Investor and Corporate Matchmaking Program in Taiwan
10X Innovation Lab is delighted to announce the launch of a new partnership with Business Next, one of the largest media companies in Taiwan. Over the years, 10X Innovation has been helping to bridge the gap between Taiwan and Silicon Valley to help unlock the potential of the Taiwanese startup ecosystem. The goal of this new partnership called “BNEXT Virtual Startup Matchmaking Program” is to support 23 Taipei-based startups in becoming growth catalysts for Taiwan. Over two sessions, our team connected the entrepreneurs with 5 corporate leaders and 5 top-tier investors to explore partnership opportunities. More details on the two online sessions are outlined below:
1. Investor Matchmaking Session
Participating founders got the opportunity to learn how to master the art of pitching and introduce their businesses to some of Silicon Valley’s renowned investors, including:
Gareth Keane, Partner at Promus Ventures
Amit Garg, Managing Partner at Tau Ventures
Jonathan Hua, Investor at Scrum Ventures
Luigi Congedo, Principal at Bootstrap Labs
Alex Kopelyan, Program Director at IndieBio
In addition, the investors were also educated on founder best practices, insights, and common pitfalls when entering a market like the US.
2. Corporate Matchmaking Session
In this session, 10X brought best-in-class corporates and executives from Silicon Valley, who are responsible for various startup investments and partnerships. By “matching” them with founders, 10X provided opportunities for the startups to explore potential collaborations as well as the opportunity to receive feedback on their pitch decks, business model, and go-to-market strategies. The corporate mentors included:
Mitchell Weinstock, Partner at HP Tech Ventures
Tomasz Kolodziejak, Product & Partnerships at Samsung
Joel Barbier, Director of Customer Transformation at Cisco
Praveen Gupta, Corporate Development and Investments at HTC
Erica Chain, Emerging Technologies & Strategy at Genentech
All in all, 10X and Business Next were thankful for the opportunity to contribute in helping Taiwanese startups become one of the globe’s most sought after entrepreneurs. Here are the startups and founders who participated in the Business Next Investor / Corporate Matchmaking program:
1. Giftpack - Archer Chiang, CEO and Founder
2. Aiello - Vic Shen, Co-Founder and CEO
3. INSTO - Bruce Chen, Founder and CEO
4. KABOB - Steve Tsai, CEO
5. Avalanche Computing Taiwan - Jay Chen, Co-Founder
6. KryptoGO - Yao-Wei Kordan Ou, Founder and CEO
7. Uniigym Global Co. - Thibaud Brunel, Deputy CEO
8. Poseidon Network - Light Lin, CEO & Co-Founder
9. AcroViz - RuFen Chen, Co-Founder & President
10. Pumpkin VR - Peter Liao, Founder
11. KiWi New Energy - Steve Huang, Founder and CEO
12. Ubestream - Krissy Pai, Co-Founder and CTO
13. TMY Technology - Su-Wei, Chang, President
14. HackMD - Jongkai Yang, CEO and Co-Founder
15. Youuxi Digital Co., Ltd. - Ariel Lin, Marketing
16. Singular Wings - David Lee, CEO
17. Botrista Technology - Sean Hsu, CEO and Co-Founder
18. Roby- Jay Hsueh, CEO
19. FiO Technology Company Limited - George Chu, CEO & Founder
20. XMight Corp - Young, CEO
21. Guzip Biomarkers Corporation - Heng-Cheng Chang, Clinical Project Manager
22. LongGood Meditech Ltd. -Prudence Lai, Product Manager
23. Directgo - Chen Jeremy, Co-founder & CEO
If you are part of an organization that supports local startups in scaling to global markets and are interested in partnering with 10X, please feel free to reach out to our CEO, Klaus Wehage at klaus@10xinnovationlab.com. 10X offers a wide range of tailored programs, ranging from online educational courses and webinars, to Silicon Valley immersion programs and bootcamps.