Top 10 Fashion Startup Investors in Taiwan (November 2026)

Darwin Venture Management is a venture capital firm headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, with offices in Hsinchu and the United States. Since our founding in 2009, we have managed eight funds, investing primarily in Series A/B, late-stage, and secondary funds. In 2022, we also launched an evergreen angel fund to enable more nimble bets on promising early-stage teams, and especially those coming from Taiwan’s superb academic and research institutions. This exposure across stages and borders, coupled with the strong technical background of our team, is the source of Darwin’s differentiation. We recently launched our 8th fund Darjune.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology
Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed
Geography: Taiwan, United States, Japan

Investor stats

Total investments: 160
Round size: Seed $350k–$3M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.8M–$70M
Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023

Portfolio highlights

bestat — bestat is a developer of platforms for 3D data creation, management, and utilization using AI and offers digital twins services.
BitBiome — BitBiome is a biotechnology company focused on analyzing microbial genomes and discovering enzymes and proteins that can be applied across industries such as pharmaceuticals, food production, and sustainable manufacturing. The company uses single-cell microbial sequencing technology to study microbes that are difficult to culture throughconventional laboratory methods, enabling the creation of a large microbial genome database called bit-GEM. Its platform supports enzyme discovery, genome analysis, and bioengineering efforts aimed at developing bio-based alternatives for industrial processes. bitBiome also works with academic institutions and commercial partners on research projects involving areas such as biodegradable materials, biomass conversion, and pharmaceutical ingredient synthesis. The company positions microbes as a resource for advancing the bioeconomy by providing tools and data that support biotechnology research and industrial applications.
Omnichat — Omnichat is an AI CRM & omnichannel customer experience platform that unifies WhatsApp, IG and FB to automate marketing, sales & customer support.

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We are the venture capital arm of the renowned R&D consortium – the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). Since our creation in 1979, we have invested over US$400 million across virtually all stages, sectors, and timezones. Companies we have nurtured have gone on to define entire industries, and boast a combined market cap of well over US$200 billion. Since its inception, ITIC has been instrumental in leading Taiwan's initial ventures into technology-based businesses, such as integrated circuits, automation, opto-electronic display, etc. ITIC is an original shareholder of some industry leaders such as UMC, Taiwan Mask Corp., Acer Display Technologies, Inc.(renamed as AU Optronics Corp.).

Investment focus

Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Software
Stage:Series B, Seed, Series A
Geography: United States, Taiwan, Japan

Investor stats

Total investments: 38
Round size: Seed $1.9M–$12M; Series A $1M–$28M; Series B $7.6M–$150M
Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow

Portfolio highlights

Syncell — Advance your research with microscopy-guided tools for high-res protein discovery & mapping. See how our workflow enhances precision and discovery depth.
PopChill — PopChill generates an online marketplace for second-hand trade, enabling users to share their fashion styles and sell idle items.
Rege Nephro — Rege Nephro is a biotech company that specialized in R&D, production and marketing of renal disease therapeutics.

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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

Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Geography: Taiwan, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

Total investments: 43
Round size: Seed $330k–$4M; Pre-Seed $350k–$2.5M; Series A $2.5M–$10M
Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow

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.
PopChill — PopChill generates an online marketplace for second-hand trade, enabling users to share their fashion styles and sell idle items.
CreatorDB — Data-driven creator campaigns across Asia, plus a real-time creator analytics API covering 30M+ YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok profiles.

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The first venture capital firm in Taiwan which focuses on Social Enterprises and Profit-with-Purpose Businesses.

Investment focus

Industry: Apps, Farming, Seafood
Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
Geography: Taiwan, Canada, United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 33
Round size: Seed $163k–$2.2M; Series A $1.5M–$20M
Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow

Portfolio highlights

Aiello — Aiello provides End-to-End Open Voice Platform(AOVP) to reduce the entry barrier for business customers and enable own voice service for domain-specific applications.
DROXO TECH — DROXO TECH is a UAV and automation equipment technology company, that provides professional products and industry application services, agricultural drones, multispectral remote sensing technology, farming environment, pastoral management, and forest survey, fertilizer application management, image analysis calculates its complex data throughsoftware, and conducts data construction through research and development, field spraying tests, training.
SenseNet Inc. — SenseNet delivers wildfire risk resilience intelligence, proactive risk awareness, ultra-early ignition detection, and operational certainty.

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Acorn Pacific Ventures help entrepreneurs execute cross-border technology strategies.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
Geography: United States, Taiwan, Hong Kong

Investor stats

Total investments: 37
Round size: Seed $250k–$4.7M; Series A $1.1M–$24M; Series B $1.5M–$20M
Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $9M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

Omnichat — Omnichat is an AI CRM & omnichannel customer experience platform that unifies WhatsApp, IG and FB to automate marketing, sales & customer support.
Expert Intelligence — Expert Intelligence develops AI systems to scale expert decision-making in regulated laboratory conditions where data is restricted, stakes are high, and validation is required.
CreatorDB — Data-driven creator campaigns across Asia, plus a real-time creator analytics API covering 30M+ YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok profiles.

