In 2013, QVP co-invested with 500 Startups and Floodgate Fund in PicCollage, a Taiwanese startup that achieved significant success in Western markets. In recent years, QVP has increasingly turned its attention to Hong Kong and Taiwan—judging competitions, engaging with local startups, and in mid-2014 recruiting Taiwan’s startup mentor Chen Tai-Ku as a strategic partner to help bridge communication and seek like-minded funds, bringing new capital into the relatively capital-constrained Taiwan and Hong Kong startup ecosystems.

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.

iGlobe Partners creates mutually beneficial partnerships for investors and portfolio companies.

Internationalization support: iGlobe helped Unity establish its regional headquarters and key hiring.

Strategic business insight: iGlobe holds board positions and provides valuable advice on growth strategy and Hong Kong IPO execution for Anacle.

Government collaboration: iGlobe connected ACSL with local transport authorities to test autonomous drones in underground tunnels.

Synergy creation among partners: Twist Bioscience provided Ginkgo Bioworks with 1 billion base pairs of synthetic DNA.

Darwin Venture Management Corporation was founded in Taiwan in 2009. It is a professional venture fund management company entrusted with managing venture capital funds, focusing on investments in Taiwan and Silicon Valley. Darwin targets highly growth-oriented companies and operates with an experienced management team.