. Manages 9 funds and over $1B in capital through 19 dedicated investment professionals located in Beijing, Taipei and San Francisco.Thefirm's focus is technology, clean technology and healthcare. Its track record includes 

## Cherubic Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce

Cherubic Ventures is an early stage focused venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley and Greater China.

## Taiwania Capital Management Corporation
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Biotechnology, Software, Health Care

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## National Development Fund of Taiwan Government
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series B, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care

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".

## Giant Rich Co., Ltd.
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Wearables, Augmented Reality, Internet of Things

Giant Rich Co., Ltd.

## Marubun Corporation
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Electronics, Software, Wearables

This is the official website of Marubun Corporation, an electronics trading company. We handle cutting-edge electronics products from Japan and overseas, including semiconductors and system equipment, to help our customers solve their problems.

## Jeremy Lu
- Type: Angel
- Location: Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Wearables, Augmented Reality, Internet of Things

Jeremy Lu - President, Founder & CEO @ JARVISH

## Rookie Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan
- Relevant deals: 1

Rookie Fund is where investors and entrepreneurs start their careers. We are a student-run venture fund, powered by Rookie Fund management team and mentors. We are proud to support the strongest community of student investors and entrepreneurs across the Asia region. Rookie Fund currently runs in three locations, Taiwan, Xiamen, and Hong Kong.

## B Dash Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Internet, Information Technology, E-Commerce

B Dash Ventures does seed to late stage tech investments in Japan, Asia Pacific, and the U.S. LPs include Japan's largest technology companies and financial institutions including NTT Docomo, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, GREE, NEC BIGLOBE, Fuji Television, and the Japanese government. B Dash Ventures also operates an incubation space inpartnership with Mori Building Co. and holds the invitation-based B Dash Camp conference.

## IT-Farm
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

IT-Farm is a venture capital firm which specializes in seed, start-up, and early stage companies. It primarily invests in mobile, big-data, connected car, IoT, OTT service, Helth care, Bio Tech and other IT industries. The firm actively invests in SF bay area and Japan, as well as other geometries including Asia and Europe. We support portfoliocompanies, especially on the partnership with Japanese enterprises.

## Hazel Capital LLP
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1

Hazel Capital LLP specializing in renewable energy infrastructure.

## iSeed Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Fitness

iSeed is an early-stage investment company. They focus on consumer mobile technology with a keen interest in healthcare. iSeed is committed to partnering with the next generation of technology startups to grow a lasting and impactful company.

## Mosaic Venture Lab
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Semiconductor

Mosaic Venture Lab is an e-mobility innovation platform to co-build products and solutions with entrepreneurs and corporations, creating the new realities of urban mobility.

## Digital Currency Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Stamford, Connecticut, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, FinTech, Cryptocurrency

We are the capital engine supporting emerging talent & crypto technology. On its mission to accelerate the development of a better financial system.

## H&Q Asia Pacific
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing

H&Q Asia Pacific (H&QAP) is a leading Asian private equity firm. Originally founded by Dr. Ta-lin Hsu as a division of U.S. investment banking firm Hambrecht & Quist, H&QAP is currently an independent organization that conducts both later-stage control investments and earlier-stage venture capital investments. It focuses on growthsectors including technology, technology manufacturing, consumer brands and financial services. The firm's offices are located in the principal markets of Asia as well as in the Silicon Valley, providing it with a unique combination of local market presence and global perspective. H&QAP is dedicated to identifying superior commercial potential in Asia and working closely with companies to unlock that untapped potential. Throughout its rich history, H&QAP has developed an extensive network specifically geared towards helping its portfolio companies emerge into global business leaders.

## Trend Micro
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series C
- Focus: Big Data, Internet, Advertising

Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in cyber security solutions, helps to make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Their innovative solutions for consumers, businesses, and governments provide layered security for data centers, cloud environments, networks, and endpoints.Optimized for leading environments, including AmazonWeb Services, Microsoft®, VMware®, and more, their solutions enable organizations to automate the protection of valuable information from today’s threats.  All their products work together to seamlessly share threat intelligence and provide a connected threat defense with centralized visibility and control, enabling better, faster protection.Trend Micro customers include 45 of the top 50 Fortune® Global 500 companies, and 100% of the top 10 global automotive, banking, telecommunications, and petroleum companies.With over 5,000 employees in over 50 countries and the world’s most advanced global threat intelligence, Trend Micro enables organizations to secure their journey to the cloud.

