Top 5 Retail Startup Investors in Taiwan in September 2025
A list of 5 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Retail startups based in Taiwan. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Retail companies from Taiwan. We update this investor list every month.Top 5 Retail Startup Investors in Taiwan in September 2025
Investor | Retail Taiwan investments |
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BAI Capital | 2 |
Cherubic Ventures | 2 |
Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund | 2 |
CDIB Capital | 1 |
HeyTea | 1 |
BAI Capital is an investment arm of German media mogul Bertelsmann. Its notable investments include electric vehicle upstart Nio, Southeast Asia’s popular live streaming app Bigo, and China’s shared bike pioneer Mobike, which was acquired by Meituan.
BAI Capital was founded in 2008 by German businessman Carl Bertelsmann.
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Investment focus
- Hardware, Semiconductor, Art
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- China, Taiwan, Hong Kong
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- CYGNUSEMI — Cygnus Semi is a semiconductor chip technology company that focuses on 5G IoT applications.
- Speedfox — Speedfox is a home cleaning smart home company.
- CIX Technology — This Core Technology offers next-generation intelligent computing solutions, designing and developing spec intelligent computing systems.
Cherubic Ventures is an early stage focused venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley and Greater China.
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- United States, China, Taiwan
Portfolio highlights
- Wondera — Wondera is a developer of Web3-based social entertainment software designed to reward users for singing and other creative performances. The platform allows users to create personalized AI singers, participate in karaoke, record music, and contribute to the training of artificial intelligence models—all free of charge. By integrating user-generatedcontent with advanced AI technologies, Wondera enables individuals to express their creativity, develop their talents, and engage in an interactive, rewards-driven entertainment experience.
- Patlytics — Patent discovery, analytics, comparison, and workflow. Simplified via Artificial Intelligence.
- Terminal 3 — We empower an equitable digital future
The Entrepreneurs Fund is a not-for-profit initiative launched by Alibaba Group in 2015 to help entrepreneurs and young graduates realize their dreams and vision. Two separate funds have been set up in Hong Kong and Taiwan respectively to support specific programs in each place.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- Hong Kong, Taiwan, United States
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- Vpon Holdings — Vpon Holdings is an AI big data analysis and advertising company.
- Ziwu Technology — Ziwu Technology offers the conversion of bio-based waste into sustainable new materials and provides environmentally friendly solutions.
- Rice Robotics Limited — The friendliest robot at your service.
CCIC CDIB International Corp.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Biotechnology, Information Technology
- Series B, Series A, Series C
- China, Taiwan, United States
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- Redcliff — Redcliff is a drone management company that organizes aerial shows and events for private and public organizations.
- QT Medical — World's leading medical ECG/EKG machine company that aims to make hospital-grade 12-lead ecg machines available for everyone. Best portable ecg device during the pandemic. Focusing on innovations in the field of telemedicine and home care, we continue to invest in research and development of products that will bring better cardiac care to patients.
- Beijing Ansong Technology — Beijing Ansong Technology Co., Ltd. is an enterprise focusing on the research and development, production, and sales of orthopedic medical devices. The company cooperates with domestic and foreign universities, research institutes, and doctors in hospitals, and is committed to creating original orthopedic products with independent knowledgeproducts.Beijing Ansong Technology was founded on June 27, 2011 by Liang Tao in Fengtai, Beijing.
HeyTea is a Chinese tea shop that specializes in cheese-topped tea and fruit tea.
In 2012, HEYTEA originated from an alley in the riverside. Originally known as ROYALTEA , the royal tea was completely upgraded to the registered brand HEYTEA.
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Investment focus
- Food and Beverage, Coffee, Retail
- Series A, Funding Round
- China, Taiwan
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- WAT — WAT is a cocktail and spirits brand that provides bottled cocktails packaged in a futuristic way.
- Heqi Taotao — Heqi Taotao is a restaurant chain that offers peach-flavored beverages and snacks.
- Seesaw Coffee — Seesaw Coffee provides unique coffee experiences to the communities.
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