Taiwan 101.
The Post-PC Era
The Post-PC era dominated
by new players
HTC = Hipster Troll Carwash?
Taiwan Tech in Transition
Lots of identical competitors
Local market is too small
New Hope
500 Startups... and friends
Garage+
Investors
Japanese VCs:
Infinity Venture Partners, CyberAgent, B-Dash
Taiwan investors:
WI Harper, TMI, AppWorks, Pinehurst, Cherubic
Silicon Valley:
500 Startups, Translink, Quest Venture Partners
Government:
National Development Fund (NDF)
Taiwan Startup Stadium (TSS)
Mobile/IoT startups
targeting global markets.
500 Startups in Taiwan:
PicCollage
Cubie Messenger
POP APP
Bounty Hunter
Roam&Wander
Alfred
Mobagel
PicCollage: 100M downloads
Sentri on Kickstarter
Flux on Kickstarter
VMFIVE: playable mobile ads
KKBOX: the Spotify of Asia
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Taiwan: Strong Fundamentals
TECH:
Excellent engineering and hardware talent
Tech is the dominant industry in Taiwan
LIVING:
First-class infrastructure and transportation
Universal Health Care
High quality at low cost
CULTURE:
Exposure to multiple regional influences
Lots of great cafes
Multiple regional influences:
WeChat, Facebook and LINE
Lots of great cafes
Cat cafes originated in Taiwan
Cafes + hackers = startups ?
Come visit us in Taipei!
Taiwan 101
By piccollage