## General Mobile Corporation
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Taiwan, Jiangsu, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Convertible Note
- Focus: Advertising, Mobile, Big Data

General Mobile Corporation, a Cayman-based company that provides mobile internet service to emerging markets via its content management and application store hosting platform

## SparkLabs Global Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Internet, Information Technology

SparkLabs Global Ventures is a venture capital firm that offers seed-stage investment services to firms in the SaaS, healthcare, education, IoT, fintech, mobile, commerce, HR, gaming, security, and VR industries. It was founded in Dec 2013 and is based in California.Exceptional entrepreneurs, that are building strong, category defining companiesat highly advantageous valuations – can be found anywhere. The company has a team that is highly experienced in finding such talent and helping our entrepreneurs to develop, grow, network, and scale into other markets throughout the world.

## Comet Labs
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

We're the VC fund that invests in and support teams transforming industries with AI and robotics to unlock human potential.

## JD.com
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Corporate Round, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Software

JD.com is an online direct sales company in China in terms of transaction volume, with a market share in China of 54.3% in the second quarter of 2014, according to iResearch, a third-party market research firm. JD.com believes they provide consumers an enjoyable online retail experience. Through their content-rich and user-friendly websitewww.JD.com and mobile applications, JD.com offers a wide selection of authentic products at competitive prices which are delivered in a speedy and reliable manner. JD.com also offer convenient online and in-person payment options and comprehensive customer services. In order to have better control over fulfillment and to ensure customer satisfaction, JD.com has built their own nationwide fulfillment infrastructure and last-mile delivery network, staffed by their own employees, which supports both their online direct sales and their online marketplace businesses. JD.com has established strong relationships with their suppliers as they develop their online direct sales business. Leveraging their strengths, they launched their online marketplace business in 2010, which has allowed us to significantly expand their selection of products and services.Timely and reliable fulfillment is critical to the success of an online retail business. JD.com believes that they have the largest fulfillment infrastructure of any e-commerce company in China. As of June 30, 2014, JD.com operated 97 warehouses with an aggregate gross floor area of approximately 1.8 million square meters and 1,808 delivery stations and 715 pickup stations. As of June 30, 2014, their self-operated delivery network covered 1,780 counties and districts and their 211 program and next-day delivery program covered 111 and 622 counties and districts, respectively, across China. JD.com has 62,061 full-time employees as of July 31, 2014. JD.com is a technology-driven company and has invested heavily in developing their own highly scalable proprietary technology platform that supports their rapid growth and enables us to provide value-added technology services.

## Global from Day One
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Medical Device

GD1 is a Venture Capital firm that invests with high conviction in exciting technology companies originating from New Zealand. Our team is passionate about creating and growing global businesses, and our goal is to transform NZ made into the next generation of globally disruptive tech solutions.

## China Development Industrial Bank (CDIB)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series C
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Pharmaceutical

CDIB pioneered venture capital and investment banking in Taiwan and today it remains the predominant leader in venture capital business in Taiwan with a market share of over 30%. Along with Taiwan's industrial development, CDIB has built up a wealth of experience in high-tech investment while its investment overseas has extended to the US,Japan, Korea and S.E. Asia.

