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.

500 Global is a venture capital firm with more than $2.7 billion in assets under management that invests early in founders building fast-growing technology companies. We focus on markets where technology, innovation, and capital can unlock long-term value and drive economic growth.

We invest far and wide, across sectors and geographies. Our portfolio includes 49 companies valued at $1B+ and over 150+ companies valued at more than $100 million. We have invested in more than 2,700+ companies or 5,000+ entrepreneurs in 81+ countries. We have team members on the ground in more than 15 countries who bring experience as entrepreneurs, investors, and operators from some of the world’s leading technology companies.

500 Global has run more than 80 growth and accelerator programs for over 3,000 startups worldwide. Among those, 500 Global Accelerator Taiwan with TTA is a program designed to grow early-stage tech startups in Taiwan and across the world through world-class programming, tailored mentorship and curated networking events.