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The national development fund is the management unit of the non-business cycle budget fund, which is tasked with grouping. It aims to accelerate the industrial innovation value-added, promote economic transformation and national development, and help china's industrial innovation value-added, research and development and self-owned brands. Thefinancing method or assisting the competent authorities of the central government to handle the relevant plans to complete the purposes specified in article 30 of the "industry innovation ordinance".

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
Geography: Taiwan, United States, China

Investor stats

Total investments: 63
Round size: Seed $330k–$3.1M; Series A $2M–$18M; Venture - Series Unknown $500k–$70M
Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow

Portfolio highlights

H2U — Health to U is a provider of digital health and wellbeing platform, focusing on holistic health, sports, and diets. The H2U Digital Health platform is a breakthrough creation, a framework that maximizes the power of data. The service delivers insightful reviews based on the platform’s analyses of data collected from connected products and services,elevating the overall value of each component. Users are able to get their hands on their records anytime at will, allowing them to stay aware and on top of their physiological states, with access to personalized health solutions and products.
Numbers Protocol — Explore Numbers Protocol, a leader in blockchain-driven digital media authenticity aligned with C2PA standards. Join our robust platform to secure and verify digital content through advanced blockchain technology.
CreatorDB — Data-driven creator campaigns across Asia, plus a real-time creator analytics API covering 30M+ YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok profiles.

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Founded in 2006, Qiming Venture Partners is a leading China venture capital firm with offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Suzhou, Hong Kong in China, and Singapore. Currently, Qiming Venture Partners manages eleven US Dollar funds and seven RMB funds with $9.5 billion in capital raised. Since our establishment, we have invested in outstanding companies in the Technology and Consumer (T&C) and Healthcare industries at the early and growth stages. Since our debut, we have backed over 530 fast-growing and innovative companies. Over 200 of our portfolio companies have achieved exits through IPOs at the NYSE, NASDAQ, HKEX, Shanghai Stock Exchange, or Shenzhen Stock Exchange, or through M&A or other means. There are also over 70 portfolio companies that have achieved unicorn or super unicorn status.

Investment focus

Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
Geography: China, United States, Hong Kong

Investor stats

Total investments: 1233
Round size: Series A $4M–$45M; Series B $7.6M–$90M; Series C $12M–$120M
Lead/follow: 51% lead, 49% follow
Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $8M in 2026

Portfolio highlights

Nice Tuan — Nice Tuan is an e-commerce platform that provides daily groceries and miscellaneous products.
Windward Bio — Windward Bio is a clinical-stage, drug development company committed to improving outcomes for people living with serious immunological diseases.
Shennapsi Artificial Intelligence Technology — Synapsor is a medical-grade wearable device research and development company, oriented to the AI+ medical and health field, and is committed to the development and manufacturing of AI-powered medical-grade smart wearable devices, including AI-ECG artificial intelligence. Diagnostic analysis system, CUMS uric acid blood glucose and cholesterolmonitoring system, etc. The company has recently received tens of millions of yuan in Series B investment, and the investor is Xiaomi Technology.

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TopTaiwan operates as a venture capital management firm. It seeks to invest in industries such as technology, biotechnology, renewable energy, consumer retail, food and beverages, healthcare, and auto parts. The firm was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Taipei City, Taiwan.

Investment focus

Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Medical, Biotechnology
Stage:Seed, Series B, Series A
Geography: Taiwan, United States, Japan

Investor stats

Total investments: 31
Round size: Seed $1M–$3.1M; Series A $3.7M–$6.3M; Series B $10M–$49M
Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow

Portfolio highlights

PopChill — PopChill generates an online marketplace for second-hand trade, enabling users to share their fashion styles and sell idle items.
MedicalTek — MedicalTek (MDTK) is located in Taichung, Taiwan. We specialize in developing and manufacturing in MonoStereo 3D endoscopic imaging system that using in MIS surgery.
GRAID Technology — GRAID Technology is headquartered in Silicon Valley, California with an R&D center in Taipei, Taiwan, and has been formed by a team that has more than 15 years’ experience in the SDS, ASIC and storage industries. Our extraordinary software & hardware solution has redefined every aspect of an SSD RAID card, and makes GRAID SupremeRAID™ themost powerful and flexible NVMe SSD RAID card in the world.

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Nogle is a fintech company that focuses on empowering businesses and individuals through innovative solutions in financial technology. The platform offers business consultation, funding, and shared operational resources aimed at supporting entrepreneurship. Nogle specializes in investing in early-stage companies, particularly within the fintechsector

Investment focus

Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Wealth Management
Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Geography: Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia

Investor stats

Total investments: 8
Round size: Series A $20M–$115M
Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow

Portfolio highlights

Bondlinc — Bondlinc is a fintech company that aims to provide private banks a platform for bond trading. Bondlinc's vision is an improved and automated bond market experience for end clients, financial institutions, private banks and more.
First Digital Trust — Experts in trust, custody, and asset servicing.
Legacy Trust Company — Naming a trustee to be responsible for managing your assets and legal affairs is one of the most important decisions you can make.

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