# Bank of Taiwan

> Bank of Taiwan is a VC fund in Hong Kong backing Energy and Telecommunications. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.bot.com.tw

Bank of Taiwan is a VC fund in Hong Kong focused on Energy and Telecommunications. At the beginning of its establishment, it was signed by the Ministry of Finance and approved by the Executive Yuan, and was appointed by the Chief Executive of Taiwan Province. The Finance Department of the Office of the Commissioner manages it on its behalf.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 2 | 50% |
| Telecommunications | 2 | 50% |
| Apps | 1 | 25% |
| Retail | 1 | 25% |
| Banking | 1 | 25% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Post-IPO Debt | 2 | 50% |
| Debt Financing | 2 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 2 | 50% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 25% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Africa Finance Corporation | Africa Finance Corporation focuses on infrastructure financing across various sectors, including power and transportation. The institution provides debt, equity, project development, and financial advisory services to address infrastructure needs. It was established through an agreement among sovereign African states and has received anchorinvestment from the Central Bank of Nigeria. Since its establishment, AFC has invested significantly in high-quality infrastructure assets to support sustainable economic growth in Africa. | $524M | Debt Financing | Dec 02, 2025 |  |
| Reliance Jio | Reliance Jio Infocomm is a company providing wireless telecom products and services. The company offers voice, data, and messaging services, as well as distributes smartphones and hotspot devices. Its areas of research, development and new service deployment include blockchain, artificial intelligence, open source platforms, IOT, data analytics,and next-gen cloud services. |  | Debt Financing | Mar 13, 2023 |  |
| Reliance Industries | Reliance Industries is engaged in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas in India and internationally. Reliance Industries is the second-largest publicly traded company in India by market capitalization and is the second-largest company in India by revenue after the state-run Indian Oil Corporation. Across alleconomic and social spheres, Reliance's product and service portfolio affects nearly all Indians on a daily basis. | $3B | Post-IPO Debt | Mar 13, 2023 |  |
| Gogoro | Gogoro is an electric scooter maker. With a mission to deliver consumer innovations that will improve how the world’s most populated cities distribute and utilize energy, the company is enabling the transformation of megacities into smart cities. Gogoro is working toward a better future by putting power in the hands of everyone – to move us allforward, faster.Founded in 2011, Gogoro is based in Taipei, Taiwan. | $337.7M | Post-IPO Debt | Sep 28, 2022 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bank of America](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bank-of-america) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bank of India](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bank-of-ind) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Barclays](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barclays-cc3e) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BNP Paribas](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bnp-paribas) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Citibank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/citibank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- First Commercial Bank — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Bank of Taiwan invest in?

Bank of Taiwan invests primarily in Energy, Telecommunications and Apps startups, most often at Post-IPO Debt and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Bank of Taiwan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Bank of Taiwan closed in Dec 2025. Shizune tracks 4 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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