Top 5 Retail VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Taiwan in April 2025

Last updated: Apr 2025 A list of 5 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 VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Taiwan in April 2025

Investor	Retail Taiwan investments
Cherubic Ventures	2
Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund	2
BAI Capital	2
HeyTea	1
WI Harper Group	1

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Cherubic Ventures is an early stage focused venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley and Greater China.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Angel
United States, China, Taiwan

Portfolio highlights

Habitto — Habitto by SJ Mobile Labs is a new financial services venture focused on the Japanese market. The team and its advisors have a breadth of experience ranging from insurance, banking, e-commerce, adtech and ventures across five continents. This provides them with a unique approach to entering new markets and building valuable businesses.
Bot Auto — Bot Auto develops and operates autonomous trucks for middle-mile freight.
Anzen — USDz is a stablecoin backed by a diversified RWA portfolio, allowing holders to mitigate volatility and earn rewards through all market cycles

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.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence
Series A, Seed, Series B
Hong Kong, Taiwan, United States

Portfolio highlights

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.
BioMed Technology Holdings — BioMed offer a comprehensive service that includes a range of sophisticated tests performed by professionals, together with an interpretation and recommendations for how to live a healthy life.

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.

Investment focus

Hardware, Semiconductor, Art
Series A, Seed, Series B
China, Taiwan, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

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.

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.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Coffee, Retail
Series A, Funding Round
China, Taiwan

Portfolio highlights

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.

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