Top 20 Education Startup Investors in Taiwan in May 2026

B Dash Ventures does seed to late stage tech investments in Japan, Asia Pacific, and the U.S. LPs include Japan's largest technology companies and financial institutions including NTT Docomo, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, GREE, NEC BIGLOBE, Fuji Television, and the Japanese government. B Dash Ventures also operates an incubation space inpartnership with Mori Building Co. and holds the invitation-based B Dash Camp conference.

Investment focus

Internet, Information Technology, Apps
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Japan, Taiwan, United States

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Newmo — newmo delivers sustainable local public transportation create a user experience (UX) that people may utilize with peace of mind and comfort.
Light — Light is a software development company that allows streamers and viewers to connect in real time through an application.
Qlay — Qlay is an AI-automated global engineer hiring platform

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Formosa Biomedical is a GMP animal vaccine company.

Investment focus

Training, GreenTech, Recycling
Seed
Taiwan

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ECOCO circular economy — ECOCO circular economy offers smart recycling machine, bottle closing machine, battery machine, environmental protection, recycling resource regeneration technology and design, education, reduce waste of resources, establish correct habits and reduce environmental impact, and bottle collection machine.

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PineBridge Investments is a private, global asset manager focused on active, high-conviction investing.

Investment focus

Information Technology, SMS, Energy
Post-IPO Equity, Series A, Series C
India, Poland, Taiwan

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RateGain — Move forward and maximize revenue everyday with the #1 Saas company in Travel and Hospitality
Amara Raja Group — Amara Raja Batteries Limited (ARBL), the flagship company of the Amara Raja Group, is the technology leader and is one of the largest manufacturers of lead-acid batteries for both industrial and automotive applications in the Indian storage battery industry.ARBL has prestigious original equipment manufacturers like Maruti Suzuki India Limited,Hyundai Motors India Limited, Ford India Limited, Tata Motors Limited, Mahindra and Mahindra Limited, Honda Cars India Limited, Renault Nissan, Honda Motorcycles & Scooters India Private Ltd, Royal Enfield, Bajaj Auto Ltd, and many more as its clients. The Company's Industrial and Automotive batteries are exported to 32 countries across the globe.In India, Amara Raja is the preferred supplier to major telecom service providers, Telecom equipment manufacturers, UPS sector (OEM & Replacement), Indian Railways and to Power, Oil & Gas among other industry segments.
Route Mobile — Route Mobile is a leading Cloud Communication Platform provider, catering to enterprises, over-the-top (OTT) players and mobile network operators (MNO).

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Mark Hsu is the Founder & Director of 11th Fleet. He previously worked at TMI Holding Corp. as a Venture Partner. Mark Hsu attended Stanford University.

Investment focus

Education, Consulting, Higher Education
Seed
Taiwan

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TopAdmit Holdings Pte Ltd — TopAdmit, an established online educational services business, will address opportunities among increasingly tech-savvy university applicants worldwide, replacing traditional bricks & mortar/mom & pop providers, while utilizing an agile and localized approach to recognize the differing pace of adoption among distinct geographicalmarkets. As a newly-independent business, the company's focus over the next year is to build a team that can execute innovative strategies and take the enterprise to new heights.Founded in 2009, TopAdmit Holdings Pte. Ltd. (www.TopAdmit.com) provides college and graduate school applicants with low-cost but high-quality editing and critiquing services for admissions essays and resumes/CVs. The company retains a longstanding online presence, predictable baseline demand, and a steadily growing and highly monetizable user base.After starting out as a unit of WritePath PTE (www.writepath.co), TopAdmit has been spun off to existing shareholders in order to maximize shareholder value. Following its registration as an independent company in May 2016, the firm has a unique opportunity to revitalize its own operations and strategy, maintaining a laser focus on providing the best possible solution for students who seek to study outside of their home countries.

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Founded in 1973, ITRI has played a vital role in transforming Taiwan's industries from labor-intensive into innovation-driven

Investment focus

Education, Language Learning, Indoor Positioning
Series A
Taiwan

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VoiceTube — Improve your English listening and pronunciation skills by watching fun and interesting videos with real-life talks and conversations. With over 100,000 videos across multiple topics, you will grasp authentic usages of vocabulary as well as idioms and phrases. Our videos offer transcription and translation of the subtitles and are paired with our built-in dictionary and pronunciation analysis tools to help increase your vocabulary and speak English fluently. Join our community of over 5 million users and start learning while having fun.
Starwing Technology Co. — Starwing, the leading indoor positioning system provider in Taiwan, has centimeter-level and 3D vert. indoor positioning technology. Starwing specializes in developing accurate indoor positioning system as well as the complete management system, including mobile applications. Starwing provides indoor positioning, automotive guiding, personneltracking, asset management, and customized innovation service to help factory warehousing, medical Facilities, exhibitions and other field owners upgrade service quality, strengthen management efficiency. Starwing has helped Taipei Expo Park, Breeze Center, Stipendiary, and many other field owners build this system. In the first quarter of 2018, Starwing finished Series A Founding, valuing the Company at NT$100 million. Till now Starwing has won several national and international awards and is seen as the key contributor of developing smart commerce and industry 4.0.

