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 Historically, Taiwan has been a nation of innovation with a strong focus on technology. Before China opened its doors to the global economy, many of the world’s manufactured goods were produced in Taiwan. With one of the most startup-friendly business environments, Taiwan boasts strong tech talent and some of the most rigorous intellectual property laws worldwide. This positions Taiwan’s startup ecosystem for success, despite current geopolitical tensions. 

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 Taiwan is home to many large and impressive tech companies, such as Foxconn and Asus, providing it with a unique advantage in hardware-related industries. TSMC, the world's most valuable semiconductor company, stands out as a strategic player in Taiwan’s tech scene. The presence of TSMC illustrates the strategic strength gained from creating a company of such scale, fostering crucial alliances for future prosperity. This also creates a catalyst for the growth of hardware startups, highlighting the impact of industry specialization on global startup success. 

 

 Taiwan has seen a shift towards fostering startups, mirroring the success of its global corporations. Government organizations like Taiwan Tech Arena are investing heavily in developing the country’s startup ecosystem, with initiatives like the Employment Gold Card and Entrepreneur Visa aimed at attracting foreign talent. Programs like [Startup Island TAIWAN](https://www.startupislandtaiwan.info/) and the [Next Big Startup Initiative](https://www.ndc.gov.tw/en/nc_8455_37158) are instrumental in creating a national brand for Taiwan’s startup ecosystem, showcasing its potential on a global scale. 

 

 In order to compete on a global level, Taiwan's entrepreneurs are focusing on international integration of their solutions. The country’s small local market pushes startups to think globally, resulting in success stories like Appier, Taiwan’s first digital unicorn. With the presence of tech giants like Google and Microsoft, as well as successful exits like Gogoro and Just Kitchen, Taiwan’s tech ecosystem is thriving. The hosting of [Computex](https://www.startupblink.com/startup-ecosystem/taiwan), one of the world’s largest computer and technology shows, in Taipei City further solidifies Taiwan’s position as a tech hub. 

 
 As Taiwan continues to implement policies to promote entrepreneurship, a shift in mentality is needed to encourage potential entrepreneurs to take risks and embrace failure as a stepping stone to success. The country’s appeal is growing, evident in leading tech figures like Steve Chen, co-founder of Youtube, and tech thought leader Ben Thompson from Stratechery, choosing to base themselves in Taiwan.

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Appier is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to power business decision-making. 

Appier

Gogoro is putting energy into things that matter. With a mission to deliver consumer innovations that will improve how the world's most populated cities distribute and utilize energy, the company is enabling the transformation of megacities into smart cities. Gogoro is putting power in the hands of everyone  to move us all forward, faster.

Gogoro

Perfect Corp. is the leading SaaS artificial intelligence and augmented reality beauty and fashion tech business solutions provider, dedicated to transforming the consumer shopping experience through seamless and omnichannel experiences.

Perfect Corp.

KKday is a travel experience platform that connects travelers with authentic local tours and activities, enhancing the travel experience with unique offerings.

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BTSE is a financial technology company that utilizes Bitcoin and cryptocurrency technologies to develop real-world financial products.

BTSE

Pinkoi is Asia's largest online marketplace for unique and original design goods.

Pinkoi

E-learning platform that empowers anyone to teach and learn any knowledge online.

AmazingTalker

WOO Network is a fast-growing Fintech startup and a deep liquidity network with a mission to empower individuals with the right to freely trade, invest, borrow and lend to better their lives.

WOO Network

iCHEF provide an end to end technology platform for Restaurants that leverages data to simplify and manage their everyday business.

iCHEF

Hahow is an educational marketplace that allows experts to share their knowledge and earn money through crowdfunded video course.

Hahow

91APP is a leading omnichannel commerce solution provider in Taiwan providing brand-own shopping app and website for retailers.

91APP

AsiaYo is a vacation rental platform that offers reservation services to cities in Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Thailand, and Hong Kong.