## Expara IDM Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: E-Commerce, Information Technology, Apps

Expara IDM Ventures (EIDMV) is a leading provider of incubation and mentorship to early-stage interactive and digital media (IDM) companies in Singapore. EIDMV was one of the first private companies to be appointed as an incubator in the Interactive Digital Media Office (IDMPO)’s iJAM Microfunding Scheme supported by the National ResearchFoundation (NRF) in October 2007. Since then, we’ve invested S$5,000 on top of the S$50,000 disbursement from IDMPO into 16 start-ups. EIDMV’s iJAM I program has been highly successful, exceeding each of its KPIs and generating several of Singapore’s most exciting early-stage IDM companies. The team has a proven track record of successful follow-on fundraising for our incubatees; three companies have raised more than S$1MM in follow-on funding. EIDMV was again reappointed as an incubator in IDMPO’s new iJAM Mircofunding Scheme in April 2012, also known as iJAM Reload. EIDMV II was established late 2012 for the purpose of investment and incubation of future portfolio start-ups. The new scheme allows EIDMV II to match IDMPO’s funding of S$50,000 with an additional S$5,000 in Tier 1(similar to the initial program), followed by S$100,000 to S$100,000 match of IDMPO’s funding in Tier 2. The new management team which includes Douglas Abrams adds to the incubation experience and network which will strongly benefit these portfolio companies. EIDMV has close ties with two entities: Expara Pte Ltd, a venture creation company that develops and teaches entrepreneurship and innovation experiential-exercise-based learning programs for entrepreneurs, start-ups, companies and public institutions in Asia; and Extream Ventures Pte Ltd, an early-stage venture fund supported by NRF under the Early Stage Venture Funding Scheme. Douglas has helped raise S$20 million for Extream Ventures, in which he is one of four GPs.

## Gumi Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Video, Media and Entertainment, Gaming

Gumi Ventures helps the new entrepreneurs and businesses to cause a new innovation in the smartphone field. Gumi Ventures supports the new entrepreneurs and businesses that can resonate with gumi listed in the business mission, that cause a new innovation in the smartphone field. They will create a global company that represents the future ofJapan.

## ROHM Semiconductor
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Industrial, Electronics, Manufacturing

ROHM Semiconductor is the industry leader in system LSI, discrete components and module products, utilizing the latest in semiconductor technology.ROHM's proprietary production system, which includes some of the most advanced automation technology, is a major factor in keeping it at the forefront of the electronic component manufacturingindustry.In addition to its development of electronic components, ROHM has also developed its own production system so that it can focus on specific aspects of customized product development.ROHM employs highly skilled engineers with expertise in all aspects of design, development and production. This allows ROHM the flexibility to take on a wide range of applications and projects and the capability to serve valuable clients in the automotive, telecommunication and computer sectors as well as consumer OEMs.

## CDIB Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Information Technology

CCIC CDIB International Corp.

## MediaTek
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hsinchu, T'ai-wan, Taiwan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series D
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Semiconductor

MediaTek is another name for incredible innovation that powers the brands you love. From smartphones to smart homes, we are always by your side.

## BIGLOBE Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Mobile, Content, Marketing

BIGLOBE Capital was founded in 2007

## Legend Star
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Angel, Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology

Legend Star helps entrepreneurs create great businesses through investments, CEO training sessions and an entrepreneurs alliance.Since 2008, Legend Star has incubated and invested in nearly 600 companies and is deeply integrated in the Chinese entrepreneurial ecosystem.Legend Star is the independent early-stage investment arm of LegendHoldings. Legend Holdings is the parent company of Lenovo, Raycom Real Estate, Joyvio Agribusiness and a large range of fast-growing Chinese companies.

## Translink Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, Mobile, Information Technology

For US-based startups, identifying and accessing strategic partners in Asia can sometimes seem like a daunting challenge. With TransLink Capital’s support, guidance, and relationships with the most significant companies in Asia, our portfolio companies can develop the necessary long-term partnerships to transform their businesses and expand in Asiaand beyond.

## Delta Electronics Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series C, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, Mobile, Wireless

Delta, founded in 1971, is a global leader in power and thermal management solutions. Its mission statement, “To provide innovative, clean and energy-efficient solutions for a better tomorrow,” focuses on addressing key environmental issues such as global climate change. As an energy-saving solutions provider with core competencies in powerelectronics and automation, Delta's business categories include Power Electronics, Automation, and Infrastructure.

## Nogle
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, Fashion, FinTech

Nogle is a platform to empower entrepreneurship through provision of technology, business consultation, funding, shared operational and human resources, in return for a vested interest in their companies.

## Protégé Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Apps, Internet

Southeast Asia's largest student-led fund

## ITIC: Industrial Technology Investment Corporation
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Seed
- Focus: Manufacturing, Hardware, Semiconductor

We are the venture capital arm of the renowned R&D consortium – the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). Since our creation in 1979, we have invested over US$400 million across virtually all stages, sectors, and timezones. Companies we have nurtured have gone on to define entire industries, and boast a combined market cap of wellover US$200 billion.
Since its inception, ITIC has been instrumental in leading Taiwan's initial ventures into technology-based businesses, such as integrated circuits, automation, opto-electronic display, etc. ITIC is an original shareholder of some industry leaders such as UMC, Taiwan Mask Corp., Acer Display Technologies, Inc.(renamed as AU Optronics Corp.).

