With the recent rise of innovation and entrepreneurship in Taiwan, Hoton completed the establishment of the “CDIB Innovation Acceleration Fund” in 2017, with a fund size of NT$1.29 billion. The fund focuses on four areas: cloud networking, IoT, mobile internet, and next-generation e-commerce. It also collaborates with Taiwan’s largest entrepreneurial community, Meet Digital, to build Taiwan’s largest innovation and entrepreneurship resource platform, integrating resources from CDIB Financial Holdings, industry, educators, communities, and media to accelerate the growth of startups and assist Taiwanese companies in entering overseas markets.

Cathay Venture was established in April 2003 as a 100% subsidiary of Cathay Financial Holdings, investing in companies with growth potential and helping them grow to maximize value. Cathay Financial Holdings (TSE: 2882) is Taiwan’s largest financial holding company, combining insurance, securities, and banking to form a comprehensive business platform. With extensive branches and personnel across Taiwan, it implements cross-selling strategies and provides one-stop services to over 10 million clients. With 700+ branches and 20,000+ sales personnel, Cathay maintains the most extensive customer service network in Taiwan. Cathay Venture Capital is a sustainable fund, investing flexibly across seed, founding, expansion, and mature stages. To date, it has invested in approximately 300 companies, optimizing operations and governance while leveraging Cathay’s marketing, distribution, customer, and data resources.

Sunsino Venture Group, with over 25 years of experience, is one of Taiwan’s few venture firms focusing on early-stage technological and business model innovation. Closely connected to the startup ecosystem, it advises the government on startup strategies, aligns investments with international standards, seeks next-generation investment targets, and supports portfolio companies in operations, partnerships, growth, and transformation. It manages 16 venture funds, has invested in 200+ startups, and completed 80+ IPOs and M&A deals.