AsiaYo

Asia's only instant booking App for entertainment and leisure services

FunNow

vocus is a platform where good stories happen and matter. With our subscription feature&mdash;readers get access to the stories they love by the writers, and allows them to help those writers financially.

vocus

VoiceTube is an English learning platform, which transcends traditional English education with innovative technology.

VoiceTube

ProLogium is a Lithium battery cell maker the worldwide first ultra-thin, bendable/flexible, high capacity solid-state Lithium battery

ProLogium

Health2Sync develops systems that transform smartphones into legacy medical devices and smart health monitoring machines.

Health2Sync

TXOne Networks offers cybersecurity solutions to protect industrial control systems from cyberattacks.

TXOne Networks

Omnichat (Easychat) is an Omnichannel chat commerce platform for retail and ecommerce to, increase their sales and achieve higher conversion. 
It integrates all famous chat channel including, Facebook messenger, Line, WhatsApp, Wechat and webchat etc
Convert all visitors to customers through Chat

Omnichat

EZTABLE is a Taiwan-based restaurant reservation service.

EZTABLE

Viscovery is a leading artificial intelligence company that focuses on providing Vision AI solutions using the latest Computer Vision and Deep Learning technologies. 

Viscovery

Two wheel mobility is by far the most popular form of transportation in Asia with over 500 million motorcycles. WeMo Scooter's connected vehicle solutions creates and manages a shareable electric motorcycle fleet capable of quick adoption by urbanites as a cleaner, smarter, ...

WeMo Corp.

citiesocial helps emerging brands successfully grow their sales and market presence in Asia

Citiesocial

Accupass provides users the ability to sell tickets online for various activities, conferences, events, and more.

Accupass

Zuvio is the largest interactive classroom solution provider for Taiwan's college market &amp; the largest Taiwan college students.

Zuvio

XREX is a neo fintech leveling the playing field by partnering with banks, regulators, and verified users to redefine banking together.





Xrex

PopChill is a second-hand boutique trading platform that provides users with genuine authentication.

PopChill

Pickupp is dedicated to supporting you with last mile deliveries that will only get better! We currently delight more than 15,000 users in Singapore and 30,000 across Asia with our 4-hour same day, next day and 1 -3 days door-to-door courier service.

Pickupp

&quot;Kneron is a leading provider of edge AI solutions. It is dedicated to the design and development of integrated software and hardware edge AI solutions for AIoT, smart home, smart surveillance, security, mobile devices, robotics, and industrial control.

Kneron

Our product, GliaStudio, is an AI-powered video creation platform for content automation

GliaCloud

CloudMile offers tailor-made cloud solutions to all scale of business by leveraging the power of big data analysis and machine learning.

CloudMile

Tern is a company that manufactures bicycles and accessories for urban transport.

Tern

Precision Biotechnology specializes in the development of immune cell preparations and application technologies for cancer patients. It also works on providing solutions for anti-aging and immunotherapy application platforms.

Precision Biotechnology

Startup Ecosystem Overview of Taiwan | StartupBlink

2024 National Rank and Change	City	Global Rank & Change	Total Score	Quantity Score	Quality Score	Business Score
1st⁰	Taipei City, Taiwan	45th⁺¹	17.203	2.72	11.41	3.08
2nd⁰	Hsinchu, Taiwan	132nd⁺¹¹	5.218	0.13	2.67	2.42
3rd⁰	Taoyuan City, Taiwan	325th⁺¹⁶	1.124	0.05	0.55	0.52
4th⁰	Tainan City, Taiwan	369th⁺⁷⁷	0.968	0.00	0.52	0.45
5th⁰	Taichung City, Taiwan	528th⁺⁴	0.434	0.16	0.08	0.20
6th⁰	Kaohsiung City, Taiwan	587th⁺¹⁵	0.345	0.14	0.04	0.16

Taiwan Startup Ecosystem Comparative Analysis

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