How many investments has MESH made?

MESH has 31 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.

What stage does MESH invest at?

MESH invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.

What is MESH's typical check size?

MESH typically writes checks of $100K – $60M.

What sectors does MESH focus on?

MESH focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, FoodTech, Hardware, Healthtech, IoT, Mobility & Transportation, Quantum Computing, Robotics, SaaS, Semiconductors, Space Tech.

Where is MESH located?

MESH is headquartered in Taipei, TW.

Who does MESH co-invest with?

MESH most often shares deals with Trousdale Ventures, In-Q-Tel, IronGate Capital Advisors, among 62 tracked co-investors.

MESH

Venture capital

Taipei · Seed–Late Stage · 17 people tracked

Also known as MESH VENTURES LLC · NODE BY MESH LLC

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Investment thesis

MESH concentrates on electronics as the foundation of global technological advancement, investing across robotics, semiconductors, and spatial computing. Its differentiator is deep ties to leading electronics-industry players such as foundries and ODMs, giving portfolio companies access to corporate partner resources and supply-chain relationships. The firm deploys capital through three vehicles: MESH Syndicates for deal-by-deal growth and late-stage investments ($10-30M per company), Thematic Funds anchored by corporate partners ($500k-2M per company), and a Partner Pocket Fund for fast direct partner investments ($100k-1M).

Source: firm website, verified Sep 20, 2026.

Stage

Seed–Late Stage

Check

$100K – $60M

Taipei, TW

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2015

Last 12 months

3 investments

Private fund assets

$33.2M

VC funds

Tracked investments

Unicorns

IPOs

Team · 17 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories

Edward Chyau· Managing Partner· Portland

Managing Partner with 17 years of investment and electronics product development experience. Holds an M.S. in Applied Biology and a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Georgia Tech.

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Sam Lam· Managing Partner· Taipeiin

Managing Partner with 10 years of investment experience and background at Quanta Computer and Citibank; founder of iMatchBox. Holds a B.S. in Economics from the University of Toronto.

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Tony Fai· Partner· San Franciscoin

Partner with 15 years of product development experience, including 13 years at Apple and 2 years at Arris Composites. Holds an M.S. in EE from Stanford and a B.S. in EE from UIUC.

Bob Cheng· Partner· Taipeiin

Partner with 13 years of investment experience and prior roles at KAMIA, Davicom, and AT&T. Holds an MBA and B.S. in International Affairs from Georgia Tech and is Six Sigma certified.

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Tony Yu· Partner· Taipeiin

Partner with 10 years of investment and 20 years of product development experience spanning mobile to medical devices, including roles at Quanta Computer and Dolby Labs. Holds two M.S. degrees from Stanford and is PMP certified.

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Julian Bürklein· Managing partner· Langen, Hesse, Germanyin

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Amy Shen· Relationship Manager· Taipeiin

Relationship Manager with 4 years of experience in sales and PR.

Brina Chen· Director of Finance· Taipei

Director of Finance with 25 years of fund management and accounting experience. Holds a B.S. in Accounting from Fu-Jen University and is a CPA and Security Specialist.

Ellen Guan· Executive Assistant to Sam Lam· Taipei

Executive Assistant with 7 years of startup experience and 10 years of product development experience, including roles at Apple, Adobe, and Berkeley Pad-13. Holds a B.A. in Political Economy from UC Berkeley.

Hitomi Kao· Head of Investor Relations· Taipeiin

Head of Investor Relations with 10 years of IR and PR experience. Holds a B.A. in International Social Sciences from the University of Tsukuba.

Lia Wang· Chief Operating Officer· Taipei

COO with 10 years of business operations experience and 10 years in finance and asset management at Goldman Sachs in New York and Hong Kong. Holds an M.S. in Accounting and B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School.

Melody Lu· Financial Analyst· Taipei

Financial Analyst with 10 years of finance experience across tax compliance, auditing, and corporate treasury management. Holds a B.S. in Accounting from National Chengchi University.

Bryn Pilney· Head of Research· Portlandin

Head of Research with 9 years of marketing and product development experience at Intel. Holds a B.S. in Business Management from Oregon State University.

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Rae Lin· Senior Associate

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John Ge· Investor Relations Managerin

Lluis Viñas· Head of Research· Portland, Oregon, United Statesin

Lluis Viñas blends engineering and strategy-consulting with venture investing to provide a technically rigorous, operations-focused perspective; a go-to insurtech and insurance-distribution specialist with a post-2021 thesis focused on Latin America.

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WEN Ya· Head of Investor Relations· Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China

Ph.D. holder; Deputy Secretary-General of CAS.

