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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

BigGo is a product search engine capable of finding and retrieving products from existing shopping websites.

Plurk is a social network with a heavy focus on game mechanics, short messaging and emoticons. It's real time, interactive and addictive (average time spend/day is 2 hours per active users).

KKBOX is Asia&rsquo;s top music streaming service provider.

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

AmazingTalker

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.

Bitfinex is a digital asset trading platform offering state-of-the-art services for digital currency traders and global liquidity providers.

Bitfinex

Founded in 2013, 4Gamers is currently the largest integrated marketing company for online games in Taiwan.

4Gamers

Proudly Different Angles - Because we believe that diverse perspectives lead to a more progressive society.

The News Lens

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

Pinkoi

inline is a booking management system designed exclusively for helping restaurant owners to improve efficiency and reduce errors.

Inline

KKday is an e-commerce travel platform that connects travelers with local experiences around the world.

KKday

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

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

Health2Sync

CHOCOLABS, a leading app publisher brand in Taiwan. We have built almost 60 apps which are mostly lifestyle and entertainment-related within period of 4 years, and of which majority have gotten top ranking in AppStore and Google PlayStore. To-date CHOCOLABS has acquired 8 million downloads, 1.3 million monthly active users

Choco Media

Jingletek is a sports technology company dedicated in developing the world&rsquo;s first smart baseball &ndash; STRIKE. 
 The Strike is successful funded from different crowd funding platforms including Kickstarter(US) and Japan, and we have fulfilled all the orders to these platforms.

JINGLETEK

HackMD

SoundOn is Taiwan's top Podcast company, providing 360ﾟ full range of Podcast services 
From original programs, Podcast players, to hosting platforms and business services, we have established a complete Podcast ecosystem.

SoundOn

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

VoiceTube

Aquatic Life.is one of the few technical core teams in Taiwan that insists on "completely drug-free farming".Specializes in the hardware planning of aquaculture systems. The company's system has competitive advantages such as energy saving, low loss and high efficiency.

Aquatic Life.

17LIVE Empower Artists, Entertain the World

17LIVE

DOTDOT helps restaurants to quickly embrace digital transformation and effortlessly join online food ordering platform.

DOTDOT Inc.

Payment developers tool, enables apps with face-to-face payment feature through a simple, elegant, hassle-free SDK in 30 minutes

Cherri

Aotter is an innovative research and development company dedicated to &quot;shortening the imagination to the completion of the creation&quot;.

Aotter

Launched in 2019, Firstory is a podcast hosting service designed to allow podcasters around the world to go live anywhere and start building their own listeners!

Firstory

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

Accupass

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

Lixel Inc. is a groundbreaking technology startup that provides the world natural vision and intuitive interaction experience.

Lixel Inc

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

Hahow

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

BTSE

KKTV is a video and knowledge technology service provider that builds and operates online video entertainment and knowledge platforms using state of the art internet streaming technology.

KKTV

Zero One Zero Technology is a technology company dedicated to enabling lawyers to provide legal services more efficiently and the public to use the law more easily through technology.

Zero One Zero Technology Co., Ltd.

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

AsiaYo

Biostar is a brand dedicated to the production of gaming motherboards, graphic cards, crypto-mining motherboards, smart home solutions, and healthcare solutions.

Biostar Microtech

Asia&rsquo;s Leading Big Data Ad Technology Company offering data-centric advertising solutions to the brands across APAC.

Vpon Big Data Group

Startup Ecosystem Overview of Taiwan | StartupBlink

2022 National Rank and Change	City	Global Rank & Change	Total Score	Quantity Score	Quality Score	Business Score
1st⁰	Taipei City, Taiwan	47th^-6	14.955	3.40	8.34	3.22
2nd⁰	Hsinchu, Taiwan	196th⁺⁸⁹	4.309	0.23	1.45	2.64
3rd⁰	Taoyuan City, Taiwan	440th⁺⁷⁰	0.959	0.06	0.16	0.74
4th⁰	Tainan City, Taiwan	586th⁺¹⁶³	0.528	0.07	0.05	0.41
5th⁰	Taichung City, Taiwan	614th⁺²⁵⁶	0.481	0.07	0.04	0.37
6th⁰	Kaohsiung City, Taiwan	726th⁺¹⁷⁸	0.339	0.04	0.03	0.26

Taiwan Startup Ecosystem Comparative Analysis

Comparative Analysis of Top Cities for Startups in Taiwan