## iStart
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: Video, Software, E-Commerce

iStartis is a customizable online platform for organizations running business competitions around the globe. It has become the go-to site for entering business competitions from around the world, browsing pages of idea summaries, and networking with hundreds of entrepreneurs.iStart is now the networking site for entrepreneurs, mentors, andadvisors to connect with each other and bring potential business ideas to market. It is conducted by Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

## SBI Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software

SBI Group aims to become a corporate entity that provides a variety of one-stop financial services over the Internet now that two major events, the Financial Big Bang resulting from deregulation, and the Internet Revolution resulting from IT innovation, have radically transformed the financial industry.

## UPI Semiconductor
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hsinchu, T'ai-wan, Taiwan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Electronics, Semiconductor

UPI Semiconductor designs and manufactures analog and mixed-signal power management solutions in electronic systems.

## Sino-American Express
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Electronics, Semiconductor

Sino-American Express is an investment Firm.

## HTC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Taoyüan, T'ai-wan, Taiwan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Virtual Reality, Software, Augmented Reality

HTC Corp is engaged in the design, development, and manufacture of smartphones and tablets in Taiwan.The company offers PDA phones and smartphones for mobile operators and distributors in Europe, the United States, and Asia. These machines are available as HTC devices and as products individually customized for operators and device partners.The company provides its own HTC self-branded products as well as supports operator-branded products and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partners. It owns Dopod as a subsidiary company and is a member of the Open Handset Alliance.The company’s products are sold under various brand names such as HTC, Dopod, and Qtek and are often rebranded by major telecommunication carriers. Its products also include pocket PC phones (PDA Phone), ultra mobile phones, HTC kovsky (Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1), and HTC dream (T-mobile G1).HTC Corp was founded by Cher Wang and Peter Chou in 1997. It is headquartered in New Taipei City, Taiwan.

## Global Brain Corporation
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence

Global Brain Corporation is a venture capital firm that invests in companies from seed or early to pre-IPO startups. Global Brain has invested in 300+ startups from seed/early to pre-IPO startups and achieved 25 IPOs and 61 M&As as a result of providing hands-on support services and resources to its portfolio startups. Global Brain hasmanaged a pure investment fund as well as multiple corporate venture capital funds partnered together with tier 1 public companies of telecom, real estate development, financial service, beverages, agriculture food, logistics, and electronic devices.

## ARM IoT Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, PaaS

Arm IoT Fund is an early-stage focusing venture capital sponsored by Arm Holdings, a semiconductor intellectual property (IP) supplier for digital electronic products. The fund is aiming at various opportunities in the current booming “Internet of Things”, ranging from autonomous driving, genomic innovation to smart manufacturing.

## Vectr
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services

Vectr is a venture firm based in Hong Kong. They combine investment, creation and growth to deliver game-changing impact to teams ready to tackle global issues, transform industries and improve the lives of millions.That combines capital, creation and partnership to deliver game-changing impact. We strive to be the ideal partner for founders thatare building transformation products and looking to expand their businesses into asia.

## NTT Finance
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, Internet, SaaS

NTT Finance, a Tokyo-based international leasing and finance company, operates through leasing, loans, venture capital, and other segments.

## DCG Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Angel
- Focus: Blockchain, Financial Services, FinTech

DCG Group accelerates the growth of a more efficient financial infrastructure.

## Alibaba Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Software

Alibaba Group’s mission is to make it easy to do business anywhere. They enable businesses to transform the way they market, sell, operate, and improve their efficiencies. They provide the technology infrastructure and marketing reach to help merchants, brands, and other businesses to leverage the power of new technology to engage with theirusers and customers and operate in a more efficient way.Their businesses are comprised of core commerce, cloud computing, digital media and entertainment, and innovation initiatives. In addition, Ant Financial, a company in which they have agreed to acquire a 33% equity stake, provides payment and financial services to consumers and merchants on their platforms. An ecosystem has developed around their platforms and businesses that consists of consumers, merchants, brands, retailers, other businesses, third-party service providers, and strategic alliance partners.

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