# Acer

> Acer is a VC fund in Taipei backing Software and Information Technology. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Taipei, Taiwan
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 22%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acer
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/acer
- Website: http://www.acer.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Acer

Acer is a VC fund in Taipei focused on Software and Information Technology. Established in 1976, Acer is an information and communication technology company dedicated to the research, design, marketing, sale and support of innovative products that enhance people's lives. Acer's green supply chain delivers environmentally friendly PCs, displays, projectors, servers, tablets and smartphones — tools their customersneed to explore beyond limits and experience more. Acer employs 7,400 people and ranks No. 4 for total PCs globally (IDC 2013). Estimated revenues for 2013 reached US$12.03 billion.Acer's channel business model is instrumental to the company's success. Acer designs environmentally friendly products and, with its vendors, has established a green supply chain.Acer's Commercial Division is dedicated to the business world, from SoHo, SMB, Large Enterprise, to Public Sector and Educational Sector. Acer delivers a full range of hardware and software products to meet the demands of today’s business environment. Our goal is to offer revolutionary performance, unmatched system responsiveness and energy efficiency without compromises.With over 30 years of experience, Acer is also dedicated to serving the needs of the education market and empowering knowledge through technology. By creating innovative technology for the classroom, Acer helps students explore beyond limits with new ways of communication and interaction. Empowering educators to keep pace with today’s high-tech world.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Acer. Shizune tracks 8 team members at Acer. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/acer?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $718k–$11M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 44% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 33% |
| Internet | 2 | 22% |
| Consumer Electronics | 2 | 22% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 22% |

30 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 33% |
| Series B | 2 | 22% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 22% |
| Series C | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 6 | 67% |
| China | 1 | 11% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 11% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bobby Watkins | Group Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bobby-watkins |
| Brad Bliven | Sr. Program Manager Digital Services | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brad-bliven |
| Carolyn Yeh | Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carolyn-yeh |
| Frank Chang | Stationary Products, Sr. Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frank-chang |
| Kazunobu Seto | Manager, Marketing Communication Division Acer Japan Corp | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kazunobu-seto |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| STARBIT | On-Chain Trust & Anti-Fraud with AI + Web3 Smart Digital Environments for DX AI Smart Anti - Fraud & Trust Center Smart City - DX Digital Field Web3 Security Testing AI+Blockchain Applications |  | Series A | Mar 30, 2022 |  |
| STARBIT | On-Chain Trust & Anti-Fraud with AI + Web3 Smart Digital Environments for DX AI Smart Anti - Fraud & Trust Center Smart City - DX Digital Field Web3 Security Testing AI+Blockchain Applications | $718K | Series A | Feb 17, 2022 |  |
| Locix | Locix develops solutions to provide spatial and contextual awareness to buildings, homes, and connected devices. The company solutions uniquely capture location, visual, and sensor data and combine them with advanced data analytics to provide spatial awareness and enable actionable insights for automated decision making. It is backed by severalventure and strategic investors including ID Ventures, University of Tokyo Edge Capital, Murata Manufacturing, NTT Docomo Ventures, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, iRobot, Yaskawa Information Systems, Yaskawa Electric, and Acer Ventures. Locix was founded in 2015 and is based in Silicon Valley. |  | Series B | Sep 06, 2018 |  |
| Jibo | Founded in 2012, Jibo is widely known for creating the eponymous robot, Jibo: the first social robot for the home. Jibo is built to interact and communicate with the people around him, and he uses advanced Natural Language Understanding (NLU) along with speech and facial recognition to forge relationships with his family. Jibo, Inc. officiallylaunched Jibo to the public in 2017 after nearly three years of intensive development and optimization. The company is privately held and headquartered in Boston. | $11M | Series A | Aug 06, 2015 |  |
| TruTag Technologies | TruTag Technologies, Inc. is a leading authentication and technology solution provider serving businesses and governments around the world. TruTag has the most advanced precision-fabricated, cGMP nano-porous silica manufacturing operation in the world for product authentication across a broad range of industries including pharmaceuticals, food,consumer products, and industrial & electronic parts. TruTag’s authentication platform is complemented by its’ advanced hyperspectral imaging technology, which is focused on providing powerful next-generation inline quality assurance solutions and diagnostics.TruTag Technologies has been recognized by the SPIE Prism Awards, the Edison Awards, Fast Company, R&D 100, and was selected a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum as one of the most influential technology companies in the world. | $21.3M | Series B | Mar 01, 2015 |  |
| Rock Mobile | Rock Mobile is a spin-off from Chinese-language music publisher Rock Music Group. |  | Series A | Jun 16, 2003 |  |
| Symmetry Communications | Symmetry Communications is creating the "Information Super Sky Way" of seamless global IP-based services for mobile wireless users. They are a leading provider of wireless packet data solutions for Internet and next-generation telecommunications services.Their packet data solutions enable wireless network operators to provide flexibleservice differentiation and new data services to market quicker than ever before. | $25M |  | Jul 11, 2000 |  |
| SensAble Technologies | SensAble Technologies, Inc. offers force-feedback haptic devices and touch-enabled 3D modeling software solutions. Its products include FreeForm Modeling Systems, which are 3D touch-enabled systems for medical and dental modeling, product design, digital content creation, and fine arts; and The SensAble Dental Lab System, a digital system forscanning, 3D modeling and design, and 3D fabrication. The company also provides PHANTOM Haptic Devices, which deliver force feedback, 3D navigation, and virtual workspaces; and OpenHaptics, a software development toolkit for developing haptic applications. In addition, it offers 3D touch-enabled modeling systems, software and devices, and 3D modeling software, and sculptural modeling for digital content creation and fine arts. SensAble Technologies serves academic/education, automotive/motorcycle, ceramics, characters and creatures, collectibles/giftware, confectionary, consumer products, dental, engraving, relief and flatware, facial reconstruction, film and video, fine arts and sculpture, footwear, games, home decor and housewares, jewelry, medical, packaging, personal care products, sporting goods, tooling, toys and promotional, assembly path planning, molecular modeling, simulation and visualization, and training industries. The company's products are used in product design, medical and dental modeling, digital content creation, fine arts applications, surgical simulation and stroke rehabilitation, dental restorations, and research and robotic applications. It offers its products through inside sales channels and resellers. The company was founded as SensAble Devices, Inc. in 1993 and changed its name to SensAble Technologies, Inc. in 1996. SensAble Technologies, Inc. is based in Woburn, Massachusetts with a sales office in Tokyo, Japan. | $23M | Series C | Jul 01, 2000 |  |
| SiRF Technology | SiRF Technology develops semiconductor and software products that enable location-awareness. | $10.1M |  | Aug 10, 1998 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Advent International](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/advent-international) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [American Pacific Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/american-pacific) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arocrest Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arocrest-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Atlantis Investment Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlantis-investment-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ayala](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ayala-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NetPosa Technologies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beijing-netposa-technologies-co-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Acer invest in?

Acer invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Internet startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Acer's check size?

Acer typically joins rounds of $718k–$11M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Acer participates in.

### How do I contact Acer?

Public channels for Acer include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Acer?

The team at Acer includes Bobby Watkins (Group Managing Director), Brad Bliven (Sr. Program Manager Digital Services) and Carolyn Yeh (Co-Founder), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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