October, November & December
4th Quarter
Taiwan’s tech, startup and VC funding news from across October, November and December of 2019, focusing on early stage startups.
For technology-specific news for the most recent month, visit the Other News section, covering blockchain, artificial intelligence, fintech and cryptocurrency news across the 17 jurisdictions that we cover.
October 2019 • November 2019 • December 2019
October 2019
- Taiwan: Gogoro vs Kymco, a battle for the growing electric scooter market – a startup vs an industry giant
- Taiwan: “Currently, 48% of all online transactions are mobile-based, and that number is expected to reach 61% by 2022”
- Taiwan: Umbo Computer Vision secures $8M with AI-powered video security cameras, systems and platform
- Taiwan flag emoji disappears from Apple iPhone keyboard, further evidence of big tech’s failure to support democracy in the face of CCP influence operations
- Taiwan: 2019 Meet Taipei startup festival set for November 14-16
- Taiwan: Appier, SoftBank-backed AI startup, acquires Japan’s Emotion Intelligence for tech that encourages online shoppers to buy now
- Taiwan: An overview of the government’s support for the autonomous vehicle industry
- Taiwan: HTC has launched its latest blockchain phone, the Exodus 1s, allowing users to run a full Bitcoin node
- Taiwan: An intro to newly-launched Startup Terrace, aiming to link the local startup ecosystem with the world and already hosting 15 international accelerators
- Taiwan: China’s information war ramps up as election nears, using proxies around the world and, ironically, platforms banned in China
- Singapore’s Liquid Group and Taiwan’s ESUN Bank partner for cashless payments via customers’ preferred domestic mobile payment apps in either market
November 2019
- Taiwan: Asia Rocks event and expo set for November 13th, bringing together ecosystem builders to exchange market insights
- Taiwan: 2019 Meet Taipei startup-focused conference, festival and expo set for November 14-16
- Bridge to MassChallenge Taiwan unveils 3 winning startups, spanning wearable tech, energy and agricultural technology
- Taiwan: Foxconn-backed HCM Capital fund considering $100M for blockchain and future-tech investments globally
- Taiwan: Facebook to crack down on China’s state-run fake news and disinformation operations ahead of Taiwan elections in January 2020
- Taiwan: AsiaRocks Conference and Exhibition set for November 13-16, bringing together startup ecosystems players from across APAC
- Taiwan: A half-hour video look at parts of Taiwan’s tech industry, from BBC Click
- Taiwan’s HTC to support Binance Chain with special edition of its blockchain mobile phone, the EXODUS 1 Binance
- Taiwan: InnoVart Design unveils CarWink, voice-controlled device allowing drivers to communicate hazards to others using text and animation
- Taiwan: Facebook Accelerator Startup Roadshow set for November 28th in Taipei
- One unexpected winner in the US-China trade war? Taiwan’s semiconductor industry, courted by Huawei for increased production
- Taiwan’s AppWorks gains $20M investment in AppWorks Fund III from Taiwan Mobile and others
- Taiwan’s Asia-Pacific Telecom Group and Thailand’s True Digital Park ink MOU to expand networks in the regional tech ecosystem
- Taiwan: An intro to the APTG 5G Startup Accelerator Program
- Taiwan: Another overview of the recently-launched APTG 5G Accelerator Programme 2019, set for February 2020 intake
- Taiwan: 5G/Innovation Summit 2019 set for November 25 in Taipei
- Taiwan: An overview of the recent changes to the National Development Fund and how they can help both domestic and international startups
- Taiwan: BigGo raises $5M Series A for international expansion with product search engine and price comparison platform
- Taiwan: Techstars Startup Week Taipei set for December 9-13 – register to receive details once they’re finalised
- Taiwan: Appier secures $80M with AI engine helping brands and retailers improve customer engagement, predict purchasing and improve online conversions
- Taiwan: National Cheng Kung University deploys 5 new deep-learning supercomputers, aiming to boost R&D in AI technologies
- Taiwan: AppWorks incubator unveils 18 demo day startups working with AI and blockchain across various industries
December 2019
- Taiwan: A brief intro to Medical Augmented Intelligence, using X-ray, CT and MRI tech in VR to develop solutions for surgical simulation and medical education
- Taiwan: An overview of the AppWorks Demo Day 19 and the 18 AI and blockchain startups that presented
- Taiwan: An overview of the Startup Festival set for December 7-8, focusing on businesses startup by migrant women
- An intro to the 6 Taiwanese medtech startups that developed their businesses in the Netherlands and Europe via the Utrecht Region’s Rapid Health program
- LINE Pay Taiwan and iPASS Corp form collaboration with 4 major int’l payment brands to facilitate cross-border payments between Japan, Korea, Thailand and Taiwan
- Taiwan: XFail 2019 Conference set for December 14th, an event for entrepreneurs to share their experiences of failure and the improvements that came as a result
- Taiwan: Boston’s SmartLabs biomedical sciences incubator selects Taiwan for first Asia office, preps for SmartLabs Global Launch program
- Taiwan: Thousands of lies flood social media every day as Beijing seeks to exploit social divisions and undermine democracy in lead up to presidential election
- ICYMI: 7-Eleven in Taiwan expands unmanned store concept, rolling out 140 Mini 7-Eleven smart vending machines across the country
- Taiwan: National branding for Startup Island TAIWAN to be unveiled for the first time at 2020 CES consumer electronics show in Las Vegas in January
- Taiwan: An interview with Shuyang Lin, Co-Founder of Public Digital Innovation Space, from the Women in GovTech Special Report 2019
- Taiwan’s President opens Presidential Office building to an overnight stay for international online influencers
- Taiwan: An intro to 2 of the country’s medical tech startups, and the burgeoning ecosystem that supports their growth
- Taiwan AI x Robotic Accelerator to promote three rising AI startups to a global audience at CES Eureka Park 2020 in Las Vegas in January
- Taiwan: WaCare medical care social network launches to connect individuals and families with care professionals providing personalized preventive medicine
- Taiwan: SparkAmplify to launch AI-powered Press Release Assistant at upcoming CES2020 in Las Vegas
- New Zealand: Komodo Monitr selected for Taiwan’s Hype Spin sports accelerator with software to help amateur athletes develop skills and avoid injury
- One Country, One Censor: How China undermines media freedom in Hong Kong and Taiwan – from the Committee to Protect Journalists
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