WI Harper Group, established in 1993, is a U.S.-based venture capital firm specializing in early- and growth-stage investments. It currently manages eight venture funds with nearly US$1 billion in assets under management. Its investment focus lies in high-tech, digital new media (TMT), and healthcare, with a track record of over 350 portfolio companies and more than 80 successful IPO and M&A exits.

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.

Founded in 1979, ITIC has invested in countless startups both domestically and internationally, supporting healthy growth for its portfolio companies. It spans multiple stages of startups and enterprises and integrates possibilities across industries, creating unique opportunities in tech venture capital thanks to its decades of technical expertise and global network.

SparkLabs is a Silicon Valley-origin venture fund with an international accelerator network. It invests in seed-stage startups and provides acceleration support globally. Comprising nine international accelerators and three seed funds, SparkLabs operates full-time accelerator programs in Taipei, Korea, Australia, Beijing, Shenzhen, Singapore, Oman, and Washington D.C., with partners in Silicon Valley, Singapore, Hong Kong, and London.