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Since its establishment in 1990, JAFCO Asia has grown to become a leading brand in the venture capital industry in the Asia Pacific region. Currently, JAFCO Asia has offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Taipei, Seoul and Beijing.With more than US$1.2 billion funds under management in aggregate, JAFCO Asia's experienced investment team hasinvested in over 368 companies in 13 countries (Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Australia, India, Israel and Vietnam) and divested more than 260 companies of which at least 86 have been publicly listed.Since the new millennium, JAFCO Asia has shifted its focus entirely to technology related investments and is now one of the pre-eminent venture capital technology investors in the region. They believe that their existing portfolio in the Asia Pacific region and the worldwide business network offer their portfolio companies significant potential for synergistic partnerships.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Internet
Series B, Series A, Series C
China, United States, India

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Only Sanbio — Only Sanbio is a synthetic biotechnology company integrating R&D, production, and sales. Itsmed vision is to focus on the field of great health and great beauty, based on synthetic biology technology
Chitose Group — CHITOSE GROUP is a family of biotechnology companies operating mainly in Southeast Asia and Japan with an aim of leaving mankind with an environment where they can live in abundance for over a thousand years. CHITOSE GROUP is creating new values in the fields of agriculture, medical, food, energy, chemistry and others through “Technologicaldevelopment capabilities in the biotechnology field by constantly promoting economic rationality” and “Business development capabilities for drawing a path towards commercialization by understanding the essence and limitations of biotechnology”.
PrimaNova Lab — The time to resolve critical, significant unmet medical needs in neurosurgery is now. PrimaNova sets sight on resolving unmet medical needs by tackling life-threatening neuro conditions. As an innovator, leveraging decades of experiences in overcoming clinical challenges, harnessing capital, and succeeding to deliver clinical solutions thatfundamentally change treatment paradigms. Collaborating closely with leading neurosurgeons, we are dedicated to offering products that save lives and redefine the standard of care.

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Coent Venture Partners provides seed and venture-stage funding to brilliant entrepreneurs and companies across all sectors in Asia. The company backed these entrepreneurs and companies with unparalleled support in funding, management, overseas business development, and exposure to their network.

Investment focus

Apps, SaaS, Travel
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Taiwan, China, Hong Kong

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QLL — QLL (Quick Language Learning) Pte. Ltd. is a company specialized in developing language learning apps, they are based in Taiwan and registered in Singapore. 2007, they launched a break-through Chinese learning gadget, “Pocket Chinese Tutor”, it is an Mp4 player with Chinese speech assessment function, it can help learner correct their accent ofspeaking Chinese.
Prenetics — CircleDNA is an at-home, non-invasive DNA test providing health insights across 500+ reports based on your unique genetic blueprint.
HelloWings — "See" the cheapest fare, year-round and fees included. Customized combination tickets. HelloWings ensures you'll arrive to destination on budget & in style.

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Incubate Fund is an independent early-stage venture capital that specializes in providing capital to technology startups at the seed stage. The firm built a portfolio of over 300 companies in Asia, taking 12 companies to public and 20 companies to M&A exit since 2010.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Japan, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

iCARE — iCARE It is the No. 1 health and labor cloud introduced in Japan, which is selected by small and medium-sized enterprises suffering from lack of manpower and large enterprises expanding their business globally .
Zen Intelligence — SoftRoid provides a software robot that patrols and collects data for analyzing the construction site.
Catallaxy — Catallaxy is operates Japan's easiest-to-understand manufacturing industry media and sheet metal processing media.

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We are an early-stage venture capital seed fund specializing in the education field, unprecedented type of VC in Japan. To create a company that cause innovation in education, we offer incubation office space, Seed Accelerator Program, and investment for a variety of independent companies ranging from seed level to early level. Viling Group has afoundation which tries to create schools for next generation of children, such as K-12. Goal of Viling Group is to develop innovators to rebuild the next generation of education.

Investment focus

CAD, Apps, Software
Seed, Funding Round, Convertible Note
Japan, Taiwan

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QLL — QLL (Quick Language Learning) Pte. Ltd. is a company specialized in developing language learning apps, they are based in Taiwan and registered in Singapore. 2007, they launched a break-through Chinese learning gadget, “Pocket Chinese Tutor”, it is an Mp4 player with Chinese speech assessment function, it can help learner correct their accent ofspeaking Chinese.
Symmetry Dimensions — Symmetry Dimensions Inc. is an R&D development company that focuses on xR (VR/AR/MR) technologies. We are working to optimize communications in the construction industry and to build digital twins.
BoostIO — MAISIN&CO makes meetings efficient. MAISIN&CO was founded in 2014.

