# AppWorks

> AppWorks is a VC fund in Taipei backing Blockchain and E-Commerce. See 144 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Taipei, Taiwan
- Total investments: 144
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 35%
- Fund size: $138M
- Last fund: Mar 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/appworks-ventures
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/jamieclin
- Website: http://appworks.tw
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AppWorksAccelerator

AppWorks is a VC fund in Taipei focused on Blockchain and E-Commerce. AppWorks provides essential services for tech startups, including seed funding through its Accelerator and growth financing via AppWorks Funds. The organization also offers educational programs through AppWorks School, preparing aspiring engineers for careers in the tech industry.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for AppWorks. Shizune tracks 4 team members at AppWorks. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/appworks-ventures?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 20 | 14% |
| E-Commerce | 19 | 13% |
| Software | 17 | 12% |
| Information Technology | 16 | 11% |
| Internet | 15 | 10% |

149 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 46 | 32% |
| Series A | 33 | 23% |
| Non-equity Assistance | 13 | 9% |
| Series B | 10 | 7% |
| Series C | 7 | 5% |

13 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Taiwan | 33 | 23% |
| United States | 20 | 14% |
| Indonesia | 13 | 9% |
| Singapore | 11 | 8% |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 6% |

16 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Edison Lee | Venture Capital Intern | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edison-lee |
| Jamie Lin | Chairman, Founder, and Managing Partner | 19 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jamie-lin |
| Nice Cheng | Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nice-cheng |
| Shih Chin Huang | Fellow | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shih-chin-huang |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SignalPlus | Enterprise technology firm SignalPlus wants to make trading in options for digital and crypto assets more accessible. | $50M | Series B | May 20, 2026 |  |
| SuperIntent | SuperIntent is a cryptocurrency AI app that streamlines on-chain earning tactics. Developed on a multi-agent framework with abundant yield sources. |  | Seed | Sep 09, 2025 |  |
| Almanak | Almanak is a decentralized finance (DeFi) smart agent platform that harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to automate, optimize, and intelligently manage a wide range of DeFi investment strategies. It enables users to create and deploy automated DeFi trading and risk-management strategies through coordinated AI agents. It provides anenvironment where AI handles strategy coding, backtesting across thousands of Monte Carlo simulations, optimization, risk monitoring, deployment via non-custodial Safe-based multisig accounts, and real-time performance monitoring with alerting capabilities. The platform supports seamless interaction with multiple blockchains and protocols via an LLM-powered interface.Almanak targets active DeFi participants, developers building financial applications, investment professionals, and users seeking automated portfolio insights. It emphasizes enhanced automation, continuous strategy execution, and adaptive automation driven by emerging AI techniques to respond to evolving market conditions. | $8.5M | Seed | Aug 17, 2025 |  |
| Nitra | Nitra offers expense management software that integrates with the banks to provide innovative loan products. | $22M | Series A | Aug 01, 2025 |  |
| Vaudit (Formerly BlokID) | BlokID is a developer of blockchain-powered privacy protection solutions. | $7.3M | Seed | Jul 23, 2025 |  |
| Vaudit (Formerly BlokID) | BlokID is a developer of blockchain-powered privacy protection solutions. | $7.3M | Seed | Jul 23, 2025 |  |
| AI Hay | AI Hay develops an AI-driven answer engine that allows users to access information through a question-and-answer format. The company combines hyperlocal, culturally nuanced knowledge discovery engines with social loops to enhance community validation and perspectives. It utilizes in-house specialized large-language models, retrieval-augmentedgeneration (RAG), and social features to build a knowledge discovery platform that serves the community. | $10M | Series A | Jul 01, 2025 |  |
| Rekosistem | Rekosistem is a climate-tech startup that provides waste management and recycling services to optimise the waste value chain. | $7M | Series A | May 06, 2025 |  |
| Tally | Tally is a frontend for DAOs running on Ethereum and other EVM blockchains. Tally gives users real power in their decentralized organizations. On Tally, users can delegate voting power, create or pass proposals to spend DAO funds, manage a protocol, and upgrade smart contracts—all onchain. | $8M | Series A | Apr 22, 2025 |  |
| SignalPlus | Enterprise technology firm SignalPlus wants to make trading in options for digital and crypto assets more accessible. | $11M | Series B | Jan 24, 2025 |  |

10 of 144 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Animoca Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-brands-corporation) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Global Founders Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-founders-capital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [AC Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [SNZ Holding](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/snz-holding) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Alpha JWC Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpha-jwc-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [The Aria Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aria-group) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does AppWorks invest in?

AppWorks invests primarily in Blockchain, E-Commerce and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 144 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Taiwan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact AppWorks?

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### Who are the partners at AppWorks?

The team at AppWorks includes Edison Lee (Venture Capital Intern), Jamie Lin (Chairman, Founder, and Managing Partner) and Nice Cheng (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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