How many investments has SparkLabs Taipei made?

SparkLabs Taipei has 17 tracked investments.

What stage does SparkLabs Taipei invest at?

SparkLabs Taipei invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.

What is SparkLabs Taipei's typical check size?

SparkLabs Taipei typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Where is SparkLabs Taipei located?

SparkLabs Taipei is headquartered in Taipei, TW.

Does SparkLabs Taipei lead rounds?

SparkLabs Taipei typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.

Who does SparkLabs Taipei co-invest with?

SparkLabs Taipei most often shares deals with 500 Global, AVA Angels, Brainstorm Ventures, among 7 tracked co-investors.

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Taipei · Pre-Seed–Series B · 12 people tracked

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Entry point into Taiwan for international startups and partner to Taiwanese corporates, offering a Taiwan-entry playbook, Global-from-Day-One six-continent network for cross-border dealflow/syndication, and a 1,000+ Demo Day.

Invests inAI & Machine Learning E-commerce Enterprise Software Fintech SaaSSector AgnosticTravel & Hospitality Asia-Pacific Taipei Taiwan

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Stage

Pre-Seed–Series B

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$100K – $5M

Taipei, TW

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2017

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Team · 12 people

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Yen-Chi Chiu· General Partner

Bernard Moon· Co-Founder & Partner· Palo Alto, Californiain 𝕏

Co-founder and General Partner at SparkLabs Global Ventures and SparkLabs (Korea accelerator). Previously co-founded Vidquik and GoingOn Networks and was a Managing Director at the Lunsford Group. Holds an MPA from Columbia and a BA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

bernard@sparklabsglobal.com

Edgar Chiu· Co-Founder & Managing Partner· Taipei, Taipei City, Taiwanin 𝕏

Co-founder and Managing Partner of SparkLabs Taiwan. Previously founding COO of Gogolook (acquired by NAVER in 2013) and a management consultant at IBM; also co-founded talent program Jumpstart Global. Holds a degree in Quantitative Finance from National Tsing Hua University.

Eugene Kim· General Partner· Seoul Incheon Metropolitan Areain

Partner at SparkLabs managing day-to-day operations of the accelerator program. Previously held business development roles at Tencent Korea, Podotree, Vertigo Games, and NHN. Holds a BA in Economics and Philosophy from the University of Michigan.

Jimmy Kim· Co-Founder & General Partner· Seoul Incheon Metropolitan Areain

Co-founder and Partner at SparkLabs Global Ventures and SparkLabs (Korea). Co-founded and served as CEO/President of IoT platform N3N, and previously held executive roles at Nexon. Holds degrees from Northwestern and KAIST plus a Stanford executive program.

Alex Wu· Venture Partner

Venture Partner at SparkLabs Taiwan. Founding team member and VP at NEX Team (HomeCourt), Managing Partner at Cavalier Venture Partners, and previously held marketing roles at Newsela and Uber.

Andrew Chen· Venture Partnerin

Venture Partner at SparkLabs Taiwan and Managing Partner at Hickory Falls Ventures. Former Chief Product Officer at CommentSold and SVP at Flow Commerce (acquired by Global-e). Holds a BA in Economics from Yale.

Mic Inoue Hsieh· Venture Partner

Venture Partner at SparkLabs Taiwan and a travel industry executive who chairs Sanpu Travel Group. Previously Group GM of Green World Hotels and scaled FUNNOW's Japan operations; holds board roles across hospitality and tourism organizations.

Tony Ling· Venture Partnerin

Venture Partner at SparkLabs Taiwan and former Managing Director at Silver Lake Partners, where he led technology investments. Later co-founded marketplace IQ License and is an active angel investor. Holds a BA from Harvard and MBA from Harvard Business School.

Alice Cheang· Managerin

Program Manager at SparkLabs Taiwan supporting accelerator program execution and international expansion. Previously worked at an entrepreneurship lab at the Universities at Shady Grove. Holds a degree in Communication from the University of Maryland.

Mallory Chien· Directorin

Director at SparkLabs Taiwan supporting accelerator program operations. Previously a product and project manager at medical imaging AI company aetherAI and a technical partnership manager at Huawei's Munich research center. Holds a master's from the Technical University of Berlin.

Regina Lo· Senior Manager

Senior Manager at SparkLabs Taiwan supporting accelerator operations and fundraising, with prior experience in venture capital and accelerators focused on retail tech, food innovation, and agri-automation.

