# Hive Ventures

> Hive Ventures is a VC fund backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 25 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Taipei, Taiwan
- Total investments: 25
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 28%
- Fund size: $14M
- Last fund: Jun 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hive-ventures
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/hiveventuresio
- Website: http://www.hiveventures.io
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hiveventuresio

Hive Ventures is a global seed to early stage VC, with a focus on AI, IOT, Blockchain and its applications across Taiwan, HK & SEA regions. We believe that the key to producing superior performance, is by exercising a hands on approach on a concentrated and interconnected portfolio, to help them scale across regions with our wealth ofoperational experience regionally and globally. We also believe that Taiwan will be a hotspot for AI, IOT and Blockchain technologies development.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 20% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 12% |
| Blockchain | 2 | 8% |
| Cryptocurrency | 2 | 8% |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 8% |

43 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 10 | 40% |
| Series A | 5 | 20% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 8% |
| Convertible Note | 2 | 8% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 4% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Taiwan | 8 | 32% |
| United States | 5 | 20% |
| Germany | 1 | 4% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 4% |
| Singapore | 1 | 4% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yan Lee | Founder & Managing Partner | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yan-lee-2 |
| John Chen | Founder and Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-chen-d1ee |
| Will Wang | Founder and Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/will-wang-4873 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| decube | Decube, a unified platform designed to efficiently manage data observability, data catalog, and governance, to present an information pack for your consideration. Our team of data and engineering experts works tirelessly to develop and improve tools that assist businesses in harnessing the power of their data. With a focus on data observability,data catalog, and governance, we aim to provide our clients with the best in class service, creating a streamlined, efficient and controlled data management environment. | $3M | Seed | Jan 28, 2026 |  |
| BrioHR | Simple, modular, affordable, and intuitive HR management SaaS that provides end-to-end tools for digitizing and automating all HR processes such as Recruitment & ATS, Onboarding, Performance Management, Leave Management, Payroll, Employee Files, and more. Easy to implement, use, and scale, with live support from our team of experts helping youcustomize and configure to suit your needs. | $6.5M | Series A | May 14, 2025 |  |
| Recce | Solving the data context problem | $4M | Pre-Seed | Apr 22, 2025 |  |
| Phase | Phase is a visual and intuitive digital design tool, reworked for the new age. | $13M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 13, 2025 |  |
| LatticeFI | LatticeFI is a wealth management platform that helps to handle investments with transparency |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2024 |  |
| IsCoolLab | a software company that expertizes in software technology for building smart automation and test automation. | $3M | Seed | Dec 21, 2023 |  |
| Instill AI | Instill AI, founded on June 11, 2020, is an innovative startup dedicated to democratizing access to AI. We specialize in developing AI and data infrastructure to offer a streamlined, no-/low-code solution for users seeking to rapidly extract insights or build AI-first applications from various data types such as text, images, audio, or video.We are the primary developers of the source-available Instill Core project, providing a full-stack AI platform for data, model, and pipeline orchestration. Leveraging the success of Instill Core, we introduced its cloud service, Instill Cloud, in May 2023.As a provider of no-/low-code tools, we empower users to efficiently handle and manipulate all kinds of data—unstructured, semi-structured, and structured. By integrating our services into their existing data stack, users can unlock the full potential of their data reservoir and seamlessly benefit from AI advancements.We are a small and ambitious team of passionate engineers and researchers sharing an unconventional culture fused with DevOps, MLOps, and academia. We are hands-on and love to automate everything. We care about our products and deliver to the highest standards. | $3.6M | Seed | Feb 01, 2023 |  |
| Profet AI | Profet AI is a software solution company that offers AI and machine learning automation solutions designed for manufacturing companies. | $5.6M | Series A | Jan 04, 2023 |  |
| Ataya | Atayalan offers digital, and the transition to cloud architecture has developed to meet the needs of both the cloud and the edge as the Internet includes the enterprise. They offer infrastructure moves, distributed web service architecture, and digital transformation program acquisition for software products in transition. They provide acoordinating private 5G network required for the development of new applications, digitization, and data analysis using machine learning. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| Botrista Technology | Botrista is a robotics company based in Silicon Valley. They provide an end to end beverage solution to F&B retail chains. They have the capability to automate drink menus and pour an array of drinks including delicious and high profitable non-alcoholic mixed beverages. The Robot Barista increases drink selection, quality, and consistency whilereducing labor. It can also be modified to mix premium cocktails.The Botrista Team combines decades of robotics expertise and beverage industry experience to develop end-to-end automation solutions to help beverage retailers address the shifting demands from today’s health-conscious consumer. It leverages manufacturing techniques and integrates software to revolutionize the way fresh beverages are prepared and produced. | $38M | Series B | Oct 06, 2022 |  |

10 of 25 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Taiwania Capital Management Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/taiwania-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [National Development Fund of Taiwan Government](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/national-development-fund-of-taiwan-government) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [New Economy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-economy-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [42CAP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/42cap) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Akatsuki Games Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akatsuki-3) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Hive Ventures invest in?

Hive Ventures invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 25 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 Hive Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Hive Ventures?

The team at Hive Ventures includes Yan Lee (Founder & Managing Partner), John Chen (Founder and Managing Partner) and Will Wang (Founder and Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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