Looking Back and Now: Innovest Unbound 2019 Taiwan Tech Arena Pavilion
Then and Now
One of the exciting things about working in Taiwan Tech Arean (TTA) is that you get to meet and learn from some of the coolest tech brains in Taiwan. When in Taiwan, we urge the startup founders to prepare themselves to impressed investors and corporate; when going abroad, we walk alongside them in international trade shows to find future partners for these tech startups and TTA ourselves.
Looking back at the Year 2019, I had a chance to interview the startups going to Singapore with Taiwan Tech Arena Pavilion at Innovest Unbound. 2 years have passed, the human society is now trapped in the Inferno of COVID-19, yet these founders and their team still find ways to make different breakthroughs.
BIG GOOD DESIGN CO., LTD.— Provides the world’s smallest portable vacuum device, VAGO, which could help you save more than 50% luggage space by compressing soft items automatically in your baggage.
Interview
BOVIA CO. Ltd — Develops a wearable device that marks its reliable video compression and transmission quality, compact design as well as flexible mounting options.
Interview
BOVIA was selected to the 2020 cohort of Chunghwa Telecom 5G Accelerator, looking to improve video transmission quality to 4K to better support front line surveillance.
Crypto-Arsenal — A cloud-based automated crypto-trading platform for developers to develop, backtest, simulate, execute and monetize quantitative trading strategies.
Interview
The all-in-one automated crypto-trading platform has officially launched in 2021, currently raising seed round.
eTreego CO., Ltd — First high-power DC charger for e-motorbikes. eTreego’s DC charger will considerably reduce the charging waiting time and bring a totally new experience to the users.
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eTreego was invited to the TTA X SEMI Startup Challenge 2021 to meet with world-renowned semiconductor and IC design companies, currently partnering with automobile marques like Volvo and telcom operators like Fareastone.
FaceHeart Inc. — Provides services to different users, including smart healthcare, smart transportation, fintech, smart security, and so on.
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FaceHeart received the investment form MediaTek in 2019 and was selected to TTA Pavilion at CES 2020 & 2021.
IPLUS — A cost-reducing one-stop system for startups to create, manage and commercialize their intellectual property and present it in a visualized and simplified way.
Interview, written by Rich Fuh
IPLUS has rebranded to AIPLUX Technology in 2020 and was selected to TTA SV 2020. Currently mentored by both TTA and Plug and Play to expand their sevices to Singapore and the U.S.A..
Language Hero Limited — First peer-to-peer language video chat app powered with content, guidance and AI that connects beginning language students to speak face-to-face.
Interview, written by Rich Fuh
LONGGOOD MEDITECH LTD — Developed rehabilitation training programs and physical fitness assessment tools that allow patients to be treated with high-quality rehab service.
Interview, written by Rich Fuh
LOOGGOOD MEDITECH was selected to TTA Pavilion at TechCrunch Disrupt 2020 & CES 2021, and developed "HappyGoGo Plus," an interactive group training system that allows up to 6 users to have training sessions together with only one motion-sensing camera.
NADI system corp. — Smart city solutions and gather a seasoned group of veterans from different industries like Security.
Interview, written by Rich Fuh
SHOWHUE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD — Assistant users to collect customers’ online and offline data, complete customers’ profiles, and understand customers’ behavior.
Interview
SHOWHUE is selected to the 2021 cohort of 500 Startups Taiwan Accelerator Program, keeping supporting retailers to digitally transform using AI.
Zoetek Inc. — Professional medical wearable device with the function of sleep analysis.
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Companies in Science Parks around Taiwan are using Zoeted's wearable device to monitor the sleep condition of their staff. The wearable device is also asssiting hospitals in Taiwan to support telemedicine under COVID-19.