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.

CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd. was established on May 17, 2002, with headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan, and more than 27,000 employees worldwide. Its subsidiaries include CTBC Bank, Taiwan Life Insurance, CTBC Securities, CTBC Venture Capital, CTBC Asset Management, CTBC Investment Trust, CTBC Security Services, and Taiwan Lottery. CTBC Bank, its main subsidiary, has 150 branches in Taiwan and 108 overseas offices across the U.S., Canada, Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Mainland China, Myanmar, and Australia, making it the most internationally oriented financial institution in Taiwan.

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.

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.