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We take a diversified approach, investing in the early stage, across multiple sectors with our deep domain expertise.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States, Taiwan, China

Portfolio highlights

Ultriva — Ultriva is a lean manufacturing software that enables you to adapt quickly and deliver impressive results. Experience modern lean manufacturing now. Learn more.
Immunwork — Immunwork develops innovative drugs that combine targeting and effector functions to enhance efficacy and safety. The company focuses on creating ultralong-acting analogues, such as TE-8214, an octreotide derivative, and TE-8035, a modified human insulin. Immunwork's drug pipeline addresses immune system diseases and leverages a proprietarytechnology platform. The company is involved in clinical trials to validate its therapeutic solutions.
Phase — Design and prototype websites and apps visually and intuitively, in a new powerful product reworked for the digital age.

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Riyue Energy Technology is committed to promoting renewable energy.

Investment focus

Training, GreenTech, Recycling
Seed
Taiwan

Portfolio highlights

ECOCO circular economy — ECOCO circular economy offers smart recycling machine, bottle closing machine, battery machine, environmental protection, recycling resource regeneration technology and design, education, reduce waste of resources, establish correct habits and reduce environmental impact, and bottle collection machine.

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Dinggu Development is an investment firm.

Investment focus

Training, GreenTech, Recycling
Seed
Taiwan

Portfolio highlights

ECOCO circular economy — ECOCO circular economy offers smart recycling machine, bottle closing machine, battery machine, environmental protection, recycling resource regeneration technology and design, education, reduce waste of resources, establish correct habits and reduce environmental impact, and bottle collection machine.

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HIM International Music is a company that specializes in music recording, distribution & artist management.

Investment focus

Training, GreenTech, Recycling
Seed
Taiwan

Portfolio highlights

ECOCO circular economy — ECOCO circular economy offers smart recycling machine, bottle closing machine, battery machine, environmental protection, recycling resource regeneration technology and design, education, reduce waste of resources, establish correct habits and reduce environmental impact, and bottle collection machine.

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Beach City Industrial is an investment firm.

Investment focus

Training, GreenTech, Recycling
Seed
Taiwan

Portfolio highlights

ECOCO circular economy — ECOCO circular economy offers smart recycling machine, bottle closing machine, battery machine, environmental protection, recycling resource regeneration technology and design, education, reduce waste of resources, establish correct habits and reduce environmental impact, and bottle collection machine.

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1999 year old bones Internet entrepreneur, he has co-founded four Internet companies, successfully raised venture capital 300 million yuan. Middle also join the venture capital fund of experience in the All Asia Partners and HSS Ventures and so on. Proton Business School Master of Business History at New York University, NTU Chemical /Bachelor of Economics

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, Mobile Apps
Seed, Series A, Series B
Taiwan, Indonesia, United States

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Splitforce — Splitforce is a developer of mobile testing applications that provides easy A/B testing for iOS, Android, and Unity apps. It was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in New York.
Nest Wallet — A Wallet Built for Traders
Tensor Tech — Motors are everywhere in our daily lives. However, to achieve multiple degrees of freedom motion control, the user needs multiple motors. These bulky motors occupy precious volume, mass, and power for the payload/cargo and therefore limit the commercial value that people can extract per mission/vehicle. To overcome such physicslimitations, Tensor Tech invents the world's first commercial spherical motor. Such one spherical motor can do the job of multiple traditional motors. Offered with complete motion control solutions, the users can adopt this elegant motion control system while maintaining its original interface, but with a double Volume, Mass, and Power budget for its payload/cargo. This solution is now offered for multiple satellite missions, more applications for UAVs, EVs, and beyond are on their way. We hope the data collection, cargo delivery, and passenger transportation of tomorrow can be more efficient.

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Pinehurst Advisors is an early-stage VC management company backing technology startups from Seed to series A.

Investment focus

Apps, News, Events
Funding Round, Seed
Taiwan, Singapore

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e27 — e27 is Asia's largest Tech media platform. We cover the latest news on emerging and disruptive businesses across the region. e27 also organizes world-class events like Echelon.
QLL — QLL (Quick Language Learning) Pte. Ltd. is a company specialized in developing language learning apps, they are based in Taiwan and registered in Singapore. 2007, they launched a break-through Chinese learning gadget, “Pocket Chinese Tutor”, it is an Mp4 player with Chinese speech assessment function, it can help learner correct their accent ofspeaking Chinese.
HelloWings — "See" the cheapest fare, year-round and fees included. Customized combination tickets. HelloWings ensures you'll arrive to destination on budget & in style.

