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AVA Angels

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Taipei · Pre-Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked

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Investment thesis

The firm focuses on early-stage startups in Taiwan, targeting strategic and critical themes with long-term value. Its funds concentrate on digital and AI transformation, AI vertical applications, software technology, SaaS, fintech, consumer technology, Web3, ESG, and the creator economy. It combines angel investors' entrepreneurial and industry experience with the disciplined processes of venture funds, and works with local incubators, accelerators, and domestic and international growth-stage funds to accelerate portfolio growth and help Taiwan play a key global role.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 27, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Check
$330K – $10M
HQ
Taipei, TW
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2020
AUM
$25M
Tracked investments
59
Acquisitions
1

Team · 3 people

from the firm's website

What they invest in

from 33 of 59 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×11SaaS ×10Consumer ×9E-commerce ×7Logistics & Supply Chain ×6Enterprise Software ×5Data & Infrastructure ×4Fintech ×4

HQs:Taiwan×18United States×4Singapore×3Hong Kong×2

Who they back

founder profiles across 14 portfolio companies
36%
solo founders
5 of 14 mapped founding teams
44%
repeat founders
of 16 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×52 founders×73 founders×2

Where their founders studiedfrom 16 founders with education data

National Taiwan University ×4National Chengchi University ×2National University of Singapore ×2UCLA ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×7Computer Science ×5

Where their founders worked beforefrom 16 founders with career history

Appier ×2Portaly.cc ×2

Investments · 59 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2023 · 12022 · 23 dated

AlleyPinalleypin.comin

AlleyPin is a B2B medical technology provider that builds a LINE-based patient relationship management system (1.Talk) for clinics and healthcare institutions to manage patient interactions, reviews, and clinic operations.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaS

WEI CHENG LO(Founder)inHenry Shih(Founder)in

BB Truckbbtruck.cc

BBTruck provides supply chain logistics management solutions including a fleet management system (WTMS), cross-border e-commerce logistics platform (BecLog), and logistics carbon tracking services.

Climate TechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Co-investorsSparkLabs Taipei

Bcatlogisticsbcatlogistics.com

Cream Cat (奶油貓) is a Taiwan-registered package-forwarding and consolidation service that lets shoppers ship purchases from China and Japan e-commerce sites to a local warehouse and then consolidate and forward them to Taiwan via air freight, express sea freight, and bulk sea freight.

ConsumerE-commerceLogistics & Supply Chain

Blocktempoblocktempo.comin𝕏

Polymarket operates a decentralized prediction market platform where users can bet on the outcomes of real-world events such as sports and elections.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeep TechFintechMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSpace TechTaipei, TW

Yu-Ting (Mike) Lin(Founder)inJoey Luo(Founder)inShayne Coplan(CEO)Charlie Horowitz(CEO)Tyler Presser(CTO)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzD.E. ShawDragonflyG SquaredGeneral CatalystSV Angel+1 more

Bnextbnext.com.tw

Business Next (數位時代) is a Taiwanese digital news and media outlet covering technology, startups, AI, e-commerce, and business trends.

Media & Entertainment

Buyandshipbuyandship.com.tw

A cross-border shopping platform that sources products from 10 international markets and delivers them locally, offering customers access to exclusive items unavailable in their home market.

ConsumerE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesHong Kong, TW

BuyandShipbuyandship.todayin

Buy&Ship operates an international package-forwarding and proxy-buying service, letting shoppers buy products from overseas markets unavailable locally and consolidating shipments for delivery to their home.

ConsumerE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainHong Kong, HK

Co-investorsVU Venture PartnersAltara Ventures

Cnacna.com.tw

The Central News Agency (CNA) is the national news agency of the Republic of China (Taiwan), producing thousands of news items, photos, graphics, and video daily in Chinese, English, and Japanese.

Impact & Social GoodMedia & EntertainmentTaipei, TW

Confluxyachtconflux-yacht.com

Lang Lang Yacht (樂浪遊艇) offers yacht and small-powerboat licensing courses in Taipei, providing classroom instruction plus on-water training at Dazhi Meiti and Shilin marinas with exams held at the same sites.

ConsumerMarketplacesMobility & TransportationTravel & HospitalityTaipei, TW

Ryan(執行長 (CEO))Miya(財務長 (CFO))Daniel(船務部主管 (Head of Marine Affairs))Ian(活動部主管 (Head of Events))Wanyin(管家主管 (Head of Butler Services))

CreatorDBcreatordb.appin

CreatorDB is a data platform for the creator economy, using data and analytics to support work with online creators and influencers.

