FINDIT: An Information Platform for Taiwan’s Startup Ecosystem

Capital and information are two key drivers of startup development. Startups need a clear understanding of the market conditions, investor profiles, and fundraising channels in order to identify suitable investors and potential collaboration opportunities. Investors, meanwhile, need to understand market trends and evaluate promising startups before moving forward with potential partnerships.

To address the information gap between startups and investors, the Small and Medium Enterprise and Startup Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs, commissioned the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER) in 2015 to establish FINDIT. By collecting information on startup and investment markets in Taiwan and overseas, FINDIT helps startups and investors quickly understand developments in Taiwan’s startup ecosystem while reducing the risks associated with information asymmetry.

Built around the needs of startups and investors, FINDIT provides practical information on early-stage capital, fundraising skills, and industry trends. It also connects users with early-stage investors and resources through matchmaking events and seminars.

Today, FINDIT has become one of Taiwan’s leading early-stage funding information platforms, fostering a more active fundraising environment and sustained growth across the local startup ecosystem.

More Than an Information Platform: How FINDIT Connects Startups and Investors

FINDIT has built comprehensive databases covering startups, investors, and investment deals across Taiwan. These resources help startups and investors quickly understand market trends and identify promising companies, supporting the continued development of Taiwan’s innovation ecosystem.

Startups can search for potential investors and venture capital firms to uncover fundraising resources and collaboration opportunities. They can also explore global venture capital trends, emerging sectors, domestic and international policy updates, global expansion resources, startup ecosystem data, as well as funding rounds and investment activity from the Investment Deal Database. These insights allow startups to better understand market developments and adjust their R&D and business strategies in response to policy and industry trends.

For investors and venture capital firms, FINDIT serves as an important source of investment intelligence. The platform provides startup profiles, funding rounds, investment amounts, and participating investors, allowing users to efficiently screen promising companies and track funding timelines.

Through the Research Hub, investors can also monitor global venture capital trends, emerging sectors, and industry reports. Combined with the Investment Deal Database—including startup funding activity and successful exits—these resources help investors understand global capital flows, changing industry trends, and key investment opportunities.

FINDIT Platform Features: Startup Search and Industry Insights

FINDIT offers three main sections: Latest News, Database, and Research Hub. The platform is also available in Chinese, English, and Japanese. Together, these sections form a comprehensive information network for the startup investment ecosystem.

Latest News: A Policy Radar for Startups and Investors

The Latest News section brings together domestic policy announcements, regulatory updates, and global trends. Whether startups are adjusting their technology and business strategies or venture capital firms are evaluating industry risks and investment opportunities, timely information helps users stay ahead of market changes and make more confident decisions.

Database: Comprehensive Information on Startups, Investors, and Investment Deals

FINDIT’s database is more than a collection of data. It allows users to search, compare, and track information on Taiwan’s startups, investment organizations, investment deals, and overall startup ecosystem.

• Startup Ecosystem: Provides an overview of the startup ecosystem, including the number of startups and investment organizations, total investment deals and funding amounts, sector distribution, historical development, and active industries.
• Investment Deals: Allows users to quickly review recent startup investments, funding rounds, capital flows, and successful exits.
• Startups: Includes information on Taiwanese startups established since 2010, covering company profiles, products and services, fundraising activity, and patent information, helping investors evaluate potential investment targets.
• Investors: Covers investment organizations, venture capital firms, strategic investors, and accelerators with investment functions, helping startups and investors identify potential partners. Information on overseas investment organizations is available through the English-language interface.

Research Hub: Understanding Global Startup Trends

The Research Hub includes:

• Startup Ecosystem Reports: Brings together research reports and white papers on Taiwan’s startup ecosystem, helping users understand trends in the startup landscape, investment environment, entrepreneurship policies, and incubation resources.
• Major Cities Ecosystem Reports: Explores the startup ecosystems of Taiwan’s major cities, including their startup landscapes, key industries, and innovation strengths. It also provides information on investors, accelerators, incubators, startup hubs, and government support programs, helping startups, investors, and businesses understand each city’s industry clusters and identify local resources and collaboration opportunities.
• Investment Scene: Provides research and trend analysis on Taiwan’s startup investment market, covering the overall investment landscape, investment performance across industries, investor activity, and investor confidence surveys. It helps startups, investors, and ecosystem partners track capital flows, identify popular investment sectors, and understand market developments to support fundraising, investment planning, and strategic decision making.
• Recent Deals: Regularly highlights recent funding and investment deals involving Taiwanese startups, including their core technologies, funding rounds, amounts raised, participating investors, and future plans. It helps investors, businesses, and ecosystem partners quickly track startup funding activity and identify the industries and technologies attracting investment.
• Featured Startups: Showcases promising Taiwanese startups and introduces their core technologies, products, services, and application areas, helping investors, businesses, and ecosystem partners discover noteworthy startups and follow their latest developments.
• Startup & Investment Hub: Offers practical articles on entrepreneurship, fundraising strategies, investor perspectives, corporate governance, market expansion, and industry trends. Through professional insights and real world cases, it helps startups, investors, and ecosystem partners strengthen their decision making and access essential resources.

FINDIT: Discover the Future of Taiwan’s Startup Ecosystem

Through its comprehensive startup database andtrend research, FINDIT helps startups connect with capital and resources while providing investors with transparent and reliable information for decision-making.

Whether you are an investor looking for new opportunities or a startup seeking greater visibility, FINDIT provides a trusted starting point.

Join FINDIT today to stay informed about market trends and opportunities across Taiwan’s startup investment ecosystem.