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STARTBOARD IS given Cultivation Contribution Award by Taipei City Government

發佈日期: 作者: cesarhsu 分類: News

In 2021, we were honored to be invited to the 5th Taipei Prominent Enterprise competition and won the “Cultivation Contribution Award” among hundreds of enterprises !

The Taipei City Government is committed to building innovative start-up environments for a long time, and Taipei City is currently the Taiwan’s largest accelerator with startups.

Taipei Mayor Ko and Uniform Lin

We, STARTBOARD, have been supporting all foreign talents who plan to start a business in Taipei at first. Until now, we have accelerated more than 40 enterprises from zero to one, including a wide range of industries such as Sportstech, Edutech, influencer marketing, ecommerce, blockchain, and so on. Furthermore, nowadays, we initialized NETA programme to assist Taiwanese enterprises to expand their business into the Southeast Asian market.

Note: NETA is the abbreviation of New southbound Entrepreneur Training Alliance and also the meaning of  master or leader(नेता) in Hindi.

You never know which decision you made is correct or not. However, we feel blessed to go with our colleagues from Day 1 until today with our initial mission. We believe that our core value is beneficial to society and the whole startup ecosystem. It is unavoidable to be confronted with ups and downs in the process, but these difficulties indeed form our enterprise, STARTBOARD. said Uniform Lin, CEO of STARTBOARD.

STARTBOARD teammates

In 2021, a total of 16 companies were given awards by the Taipei City Government. We, STARTBOARD, are also honored to be given the Cultivation Contribution Award.

We will continue to support every talent who wants to start their business in Taipei and other cities of Taiwan. Thank you all, we’ll keep dedicating ourselves to the right thing.

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Group photo of 16 companies in Taipei Prominent Enterprise competition

Celebrating the 2022 Republic Day of India | India & Taiwan’s synergic collaboratioN

發佈日期: 作者: Public STARTBOARD 分類: Events

The Republic Day of India, the date on which the Constitution of India came into effect on 26, January 1950, replaced the Government of India Act (1935) as the governing document of India and thus, turning the nation into a newly formed republic. We gathered together to celebrate the Republic Day of India and invited Indian experts from different backgrounds to share information about the market & investment in India at the celebration tea party. After the peak of the epidemic in 2021, the vaccination penetration rate in India has increased, and the government has also sprung into action to promote monetary and fiscal policies to strengthen the economy. With China cracking down on the technology industry, international investors are looking to India as an emerging market for investment, which leads to an IPO boom of technology startups in India in 2021. Moreover, the growth of tech startups and the electric vehicle industry is expected to continue growing substantially in 2022. 

Prior to the main sharing session from the speakers, we belted out the national anthem of India to celebrate this special day. Throughout these years, we’ve nurtured more than 40 startup teams to pursue their dreams and have seen booming Indian startup power in Taiwan. In addition to introducing STARTBOARD’s Indian teams, Dr. Dinesh Kumar launched his new product – DAILYGUDS, a trade automation platform that aims to automate the goods redistribution process of a country starting in Taiwan. 

DAILYGUDS – product launch

India & Taiwan: A Synergic Collaboration for a Better Tomorrow

Ms. Arpita Dutta as the Senior Legal Consultant of Louis International Patent Office gave a detailed overview of India & Taiwan’s synergic collaboration. Based on both countries’ policies, talent resources, import & export categories, Taiwan is now facing a talents shortage and India’s young & high-tech talent pool is an important resource. Also, the trading categories of both countries seem to have complementary advantages. She also analyzed the startup environment and emphasized the importance of IP support, legal & pre-investment consultation, and company registration when developing the business into a new market.

Senior Legal Consultant of Louis International Patent Office – Ms. Arpita Dutta

The Investment Environment and Preferential Policies of Indian Market

Dr. Dinesh Kumar as the Regional Chairman-Asia of Indo-Foreign Business Council(IFBC) shared the information of India’s market and investment opportunities. In FY 2020-21, FDI inflows (including equity, re-invested earnings, and capital) reached the amount of US$81.72 billion, 10 percent higher than the previous year. Utilities, financial services, and healthcare ranked highest amongst industries likely to make new investments in India. There are also more and more international investors looking to invest in India, like Japan, the UK, Singapore, and the USA.

Regional Chairman-Asia, Indo-Foreign Business Council(IFBC), India. – Dr. Dinesh Kumar

How I Became a Serial Entrepreneur in Taiwan

Dr. Nikhil Pathak as the Founder of Sohum Foods shared his stories and experiences of being a serial entrepreneur in Taiwan. In 2018 he founded GoEco, producing bio-based, disposable eat-ware products. After several unsuccessful experiences, he combined those and founded Sohum Foods – an Indian vegan restaurant & cloud kitchen. He not only shared his failure but mentioned the important mindset of being an entrepreneur. Besides, he gave a brief introduction of Taiwan’s startup environment and its main strengths – convenience, speed & reliability, events & interactions.

Founder of Sohum Foods – Dr. Nikhil Pathak

We were happy to see the audience asking questions and networking with all the speakers after the speeches, building connections with the Indian community in Taiwan. And that’s STARTBOARD’s mission from day 1, providing enterprises interested in the ASEAN market with firsthand information, and encouraging more ASEAN talents to build their business in Taiwan. We celebrated Republic Day and hope for the continued prosperity of India.

Triple Matchmaking Event @ National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

發佈日期: 作者: alicesyu 分類: Events

On Jan 14th, STRTBOARD was invited to attend Taiwan Rapid Innovation Prototyping League for Entrepreneurs (TRIPLE ) matchmaking event at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology.  As a lead player in Taiwan’s startup market, TRIPLE has combined the benefits of SI/ODM, accelerators and research institutes in Taiwan with an eye to providing startup teams with designing, marketing, and researching services. Aside from solid assistance to startup teams, TRIPLE has also been making constant efforts to increase multilateral communication, which is why we got the ticket to the matchmaking event!

