# Edward Liu > Edward Liu is a Series A investor at WI Harper Group (San Francisco) backing Software and FinTech. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [WI Harper Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wi-harper-group) - Location: San Francisco, United States - Total investments: 9 - Last investment: Jul 2022 - Lead investor: 44% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-liu-9638b039b/ Edward Liu is a Series A investor at WI Harper Group in San Francisco focused on Software and FinTech. Edward Liu is based out of San Francisco, California and is the Managing Partner of WI Harper Group. Edward previously worked at Piacente Group as a Head of China Operations. Edward Liu attended the University of San Diego. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Software | 3 | 33% | | FinTech | 2 | 22% | | Apps | 1 | 11% | | Sports | 1 | 11% | | Fitness | 1 | 11% | 27 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Series A | 4 | 44% | | Series B | 3 | 33% | | Seed | 1 | 11% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Taiwan | 4 | 44% | | Hong Kong | 2 | 22% | | Canada | 1 | 11% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Bitmark | Bitmark restores trust in data. Our end-to-end Internet protocol secures the provenance of data. This makes it possible to have verifiable information, digital property rights, and safe sharing of personal data—without the need for trusted third parties. UC Berkeley, Pfizer, and KKBOX use Bitmark in healthcare, music, art, and more. #digitalrights | $5.6M | Series B | Jul 06, 2022 | | | EMQ | Headquartered in Hong Kong, EMQ is a financial technology startup that is building a financial network across Asia with a focus on remittance. With a footprint across Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines, the company partners with financial institutions and other strategic partners in each country to enable and settlecross-border remittance via banks and various modes for top-up and cash pickup. The company received its Money Service Operator license from the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department in September 2014 and its Fund Transfer Operator license from Bank Indonesia in March 2017. | $20M | Series B | Jul 27, 2020 | | | Ecoinno | Ecoinno is a Hong Kong Science Park-based green material technology company that focus on developing multiple categories of consumer packaging products with its proprietary Green Composite Material™ (GCM™), derived from natural plant fibre, an abundant naturally occurring biopolymer, using Ecoinno's advanced processing technology. | $6M | Series A | May 07, 2020 | | | Ecoinno | Ecoinno is a Hong Kong Science Park-based green material technology company that focus on developing multiple categories of consumer packaging products with its proprietary Green Composite Material™ (GCM™), derived from natural plant fibre, an abundant naturally occurring biopolymer, using Ecoinno's advanced processing technology. | $6M | Series A | May 07, 2020 | | | Lydia.ai | Lydia AI is a health AI insurtech startup on a mission to insure the next billion people by making insurance personalized, easier to buy and more inclusive. Insurers work with Lydia AI to leverage new sources of data to make risk predictions which are used to personalize individual experiences, accelerate underwriting practices and develop newinclusive digital products with innovative Pay How You Live Benefits. The company has launched the first series of digital Lydia AI health score insurance products in Taiwan and plans to expand across Asia. Established in 2015, Lydia AI is backed by Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund, Information Venture Partners and 500 Global with offices in Toronto and Taiwan. | $5M | Series A | Nov 13, 2018 | | | Space Cycle | Space Group was established in 2005, SPACE YOGA is the group's first brand, creating a yoga tide in Taiwan.SpaceCycle, a new brand of music for the soul, has upgraded the latest sports trends in the world and introduced it to Taiwan. It is the first brand in Taiwan that combines space with music, fashion, sports and social activities. | $13.8M | Series B | Jan 17, 2018 | | | Bitmark | Bitmark restores trust in data. Our end-to-end Internet protocol secures the provenance of data. This makes it possible to have verifiable information, digital property rights, and safe sharing of personal data—without the need for trusted third parties. UC Berkeley, Pfizer, and KKBOX use Bitmark in healthcare, music, art, and more. #digitalrights | $1.7M | Seed | Nov 17, 2016 | | | Health2Sync | Health2Sync takes legacy medical devices and transforms your smartphone into a smart health monitoring machine; connecting users, loved ones, and clinicians. Our first product comes in the form of an app and accessory for smart blood glucose monitoring. | $3M | Series A | Aug 23, 2016 | | | R+W | R+W is a software creation studio. | | Series A | | | 9 of 9 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alibaba-entrepreneurs-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together - [Cherubic Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cherubic-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together - [Alibaba Taiwan Entrepreneurs Fund II](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alibaba-taiwan-entrepreneurs-fund-ii) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Digital Currency Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-currency-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [SparkLabs Taiwan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sparklabs-taipei) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Abu Dhabi Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abu-dhabi-capital-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About WI Harper Group VC Fund · San Francisco, United States WI Harper Group is a venture capital firm that focuses on early and early expansion investments in Mainland China, Taiwan and Silicon Valley.It was founded in 1993. Made 300+ investments with 80+ exits. Manages 9 funds and over $1B in capital through 19 dedicated investment professionals located in Beijing, Taipei and San Francisco.Thefirm's focus is technology, clean technology and healthcare. Its track record includes 5 contacts available at WI Harper Group. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Edward Liu | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edward-liu-2 | | James Lee | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-lee-10 | | Sean Peng | Managing Director and Senior Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sean-peng-2 | | Wilson Wu | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wilson-wu-99f7 | | Calvin Liao | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/calvin-liao-40b1 | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Edward Liu invest in? Edward Liu invests primarily in Software, FinTech and Apps startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Taiwan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Edward Liu last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Edward Liu closed in Jul 2022. Shizune tracks 9 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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