April, May & June 2020
Startup Taiwan
Startup News Asia’s quarterly collection of Taiwan’s startup news headlines from April, May and June 2020.
Items listed are tech-focused article or startup news headlines from Q2 2020 covering Taiwan’s startup space in some way – announcements by Taiwanese startups about products, pivots or funding round, or an article outlining changes to an aspect of the Taiwanese startup scene generally, for example.
The focus here is obviously on Taiwan, but we do include ‘wider-world’ tech startup news headlines to provide Taiwanese startups with additional points-of-reference, food for thought for early-stage Taiwanese startups and entrepreneurs, and wider technology-focused industry knowledge.
June 2020 | May 2020 | April 2020
June 2020
- Taiwan: Cathay Financial Holdings partners BSOS blockchain startup and ChargeSmith EV charging service provider for proof-of-concept in electric vehicle financing
- Taiwan launches $70M IP2 LaunchPad program focused on Israeli startups, selecting 25 companies in digital healthcare and cybersecurity
- Taiwan’s advantages: “…capable but relatively inexpensive engineers, prowess in high-tech manufacturing, strong gov’t support, stable economy and excellent quality of life”
- Taiwan: An intro to Talent Circulation Alliance, public-private partnership facilitating circulation of talent between Taiwan and like-minded partners worldwide
- Taiwan: Deep01 raises $2.7M with software helping doctors interpret CT brain scans, detecting specific conditions with 93-95% accuracy within 30 seconds
- Taiwan: Nokia secures a sole-supplier Taiwan Mobile 5G contract valued at $450M, set to build the telco’s next-generation network
May 2020
- Taiwan’s HTC launches Vive Sync collaboration and meetings app to allow remote teams to collaborate in VR
- Taiwan: Startups under StarFab Taiwan AI x Robotics Accelerator partner Taiwan’s biomedical firms to develop screening platform for COVID-19
- Taiwan’s AppWorks Accelerator opens applications for batch 21 intake, close set for July 1st
- US Gov’t reportedly in talks with chip manufacturers including Taiwan Semiconductor and Intel around feasibility of fabrication plants in the US
- ICYMI: This week’s Startup Digest for Taipei, listing Techstar’s take on the city’s tech and startup-related events, announcements and information
- Taiwan: M17 interactive streaming platforms provider secures $26.5M with sights on expansion to Japan, the US and Middle East
- Singapore’s CirclesLife targeting growth in Taiwan with expansion of mobile services to include digital finance, gaming and events recommendations related to telco services
- Taiwan: A video intro to SimX VR, training doctors in treating coronavirus patients virtually, developed by HTC and Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation
- Taiwan: An overview of the country’s AI ecosystem development
- Taiwan: An overview of Japan’s LINE messaging app’s aims as a virtual bank in Taiwan, both with LINE Pay and the soon-to-launch LINE Bank
- Taiwan: Financial Supervisory Commission considering establishing new trading platform, making it easier for SMEs to raise funds for expansion
- Taiwan: XRSpace, started by co-founder of HTC, launches Manova virtual world and Mova goggles, aiming to deliver a social VR experience like Ready Player One
- Taiwan AI Robotics Accelerator, Japan’s Mizuhu Bank and StarFab Accelerator ink MoU to establish accelerator platform focusing on 5G, AI and medicine (pdf)
- Women’s International Showcase of Entrepreneurs event set for June 18, livestreaming pitches from 50 early-stage, women-led startups in 10 regions worldwide
April 2020
- ICYMI: Aegis opens, Taiwan’s first cafe supporting Hong Kong’s protests against extradition bill and CCP erosion of HK’s democratic freedoms
- Taiwan: An intro to Numbers, startup tackling fake news images using blockchain tech to capture metadata for private cloud storage or IFPS integration
- ICYMI: Audi Taiwan Innovation Award mobility-focused challenge, open to startups in Taiwan or APAC with an interest in relocating or expanding to Taiwan
- Taiwan’s Gogoro set to launch new e-bike brand Eeyo in the US, with wider sights set on providing a platform for energy-efficient vehicles
- Assuring Taiwan’s Innovation Future: 5 challenges and specific solutions to promote innovation, leverage partnerships, and to bolster Taiwan’s global marketplace standing
- Taiwan: US-based SmartLabs expands with new biomedical innovation base in Taiwan, and launch of Global Launch Program life sciences accelerator
- National Development Council to open applications from Taiwan’s startups affected by COVID-19 for scheme providing 6-12 months funding in exchange for preferred stock
- Taiwan: A brief intro to the eMask app, collecting and displaying data about mask inventories at local drugstores, developed in part by Taiwan’s Digital Minister
- Taiwan: BSOS blockchain firm closes $1M angel funding round with focus on enterprize applications
- Taiwan gov’t bans all official use of Zoom, citing cybersecurity concerns over data routed through China
- Taiwan: An intro to Taipei Urbanism, founded by a beneficiary of the Taiwan Employment Gold Card
- A look at the upcoming Meet your Match Taiwan event, initiative from KK Fund and Taiwan Startup Stadium to connect local startups with potential investors
- Taiwan: An overview of the country’s advantages and opportunities for startup founders and entrepreneurs
- Podcast: Startup Island Episode 1, an interview with Andrew Jiang of Taiwan-based Soda Labs, pioneering a hardware-as-a-service startup
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