UMC Capital
VC Fund
Hsinchu, Taiwan
UMC Capital is a VC fund in Hsinchu focused on Software and Electronics. UMC Capital was established in February 2001 as the direct investment arm of world leading semiconductor foundry UMC. By leveraging the resources of UMC and its affiliates, UMC Capital is well positioned to deliver significant strategic values to startup companies.The mission/objectives of UMC Capital are: identifying innovativetechnologies, forming mutually productive relationships with entrepreneurs, exploring and expanding emerging and applications, and earning financial returns for the parent company UMC.
- Total investments:
- 91
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 10%
Last updated:
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Industries UMC Capital invests in
Stages UMC Capital invests in
Countries UMC Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 11 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Series A
- $2.5M–$25M
- Series B
- $5M–$83M
- Series C
- $5M–$31M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 18 (20%)
- Electronics 17 (19%)
- Semiconductor 16 (18%)
- Manufacturing 14 (15%)
- Information Technology 11 (12%)
Stage
- Series B 24 (26%)
- Series C 14 (15%)
- Series A 13 (14%)
- Series D 10 (11%)
- Funding Round 9 (10%)
Country
- United States 38 (42%)
- Taiwan 11 (12%)
- China 10 (11%)
- Israel 3 (3%)
- Japan 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Antonius Wu
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
DC Cheng
President
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President | Total investments: 7 | Find email | |
Dylan Lee
Director
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Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Frank Jang
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
James Yen
Vice President
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Vice President | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 11 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point2 Technology develops a dielectric waveguide for high speed interconnect for both datacenter applications. The company is a provider of interconnect technology solutions that delivers ultra-low power, low-latency, point-to-point interconnect and range enhancement SoC solutions specifically designed to fulfill the bandwidth needs of hyperscaleAI/ML datacenters and 5G infrastructure. | $80M / Series B / Aug 10, 2026 | ||
| HyperLight provides thin-film lithium niobate photonic integrated circuit solutions. They deliver groundbreaking electro-optic and nonlinear optical solutions with scalable manufacturing processes. They work closely with their customers from conceptualization, design, prototyping, and transfer to volume production. | $80M / Series C / Jun 18, 2026 | ||
| Silicon Box is an advanced OSAT (outsourced semiconductor assembly and testing) services provider, specializing in semiconductor integration. The company is capable of delivering full execution for semiconductor packaging, from initial design to final manufacturing of standard single chip packages to the most sophisticated chiplet-based systems,enabling applications that include AI (artificial intelligence), HPC (high performance computing), EV (electric vehicles), automotive, power management, mobile chipsets and processors, applications processors, radiofrequency, and more. | $155M / Series B / May 12, 2026 | ||
| Point2 Technology develops a dielectric waveguide for high speed interconnect for both datacenter applications. The company is a provider of interconnect technology solutions that delivers ultra-low power, low-latency, point-to-point interconnect and range enhancement SoC solutions specifically designed to fulfill the bandwidth needs of hyperscaleAI/ML datacenters and 5G infrastructure. | Series B / Apr 21, 2026 | ||
| Multibeam leads with a breakthrough e-beam lithography solution for cost-effective production of leading-edge semiconductors and rapid time to market. It is the industry’s only maskless multi-column e-beam platform that offers full-wafer, extendible direct write patterning capabilities with fine resolution in a modular architecture that isoptimized for scale. It is engineered to deliver streamlined fab-level productivity.For semiconductor leaders, it’s a new-generation lithography solution to enable advanced packaging, photonics, rapid prototyping, and other special applications that support present and forthcoming megatrends like the growth of AI and demand for EVs. | $31M / Series B / Jul 29, 2025 | ||
| UVeye develops automated inspection systems for vehicles using AI and proprietary hardware. The company was co-founded by Amir and Ohad Hever in 2016. In 2019, Toyota Tsusho and Volvo led a $31 million Series B, joining W.R. Berkley, F.I.T Ventures, and other previous investors to bring UVeye to a total of $35 million raised in venture capitalfunding.UVeye’s systems have been installed at over 100 sites including vehicle manufacturers, rental companies, logistical centers, dealerships, energy, financial, diplomatic, and other sensitive security facilities. | $41M / Series D / Jan 29, 2025 | ||
| HyperLight provides thin-film lithium niobate photonic integrated circuit solutions. They deliver groundbreaking electro-optic and nonlinear optical solutions with scalable manufacturing processes. They work closely with their customers from conceptualization, design, prototyping, and transfer to volume production. | $37M / Series B / Sep 23, 2024 | ||
| ChipBetter engages in integrated circuit design and technical consultation and technical services. | $13.8M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 24, 2024 | ||
| DreamBig Semiconductor provides SmartNICs as the perfect blend of hardware and programmable accelerations enabling secure and high-performance network solutions for big data centers, cloud, storage, machine learning and edge computing while increasing productivity. Their customers contact through email only. | $75M / Series B / Jul 16, 2024 | ||
| EJoule manufacturer of materials for lithium-ion batteries designed to support the rapid development of the consumer electronics, electric cars, and energy industries. In the consumer electronics, electric vehicles, and energy storage markets, the company's lithium-ion batteries are used in core components, allowing companies to focus on themanufacture of electrode materials. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 30, 2024 | ||
| See all 91 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does UMC Capital invest in?
UMC Capital invests primarily in Software, Electronics and Semiconductor startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 91 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is UMC Capital's check size?
UMC Capital typically joins rounds of $2.5M–$25M at Series A, $5M–$83M at Series B and $5M–$31M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds UMC Capital participates in.
How do I contact UMC Capital?
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Who are the partners at UMC Capital?
The team at UMC Capital includes Antonius Wu (Managing Director), DC Cheng (President) and Dylan Lee (Director), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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