The Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Small and Medium Enterprise and Startup Administration led 33 Taiwanese startups to join the InnoVEX 2026 trade show underway until June 5 in Taipei City, highlighting government commitment to supporting domestic startups and creating more business opportunities.
According to the MOEA, the SMESA’s pavilion showcases Taiwan’s innovative strengths in artificial intelligence applications, sustainable health technology and deep technology. It has attracted business representatives and investors from North America, Central and Eastern Europe, and Northeast and Southeast Asia, the administration said, adding that biomedical technology garnered especially large interest.
The SMESA also held the Top Tier Pitch & Panel—Taiwan Startups Showcase, an international fundraising activity, June 2 at the event. It included a one-on-one matchmaking session and a pitch session, of which 10 Taiwanese startups in fields including AI and semiconductors gave presentations to 10 corporate venture capital firms from Japan, Singapore, South Korea and the U.S.
Two memorandums of understanding were signed June 3, the MOEA said. An MOU inked by the administration’s Director General G. J. Lee and Sandra Watson, president and CEO of Arizona Commerce Authority, will facilitate Taiwan-U.S. cooperation spanning policy exchanges, ecosystem links and business visits while boosting market expansion and exchanges among investors, incubation centers and accelerators for both sides’ startups, the ministry added.
Another MOU was signed by Taiwan Startup Terrace, Taipei Co-Space, Hsinchu County-based accelerator Mighty Net and Arizona Commerce Authority. Under the pact, the ACA will introduce local accelerators and innovation resources, as well as facilitating the establishment of startup branches.
The MOUs will further strengthen Taiwan-U.S. startup ecosystem links, the SMESA said, adding that the administration will continue to pool global resources to assist Taiwanese startups in expanding their international market presence. (YCH-E)
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According to the MOEA, the SMESA’s pavilion showcases Taiwan’s innovative strengths in artificial intelligence applications, sustainable health technology and deep technology. It has attracted business representatives and investors from North America, Central and Eastern Europe, and Northeast and Southeast Asia, the administration said, adding that biomedical technology garnered especially large interest.
The SMESA also held the Top Tier Pitch & Panel—Taiwan Startups Showcase, an international fundraising activity, June 2 at the event. It included a one-on-one matchmaking session and a pitch session, of which 10 Taiwanese startups in fields including AI and semiconductors gave presentations to 10 corporate venture capital firms from Japan, Singapore, South Korea and the U.S.
Two memorandums of understanding were signed June 3, the MOEA said. An MOU inked by the administration’s Director General G. J. Lee and Sandra Watson, president and CEO of Arizona Commerce Authority, will facilitate Taiwan-U.S. cooperation spanning policy exchanges, ecosystem links and business visits while boosting market expansion and exchanges among investors, incubation centers and accelerators for both sides’ startups, the ministry added.
Another MOU was signed by Taiwan Startup Terrace, Taipei Co-Space, Hsinchu County-based accelerator Mighty Net and Arizona Commerce Authority. Under the pact, the ACA will introduce local accelerators and innovation resources, as well as facilitating the establishment of startup branches.
The MOUs will further strengthen Taiwan-U.S. startup ecosystem links, the SMESA said, adding that the administration will continue to pool global resources to assist Taiwanese startups in expanding their international market presence. (YCH-E)
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