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CCIC CDIB International Corp.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Information Technology
Series B, Series A, Series C
China, Taiwan, United States

Portfolio highlights

Redcliff — Redcliff is a drone management company that organizes aerial shows and events for private and public organizations.
QT Medical — QT Medical’s technology empowers the patients to take an active role in managing their heart disease. Heart disease is responsible for 1 out of every 4 deaths in the U.S. and is the number 1 killer world-wide. No longer do patients with heart disease have to make long trips to their cardiologists, hospitals, or emergency rooms to get diagnostic,hospital-grade ECG scans. They can now perform these tests from the comfort of their homes or anywhere with an internet connection, allowing peace of mind, saving time, reducing stress, and improving outcomes.
Beijing Ansong Technology — Beijing Ansong Technology Co., Ltd. is an enterprise focusing on the research and development, production, and sales of orthopedic medical devices. The company cooperates with domestic and foreign universities, research institutes, and doctors in hospitals, and is committed to creating original orthopedic products with independent knowledgeproducts.Beijing Ansong Technology was founded on June 27, 2011 by Liang Tao in Fengtai, Beijing.

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Hotung Venture Capital is a venture capital firm based in Taiwan which operates as a subsidiary of Hotung Investment Holdings. It is one of three subsidiaries of Hotung Investment Holdings focused on investments, joined by Daitung Development and Investment and Huiting Investments. It was formed through the merger of Hotung Venture Capital Corp,Litung Venture Capital Corp, and Futung Venture Capital Corp.Hotung Investment Holdings Ltd, a venture capital firm with operations in Taiwan, the US and China, was incorporated in March 1997 and has been listed on the Main Board of SGX-ST since August 1997. Hotung Investment Holdings Limited(和通投資控股有限公司)(“Hotung”) and together with its subsidiaries (the “Group”) is a premier venture capital investment management group, with almost 30 years of investment and fund management experience. Hotung has two business segments, namely, Venture Capital and Fund Management.Headquartered in Taiwan, the Group’s main core business is its venture capital business. Leveraging on its expertise and investment strategies, Hotung invests in innovative and promising businesses globally and across a variety of industries, that aim to improve general living standards. With a focus on companies that are in the start-up and expansion stages of development, Hotung works with its investee companies to build their business. Tapping on its strong network, resources and experience, Hotung is able to support the breakthrough in its investee companies’ products and services and grow along with its investees.The Group’s fund management business manages third party funds as well as the funds generated from its venture capital business. With its strong track record and sound investment strategy, Hotung has been engaged by the Taiwanese government since 2011, to participate in its investment programmes.To date, the Group has around 200 successful IPOs under its belt. Hotung’s portfolio of investee companies have not only been listed on major stock exchanges in Asia, but on exchanges in the United States and Europe as well. It has brought 38 companies to list on Nasdaq / NYSE and over 100 entities on the Taiwan Stock Exchange / Taiwan’s OTC market.Hotung has been listed on the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (“SGX-ST”) since 1997. It is the first and only Taiwan venture capital firm listed on the Singapore Exchange.

Investment focus

Software, Manufacturing, Semiconductor
Series B, Series C, Series A
United States, China, Taiwan

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Layerwave Bio — Layerwave Bio is a developer of IVD diagnostic instrument reagents and biomedical scientific research instruments.
Linker Vision — Discover Linker Vision AI Platform: A unique end-to-end AI solution empowering vision AI with data-centric insights and seamless edge integration. Our platform offers robust, continuous learning and a data-centric approach, combined with advanced software/hardware integration, tailored for diverse industry needs. Experience the evolution of visual intelligence today.
AnnJi Pharmaceutical — AnnJi Pharmaceutical is a clinical-stage drug development company that specializes in developing small molecules that address unmet medical needs in the areas of neurology, dermatology, and inflammatory disorders, including rare diseases such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and Kennedy’s disease, and SBMA (Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy). Thefocus of the company is on creating global collaborations and business partnerships in the late-stage product development and commercialization of pharmaceutical drugs.

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AVA Angels is an angel group which focus on connecting angel stage to venture stage of startups. AVA Angels has brought together many outstanding angel investors to find and evaluate together high-quality investment targets, to quickly establish the startup ecosystem and the startup investors network.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Taiwan, United States, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Zeabur — A platform that help you deploy your service with one click, No matter what programming language you use, what framework you use.
Pet 100% — Pet 100% is a pet store that offers grooming services, nutritional supplements, deworming for pets, and protective services for animals.
AlleyPin — AlleyPin Interactive helps SMBs grow their businesses by elevating their online presence and bringing more customers to their doorsteps. These great results are achieved through our proprietary marketing solutions making it easy for customers of the SMBs to leave great online reviews.

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