Creator EconomyData & InfrastructureGamingMarketing Tech

Clayton Jacobs(Co-founder)inNoah Hynam(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsAcorn Pacific VenturesPegatron

Ecocoecoco.xyz

Ecoco operates a circular-economy recycling network in Taiwan that rewards users with points for depositing containers.

Fairphonicfairphonic.com

AI-powered music digital copyright detection and management platform.

LegalTechMedia & EntertainmentSingapore, SG

Tang Heng Yang(CEO)inMajdi Rabia(CTO)in

Co-investorsEntrepreneur First

Fansifansi.me

Music NFT issuance platform creating collectible value for music works.

FSTfst.networkin

FST Network provides a federated data exchange and orchestration platform that enables enterprises to automate business processes and coordinate data pipelines while minimizing technical infrastructure complexity.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSingapore, SG

Jack Chu(CEO)in

Co-investorsRed Building Capital

GentleFoodsmygentlefoods.com

GentleFoods produces texture-modified, ready-to-eat meals (IDDSI levels L3–L6) for people with swallowing difficulties (dysphagia), using moulded puréed versions of local Asian dishes.

Direct to ConsumerFoodTechHealthtechSingapore, SG

GitRollgitroll.ioin𝕏

GitRoll builds a global "developer passport" that produces standardized, verifiable portfolios reflecting a coder's expertise, aimed at recognizing and fairly valuing developers—especially those in underserved regions and the open-source community.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsHR Tech

Ray Kuo(Founder)inLuyi YAN(Founder)in

Gosaicogosaico.comin𝕏

奇點無限 (Saico) offers A.I.R Web, a cloud-based AI route-planning and vehicle dispatch tool that solves vehicle routing (VRP) and traveling salesman (TSP) problems for delivery scheduling.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

HiLinkhilink.coJun 2022

HiLink is an API-first, AI-powered platform for live collaboration, virtual classrooms, and scalable streaming that turns live sessions into structured outputs such as transcripts, summaries, reports, and compliance records.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSChicago, US

Fuchen Wu(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsCorazon CapitalMercury FundMudita Venture

Insideinside.com.twAcquired

Taiwanese Chinese-language online media outlet covering internet, technology, startups and marketing, owned by TNL Mediagene.

Kai Kombuchakaikombucha.com

Kai Kombucha is a Taiwanese kombucha brand that brews naturally fermented drinks using fair-trade and organic ingredients along with local Taiwanese tea leaves and fruit, applying North American fermentation techniques.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechWellness & Fitness

CindyRoss

KryptoGokryptogo.cominJul 2022

AssetPro is a Web3 enterprise fund management product for on-chain asset management, offering multi-currency expense tracking, multi-level approval workflows, role-based permissions, and virtual asset liquidity management.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Yao-Wei "Kordan" Ou(Founder)inKordan Ou(Founder & CEO)inHarry Chen(Co-Founder & CTO)inEstelle Huang(Head of Product)in

Co-investorsRed Building Capital

Lypidlypid.coin𝕏

Lypid develops plant-based meat products, including pork belly alternatives sold as slices and braised and smoked variants.

FoodTech

Co-investorsBig Idea VenturesGGFGreen Generation FundTet Ventures

Mrlivingmrliving.com.tw

Taiwanese furniture and home furnishings brand selling original designs developed with Danish designers.

YuFan Lin(Founder)in

No8no8.ioin

InsightArk is an Agent-Native CRM platform that lets AI agents not only understand customer data but also carry out CRM tasks directly, using components such as MCP, Skills, and Copilot V2.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS

陳子龍(CEO)

Omnichatomnichat.aiin

Omnichat is an omnichannel chat commerce platform that combines messaging integration (WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, LINE), marketing automation, and AI agents to help brands run conversational shopping and sales across channels.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechHong Kong, HK

Alan Chan(Founder)in

Co-investorsAppWorks VenturesKaszek Ventures

Otsogroupotsogroup.comin𝕏

OTSO Markets is an online CFD broker offering trading in forex, metals, energy, indices and cryptocurrencies through the MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 platforms.

Fintech

Pet100Papet100pa.com

百分百寵物 is a Taiwan-based pet store chain founded by veterinarians, operating multiple retail locations that sell pet products and offer services such as pet grooming, bathing, and free veterinary clinics.

