Top 5 Social Media Startup Investors in Taiwan in January 2026
A list of 5 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Social media startups based in Taiwan. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Social media companies from Taiwan. We update this investor list every month.Top 5 Social Media Startup Investors in Taiwan in January 2026
| Investor | Social Media Taiwan investments |
|---|---|
| Prometheus Capital | 1 |
| Hari Kumar | 1 |
| Marcus Brauchli | 1 |
| Sasa Vucinic | 1 |
| Headline Asia (formerly Infinity Ventures) | 1 |
Prometheus Capital is an investment firm that focuses on healthcare, technology, education, and consumer sectors. The investment firm currently manages over 1 billion USD in assets from institutions and individual investors’ funds. Prometheus Capital was founded in 2012 as a family fund of Mr. Wang Jianlin and Mr. Wang Sicong and is based inBeijing, China.
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Investment focus
- Internet, Video, Big Data
- Series B, Series A, Series C
- China, Taiwan, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Freemud — Freemud is a smart retail support system and solutions provider.
- Rescale — Rescale is a high performance computing cloud simulation platform that helps engineers and scientists build, compute, analyze, and scale simulations with high performance computing and automations.
- Golden Technology — Golden Technology is a big data service company offering electronic invoice solutions using blockchain technology.
Hari Kumar - Partner @ LionRock Capital
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- Digital Media, B2B, Social Media
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- India, Taiwan, Singapore
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- MagicX — MagicX, has racked up 100,000 downloads since it was launched on Feb 24th 2016 and has also been the No. 1 new shopping app in Android.The app enables users to carry out day-to-day tasks like grocery shopping, bill payments, recharge, order food, book flight tickets and other utility services via a chat enabled, artificial intelligence platform andis currently available for free download in the Android store. MagicX has tied up with about 20 partners across e-commerce, bill payments, recharges, groceries, travel etc. In this short time, MagicX has successfully driven huge traffic to some of these partners – in some cases emerging among their top 10 transaction sources.
- Pipa.Bella — Pipa.Bella currently offers custom-made and ready-made fashion jewelry at affordable prices to over 40,000 customers across India through an innovative online platform and aims to reach to 1.5 lakh customers over the next twelve months. With few branded players in the fashion jewelry segment, Pipa.Bella aims to solve a pain point that many womenface while shopping for jewelry - branded jewelry is either overpriced with high mark-ups, or unbranded jewelry is cluttered and lacks any proper curation or style guidance. Pipa.Bella launches approximately 100 new styles every week that are all priced well between INR 500 - 3000. The demand for fashion jewellery has grown significantly in the last few years due to high prices of gold and silver and is estimated to be a $6 billion market. The brand has hit operational profitability in FY 17-18 and is aiming to be cash flow positive in the next twelve months. Pipa.Bella targets the 22-35-year-old urban woman who is fashion-conscious, social media savvy and is quick to adapt to latest trends. Pipa.Bella derives its name from two European words that describe the company's range of products and customers. A typical "Pipa" woman is bold, edgy and always ready to experiment and a typical "Bella" woman is a classicist, graceful, more conservative. The brand celebrates the different styles that exemplify these two aesthetics through its product range, which consist of earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings, sterling silver jewelry, charms, personalized jewelry, wedding jewelry Pipa.Bella is a recipient of the Google SMB Heroes 2017 Award, Top 25 Startups by Singapore's Javelin Startup-O Victory Fund, and Digital Women in E-Commerce 2017 Award by Shethepeople.tv. The brand has been worn on top Bollywood celebrities and has been featured in International fashion and business publications such as Vogue, Harpers, Femina, Grazia, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Economic Times, and Wall Street Journal.
- The News Lens — The News Lens is an independent media for Chinese readers. The company aims to be a platform where a wide range of Chinese readers can engage in informed debates about important news, social, and political issues. The News Lens was established in August 2013.
Marcus Brauchli - Co-Founder, Managing Partner @ North Base Media
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Investment focus
- Social Media, News, Publishing
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- Mexico, Taiwan, Philippines
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- Majarra — Majarra is an Arabic online content provider in the region.
- PENTA Football — PENTA Football distributes football highlights.
- The News Lens — The News Lens is an independent media for Chinese readers. The company aims to be a platform where a wide range of Chinese readers can engage in informed debates about important news, social, and political issues. The News Lens was established in August 2013.
Sasa Vucinic - Co-founder, managing partner @ North Base Media
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Investment focus
- News, Social Media, Digital Media
- Angel
- Taiwan
Portfolio highlights
- The News Lens — The News Lens is an independent media for Chinese readers. The company aims to be a platform where a wide range of Chinese readers can engage in informed debates about important news, social, and political issues. The News Lens was established in August 2013.
Headline is a Venture Capital firm actively on the ground in 7 cities around the world. We invest across categories and geographies, leading rounds at every stage. Once we commit to a team, we go to the ends of the earth to make their success global.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, Software, FinTech
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- Japan, China, United States
Portfolio highlights
- BACKSEAT — BACKSEAT provides embedded crypto exchange and Web3 Services.
- Forest — Forest Co., Ltd. operates as an e-commerce aggregator, seeks to identify sustainable, high-quality products and brands that embrace the spirit of Japan and help them grow and enter the global market by using the power of technology.
- Super Galaxy Records — Super Galaxy Records is a company that plans and produces IP that creates new works, and is also a record company that produces and manages voice actors and artists.
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