What they invest in

from 11 of 31 portfolio companies

Deep Tech ×8Hardware ×8Semiconductors ×5AI & Machine Learning ×4Defense Tech ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2Enterprise Software ×2Space Tech ×2

HQs:United States×8

Who they back

founder profiles across 10 portfolio companies

30%

solo founders

3 of 10 mapped founding teams

38%

repeat founders

of 16 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×32 founders×53 founders×2

Where their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with education data

Stanford University ×2Texas A&M University ×2University of Michigan ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×9Computer Science ×3Mathematics & Statistics ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 16 founders with career history

AMD ×3Intel Corporation ×3Virgin Orbit ×2

Investments · 31 tracked

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By year:2026 · 3 2023 · 14 dated

Navitas SemiconductorNASDAQ: NVTS

Navitas designs and manufactures gallium nitride and silicon carbide power semiconductors for high-power applications including artificial intelligence data centers, grid infrastructure, performance computing, and industrial electrification.

Chris Allexandre(President, Chief Executive Officer and Board member)

Co-investorsJefferies

Quantinuumquantinuum.com in 𝕏NASDAQ: QNTDec 2023

Quantinuum develops quantum computers and quantum software solutions for applications in drug discovery, healthcare, materials science, cybersecurity, and energy.

Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareQuantum ComputingBroomfield, US

Ilyas Khan(Chief Product Officer)in Rajeeb Hazra(President and CEO)inAvinash Palaniswamy(Chief Commercial Officer)Susan Schwamberger(Chief Human Resources Officer and SVP Operations)inJennifer Strabley(VP and General Manager, Compute Products)in Waseem Shiraz(Senior VP Strategic Initiatives & Chief of Staff)in

Co-investorsAccess Ventures (New York)EdenBase Honeywell Ventures Khosla Ventures Manta Ray Ventures Owl Ventures +9 more

Payloadspacepayloadspace.com in 𝕏✓ verified

Venus Aerospace develops rotating detonation rocket engines (RDREs) for defense and commercial space applications.

Deep TechDefense TechMedia & EntertainmentSpace Tech

Andrew Duggleby(CTO and cofounder)

Co-investorsDraper Associates Lockheed Martin Ventures Mercury Fund PEAK6

Ahead Computingaheadcomputing.comJun 2026

AheadComputing develops high-performance 64-bit RISC-V application processor cores designed to maximize per-core CPU performance for AI, cloud, client, mobile, and edge workloads.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductorsBeaverton, US

Debbie Marr(Founder)in Jonathan Pearce(Founder)inSrikanth Srinivasan(Founder)

Board Greg Reichow(Director)inJim Keller(Director)

Co-investorsBig Brain Holdings Cambium Capital Eclipse Ventures Trousdale Ventures Fundomo Maverick Capital +1 more

Anello Photonicsanellophotonics.com inMay 2026 · $25M

ANELLO Photonics develops silicon photonics-based inertial navigation systems, specifically its SiPhOG platform, which delivers optical gyroscope performance in a chip-scale form factor for GPS-denied environments.

Deep TechDefense TechHardwareSemiconductorsSanta Clara, US

Dr. Mario Paniccia(Co-Founder and CEO)Avi Feshali(Founder)in

Co-investorsCatapult Ventures IronGate Capital Advisors Lockheed Martin Ventures Mana Ventures HCVC In-Q-Tel +1 more

Botristabotrista.com in

Botrista offers a craft beverage automation platform that lets restaurants and foodservice operators serve made-to-order drinks—such as bubble tea, iced coffee, smoothies, and lemonades—from over 2,000 recipes at the touch of a button.

AI & Machine LearningFoodTechHardwareRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Hao-Che Hsu(Executive Officer, Director)Sean Hsu(Founder)inWu-Chou Kuo(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsDunamu & Partners Hat-Trick Capital Pinnacle Ventures Citta Capital

Centera Photonicscentera-photonics.com

Centera-Photonics manufactures optical transceivers and active optical cables for data communication applications.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Co-investorsUMC Capital

Cesium Astrocesiumastro.com in 𝕏

CesiumAstro builds active phased array communications systems and software-defined payloads for space and defense applications, including inter-satellite crosslinks, downlinks, and 5G non-terrestrial network connectivity.

