Disrupted supply chains. Soaring demand for chips. Geopolitical tension. Taiwan’s business climate is on the cusp of change. How can Taiwanese startups leap forward with cards stacked against their favor? AmCham Taiwan’s expertise might offer a leg up. STORY BY AIMEE WU; PHOTOS BY MEET GLOBAL & BUSINESS NEXT Taiwan is a fierce Asian Tiger,…
Taiwanese entrepreneurs in Kaohsiung highlight new possibilities for 5G and smart technology. The August sun shines bright in Taiwan’s south, but the future looked even brighter inside the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center, where more than 250 startups, enterprises, investors, and government accelerators gathered at the 2022 Meet Greater South 5G AIoT Expo. Launched by Business Next…
By CHI KO, MEET GLOBAL E-mobility startup Moovo has formed a close partnership with Taiwan tech giant Wistron to develop its e-bike sharing platform. Leveraging its know-how in the micromobility space, Moovo is “connecting the last mile” in transportation to serve both retail and enterprise customers. The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed people’s lifestyles. Instead…
Modeled after a hit reality TV show in the West, Dragons’ Chamber Taiwan provides a platform for foreigner-owned enterprises to test the feasibility of their business ideas by pitching them to experienced entrepreneurs. Participants – even those who are not successful – find the experience invaluable. In the U.S. and some other countries, immigrants are…
By Aimee Wu, Meet Global Steaker, a crypto asset management platform founded in 2019, currently has over US$60 million in assets under management. The scrappy startup’s team envisages a blockchain ecosystem in which cryptocurrency can even be used to pay for beer. Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, recorded a crypto trading volume of US$798…
An emerging business model in Taipei leverages the high demand for food delivery, the power of big data analytics, and the agility and reduced overheads associated with cutting out the dine-in portion of the restaurant. The rapid growth of these ghost kitchens has raised concerns about their environmental and social impact, however. This must be…
E-learning startups cater to rising demand for online self-learning among individuals. These firms can support the public sector and businesses, too. Taiwan has controlled the coronavirus pandemic so well that its K-12 schools have been able to maintain classroom instruction. The only interruption to school came in February, when the government delayed the start of…
Several local startups are developing products aimed at reducing the massive amount of single-use plastics consumed on the island. Taiwan has a dismal recycling rate for single-use plastics. In fact, of the approximately 16 billion plastic bags that Taiwan goes through each year, fewer than 10% are recycled, says Jason Huang, co-founder of Re-Think, a…
The severe spread of COVID-19 across the U.S. this spring brought the return to Taiwan of high-level Taiwanese- and Chinese-American talent from Silicon Valley. They are now helping build a similar environment for innovation on the island. The group of 40-something Taiwanese-American tech entrepreneurs and venture capitalists that refers to itself as the Taiwan Mafia…
Taiwan has built a solid startup ecosystem over the past decade. Now it needs to strengthen its international connections. Recognizing the vital role of startup enterprises in fostering an innovative economy, Taiwan in recent years has put in place many of the pieces necessary to build a dynamic startup ecosystem. The privately invested accelerator AppWorks,…
