# ARES International

> ARES International is a VC fund in Taiwan backing Content, Internet and E-Commerce. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Taiwan, China
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 1999
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ares-international-corporation
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ares_taiwan
- Website: http://www.ares.com.tw
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AresInternational

ARES International is a VC fund in Taiwan focused on Content and Internet. ARES International, founded in 1980, has been designated one of the Top 100 fastest growing corporations in Taiwan, and among the Top 500 corporations in Taiwan according to the China Credit Information Service.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Content | 1 | 100% |
| Internet | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kinzan.com | Kinzan.com is a leading e-business platform provider for extending brand, content, commerce and relationship networks on the Internet. Kinzan.com is the first outsourced, turnkey platform enabling organizations to quickly and cost effectively deploy large networks of e-commerce enabled Web sites with a consistent, but localized, look and feel.Franchises, associations, portals, corporations, and other organizations can build and manage online relationship networks of independent Web sites created by their members, affiliates and customers. Kinzan.com's platform includes the Siteman™ Web development applications and services, Web site infrastructure and hosting, customization services and support. | $15.5M |  | Dec 16, 1999 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DigaComm](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digacomm) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [InveStar Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/investar-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Menlo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/menlo-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mitsubishi Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mitsubishi-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [PULSAR](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pulsar-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does ARES International invest in?

ARES International invests primarily in Content, Internet and E-Commerce startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did ARES International last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for ARES International closed in Dec 1999. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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