Defense TechHardwareSpace TechAustin, US

Shey Sabripour(Executive Officer, Director)inJonathan Hodock(Director)Daniel Sable(Director)

Board Thomas D?Halluin(Director)in Wen Hsieh(Director)in

Co-investorsAssembly Ventures In-Q-Tel InMotion Ventures IronGate Capital Advisors Kleiner Perkins Matter Venture Partners +4 more

Eliyaneliyan.com in

Eliyan develops chiplet interconnect PHY technologies, including its NuLink and NuLink-X products, aimed at increasing bandwidth, power efficiency, and lowering total cost of ownership for generative AI and high-performance computing data center systems.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Ramin Farjadrad(Founder & CEO)in Patrick Soheili(Co-founder & CEO)inSyrus Ziai(Co-founder & VP of Engineering)in

Co-investorsAlumni Ventures Celesta Capital Celesta Capital Cisco Investments Cleveland Avenue Intel Capital +4 more

Phosiophosio.com inMar 2026

Phosio develops UV-curable metal oxide precursors that enable low-temperature deposition for optical and electronic components used in smart glasses, semiconductors, and display technologies.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew MaterialsSemiconductorsCorvallis, US

Omid Sadeghi(Chief Executive Officer)in

Board Bryn Pilney(Director)inAndrew Greenville(Director)Joe O'Keeffe(Director)

Co-investorsElevate Capital Silicon Catalyst TEL Venture Capital, Inc.Sierra Ventures

Scope ARscopear.com in 𝕏Defunct

Scope AR develops augmented reality software and solutions for enterprise customers in aerospace, aviation, manufacturing, medical device, semiconductor, and CPG industries to help workers visualize and solve complex tasks.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningConsumerDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Scott Montgomerie(Founder)in David Nedohin(Founder/President)in

Co-investorsEdmonton Unlimited Hemisphere Ventures LLC New Stack Ventures Presence Capital REMUS Capital SignalFire +3 more

Tenstorrenttenstorrent.com in 𝕏

Tenstorrent designs and manufactures AI hardware accelerators and develops open-source software tools for deploying and running large language models at scale.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareToronto

Ljubisa Bajic(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in Jim Keller(Chief Executive Officer)inIvan Hamer(Director)Milos Trajkovic(Co-Founder; Senior Fellow, Systems Engineering & Software)in

Board Greg Reichow(Director)inMike Shaver(Director)

Co-investors1/1 Capital A'Z Angels Advaita Capital Claritas Capital Hakluyt Capital LG Technology Ventures +7 more

Venus Aerospacetrousdale.vc in 𝕏

Trousdale Ventures is a global venture capital firm that invests in mission-driven companies across climate tech, deep tech, space and mobility, and consumer sectors.

Sector AgnosticSeal Beach, US

Sarah Duggleby(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew Duggleby(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardPhillip Sarofim(Founder)in

Co-investorsCantos Ventures Cubit Capital Halogen Ventures Management Company Llc Mercury Fund Red Beard Ventures Seraph Group +7 more

Other

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

3D Glass SolutionsBigscreen VRDeepMapEmpower SemiconductorGuardhatHYPRISEELoopdMovellusNotionOculiiPackage SolutionsParkifiPlusQuadricSIMOTrueWinUnconventional AI

Exits · 2

2 IPOs

Navitas SemiconductorNASDAQ: NVTSQuantinuumNASDAQ: QNT

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Eliyan hits $1B valuation and Simile raises $200M as AI infrastructure funding surges in late July 2026

Eliyan · marketscale.com · Aug 9, 2026

Venus Aerospace adds government, C-suite leaders following $91M raise - InnovationMap

Venus Aerospace · houston.innovationmap.com · Jul 30, 2026

The Next Trillion-Dollar Chip Company - by Austin Lyons

Tenstorrent · chipstrat.com · Jul 15, 2026

Craig-Hallum Initiates Quantinuum (QNT) With a Buy

Quantinuum · finance.yahoo.com · Jul 15, 2026

Phosio has raised $4 Million in new funding - intelligence360

Phosio · intelligence360.news · Jun 19, 2026

TELEO-Backed Flatirons Solutions BuysScope AR

Scope AR · themiddlemarket.com · Jun 17, 2026

Anello Photonics Raises $25M to Scale

Anello Photonics · tectonicdefense.com · May 6, 2026

Texas’ space investment grows in Austin; company builds next gen satellite factory

Cesium Astro · tech.yahoo.com · Aug 8, 2025

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has MESH made?: MESH has 31 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does MESH invest at?: MESH invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What is MESH's typical check size?: MESH typically writes checks of $100K – $60M.
What sectors does MESH focus on?: MESH focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, FoodTech, Hardware, Healthtech, IoT, Mobility & Transportation, Quantum Computing, Robotics, SaaS, Semiconductors, Space Tech.
Where is MESH located?: MESH is headquartered in Taipei, TW.
Who does MESH co-invest with?: MESH most often shares deals with Trousdale Ventures, In-Q-Tel, IronGate Capital Advisors, among 62 tracked co-investors.

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