ConsumerRetail Tech

Portalyportaly.cc𝕏

Portaly is a platform that lets influencers and content creators build a customizable micro-website linking their social profiles and monetize through digital product sales, memberships, email marketing funnels, built-in payments, invoicing, and brand collaboration tools with media kits.

Creator EconomyFintechSaaS

CW Lin(Founder)Chi Wei Lin(Founder)in

Primobtprimobt.comin

A precision-medicine company that uses radiochemistry and molecular imaging to develop and manufacture radioisotope-based diagnostic and therapeutic drugs, focused on hard-to-treat cancers.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices

黃雅瑤(共同創辦人/董事長兼執行長 (Co-founder, Chairman & CEO))葉肇元(共同創辦人 (Co-founder))

Return Helperreturnhelper.comin

Return Helper provides an end-to-end return management software solution that handles reverse logistics for cross-border e-commerce returns, connecting merchants to overseas warehouses and international shipping partners.

E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail Tech

Co-investorsColopl NextCathay VentureMLC Ventures

Rosettarosetta.aiin𝕏

Rosetta.ai offers an AI-powered personalization platform for e-commerce brands, providing product recommendations and interactive on-site features to increase engagement and conversions.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechSaaS

Alice LiinDaniel HuanginSteeve

Co-investors500 Global

Rybitrybit.ioinJul 2023

Rybit leases e-bikes to individuals, businesses, and governments, offering subscriptions, micro-mobility fleet systems for last-mile delivery and corporate leasing, and managed public shared-mobility programs.

ConsumerHardwareIoTMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsColopl NextCherubic Ventures

Skydeckskydeck.vc

Berkeley SkyDeck Fund is the venture fund investing in every startup admitted to UC Berkeley's SkyDeck accelerator.

Berkeley, US

SugarAIsugarai.tw𝕏

Sugar is an app that lets users chat with AI versions of characters created by webtoon artists, illustrators, and authors, with content directly licensed from the creators.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator Economy

Co-investorsAccel-KKRNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Turing Driveturing-drive.comin

Turing Drive develops task-oriented autonomous driving technology, deploying self-driving buses and low-speed vehicles for shuttle, logistics, security, and sanitation services in settings such as industrial sites, resorts, and transport hubs.

AI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationRobotics

沈大維(CEO)陳冠文(VD Vice President)呂孟耿(MaaS Vice President)楊為任(ADS Vice President)吳旭東(AD Assistant Vice President)

Board陳維隆(Chairman)

Workatastartupworkatastartup.com

Y Combinator's job board where candidates use one profile to apply to roles at YC-backed startups.

X Platformxplatform.world

XPlatform partners with subject-matter experts in Taiwan to turn their working methods into AI-era courses, training and branded platforms.

Zeaburzeabur.com𝕏

Zeabur is a deployment platform aimed at software developers.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaSNewark, US

Yuanlin Lin(Founder)in

Co-investors500 Global

Zoheyeatszoheyeats.com

Zohe is a corporate meal service that uses a network of over 300 food and restaurant partners to design menus for company teams, ranging from small startups to enterprises of 300+ people.

B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFoodTech

拍拍圈 Popchillpopchill.comin

PopChill is a C2C marketplace for buying and selling second-hand luxury fashion items such as designer bags and wallets from brands like Chanel, Hermès, Gucci, and Louis Vuitton.

Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces

Andy Kuo

Co-investors500 GlobalAcorn Pacific VenturesAppWorks Ventures

方格子 Vocusvocus.cc

Largest Chinese-language creator platform with millions of monthly readers and creators.

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

AIVS-PRBerkeley SkydeckDotdotFST NetworkGoodfinMoovo (Rybit)OTSOPrimoSugar AISuper 8 Studio作燴凡立橙奇點無限奶油貓集運寵物百分百樂浪點點全球

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has AVA Angels made?
AVA Angels has 59 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
What stage does AVA Angels invest at?
AVA Angels invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is AVA Angels's typical check size?
AVA Angels typically writes checks of $330K – $10M.
What sectors does AVA Angels focus on?
AVA Angels focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Creator Economy, Crypto & Web3, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Impact & Social Good, SaaS.
Where is AVA Angels located?
AVA Angels is headquartered in Taipei, TW.
Who does AVA Angels co-invest with?
AVA Angels most often shares deals with 500 Global, Acorn Pacific Ventures, AppWorks Ventures, among 24 tracked co-investors.

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