What they invest in

from 14 of 17 portfolio companies

SaaS ×6AI & Machine Learning ×5Enterprise Software ×4E-commerce ×3Fintech ×3Climate Tech ×2Consumer ×2Crypto & Web3 ×2

HQs:Taiwan×5Hong Kong×1Singapore×1United States×1

Portfolio companies · 17 tracked

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Aegiscustodyaegiscustody.com in

Aegis Custody is a blockchain company that holds digital assets in segregated custody accounts, operating under a TCSP license in Hong Kong and a South Dakota Charter in the US.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech

Agentxagentx.so

AgentX is a platform for building AI agents that are traceable, explainable, and auditable, with features like human-in-the-loop checkpoints, SOC 2 controls, and cloud or on-prem deployment.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Aipluxaiplux.com in

AIPLUX builds offline-first, on-premises AI infrastructure for intellectual property governance, including GPU-accelerated edge devices and software for drafting IP documents, detecting infringement risks, automating patent/trademark prosecution, and monitoring global IP portfolios.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHardwareLegalTechSingapore, SG

Alfred Wu(Founder)in

Aiseedtechaiseedtech.com

AiSeed builds Edge AI-powered autonomous drones for military surveillance, reconnaissance, and defense operations, emphasizing cybersecurity and cost-effectiveness.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRoboticsTaipei, TW

Joe Wang(CEO & Founder)in Monica Lee(COO & Co-Founder)in

Amazingtalkeramazingtalker.com in 𝕏

AmazingTalker is an online marketplace that connects students with tutors for one-on-one lessons, including languages, K12 education, academics, music, and lifestyle subjects.

EdTechMarketplacesSaaS

Sean HsiaoAbner Chao(Founder)in

Co-investors500 Global

Anvilanvil.bot 𝕏

Anvil provides a composable platform for building physical AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics

Co-investorsBrainstorm Ventures Humba Ventures Matter Venture Partners Citi Ventures Financial Venture Studio Gradient Ventures +1 more

Awooawoo.ai in

awoo (阿物科技) is a marketing technology company known for AI-driven SEO (search engine optimization) services that help e-commerce websites turn traffic into orders.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechSaaSTaiwan, TW

Lin Szu-Wu

Babybabycoolbabybabycool.com

Baby Baby Cool designs children's clothing, including small-batch handmade custom garments, everyday outfits, and home wear made from non-toxic organic fabrics.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Baypaybaypay.com in 𝕏

BayPay provides blockchain-based APIs and e-wallet solutions for retailers, restaurants, and e-commerce platforms to tokenize products and services, accept cryptocurrency payments, and issue loyalty programs and gift cards.

Crypto & Web3FintechRetail Tech

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-investorsAVA Angels

Cannercanner.ai in

Canner builds a data management platform with a universal semantic layer and centralized data catalog, offering connectors for data ingestion, integration, and visualization across multiple data sources.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsHive Ventures Taiwania Capital

Carbonclean Energycarbonclean-energy.com in

Carbon Clean Energy develops carbon conversion technology that transforms CO2 into chemicals, materials, and fuels using an artificial photosynthesis approach powered by renewable energy.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechKaohsiung, TW

Emma Lin(Founder / CEO)in

Cocomelodycocomelody.com

Cocomelody offers customizable dresses for special occasions through a combination of online sales and personalized offline services.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Emqemq.com in 𝕏Jul 2020

EMQ operates a global payments network with last-mile endpoints that banks can integrate to enable cross-border money transfers and automate payment processes.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkImpact & Social GoodSaaS

Genevieve LiinJohn Kangin Max Liu(Chief Executive)in

Co-investors500 Global AppWorks Ventures Intudo Ventures Quest Venture Partners AppWorks Hard Yaka +2 more

Other

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

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has SparkLabs Taipei made?: SparkLabs Taipei has 17 tracked investments.
What stage does SparkLabs Taipei invest at?: SparkLabs Taipei invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
What is SparkLabs Taipei's typical check size?: SparkLabs Taipei typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What sectors does SparkLabs Taipei focus on?: SparkLabs Taipei focuses on AI & Machine Learning, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Travel & Hospitality.
Where is SparkLabs Taipei located?: SparkLabs Taipei is headquartered in Taipei, TW.
Does SparkLabs Taipei lead rounds?: SparkLabs Taipei typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does SparkLabs Taipei co-invest with?: SparkLabs Taipei most often shares deals with 500 Global, AVA Angels, Brainstorm Ventures, among 7 tracked co-investors.

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