During the event, TRIPLE invited top-notch executives from  Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) to walk us through their experiences in India and Taiwan and the current startup trends. Established in 1958, IIT Bombay has been making progress along the way, emerging as one of the top technical universities around the globe. Their constant efforts in engineering education and research are world-renowned and with that, they have both built up cooperation with peer universities and institutes as well as created a niche for innovation through their umbrella organization named Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE).

The manager of SINE also took the floor and introduced themselves. Fixing its eyes on fostering entrepreneurship and nurturing tech startups, SINE administers a business incubator providing “scale to scale” support for tech-based startup teams and it manages to facilitate the conversion of research activity into entrepreneurial ventures.

Last but not least, there’re several startup teams from India that grabbed our attention. By and large, most of their services and products concentrate on rooting out social problems in their country with the implementation of cutting-edge technology. Take Kaaenaat for example. Bewaring the problem of traffic chaos in India, which may lead to tragic accidents from time to time, they made good use of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) to cut down on the possibility of a car crash. Also, Combat Robotics India Private Limited aims at saving more lives with robot designing.

It’s our pleasure to meet up with institutions with the same ideas at heart for creating a holistic and friendly startup ecosystem; also, getting to know more about startup market in India gives us a clearer idea regarding how to cooperate with teams from this country, which is the icing on the cake. STARTBOARD genuinely looks forward to further collaboration with Indian fellows we met in the event!

India Theme Night |A night bursting with innovative ideas! (part 1)

發佈日期: 作者: alicesyu 分類: Events

India Theme Night held by STARTBOARD has caught the fancy of the audience on September 11, 2018. Located at Social Innovation Lab, the event was filled with excitement and curiosity from the audience. Not only to have a deeper understanding of India startup market and entrepreneur, but also to build a connection with fellow audiences and get some real-life experience from the professional guest speakers.

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From student to startup, from India to Taiwan

Our first guest speaker is Nikhil Pathak, the founder of GO-ECO. As someone who took Ph.D. and has experienced university life in Taiwan, Nikhil brings out the real-life stories and his experience from being a student and his journey until he managed to build his own company. His company, GO-ECO, is a startup concerned about the worsening plastic pollution from all over the world. Nikhil built GO-ECO with the hope of their customers to be eco-friendly, just like the company name.

By Joining a competition called The Hult Prize, Nick was able to learn on how to turn an idea into solutions and make solutions into business model, and he thinks business model can make an impact on society.

Some inspiring words and tips from Nick that he got from his life experiences:

  1. Dream big
  2. Have a bigger vision and mission
  3. Turn an idea to a vision
  4. If you believe you can change the world, one day you will.
  5. A good idea is an idea that solves a problem

 

 

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The leap of faith

Nick pointed out living out the comfort zone and go to do something you are not quite aware of is called the leap of faith.

Even if we succeed or fail, the leap is worth to take, so please take the leap.

Nick also encouraged students in Taiwan to take the first step to start a startup, since Taiwan has nice ecosystems, incubators, and co-working spaces. Startups are very diverse and powerful in Taiwan, so Nick encourages every student to go for the idea they have.

“If you really want to have a startup, you should have a habit to work hard and get out of your comfort zone.”

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Why to start a startup in India?

Our second keynote speaker is Ananta Kar, having had a lot of experiences and a great education background, also experienced living and studying in various countries, including MBA at National Taiwan University, he is a founder of startup company Consult Dr, a platform that helps patients to make online appointments and to connect doctors online. He shared the experience of Indian entrepreneurs and how is the startup ecosystem in India.

India is expected to grow more than 7% in the near future, which means that there is a great possibility to start a business or startups in India. They have 3-4 startups growing every day, and 55% of millennials preferred to start their own startup. Also, the number of incubators in India has increased by 40%.

Ananta emphasized that India has an unparalleled opportunity for startups. India is the 6th largest manufacturing country in the world, and highest FDI inflows in last for about 2 until 5 years, plus there is an ease of doing business in the country, and you can do any business on the internet, mobile platform, and cashless economy.

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ClearDekho @Mox Demo Day #5 | Get a perfect fit of eyewear from ClearDekho with just a few clicks !

發佈日期: 作者: alicesyu 分類: Events

On August, 21th 2018, STARTBOARD participated in Mox Demo Day, where 6 startup teams full of brilliant ideas pitch their products to senior investors.

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Founded by SOS Venture and Gmobi, Mox made its debut in December, 2015. As its name discloses, Mox is also known as Mobile Only Accelerator, making 24/7 dedication to nurture global startup teams in such fields as application, mobile services and online platform. Mox provide startups with top-notch mentors and resources with an eye to refining startup teams’ business models and eventually nailing it at emerging markets.’

Starting up is about creating a whole new business model that is innovative enough to disrupt the ecosystem; not about maximizing your income by adhering to old patterns.

Mox provides startup teams with opportunities to pitch themselves in front of the general public, government agencies and investors with laser-like perception.At Mox Demo Day, STARTBOARD also met up with six startups with promising future, seeking further possibilities of cooperation with big corporation and investors. The first startup team we desire to highlight is ClearDekho from India.

ClearDhkho is the first of such online prescription glasses business in India!Harnessing their keen observation well, ClearDhkho realizes that in India, more than  250 million people dwelling in remote areas and little towns get daily struggles to “see clearly.” On top of hectic traffic and the long distance they need to travel through, some prices of eyewear products exceed the reasonable price they set.

ClearDhkho also regards itself as Warby Parker for the India mass market, allowing target audience to purchase glasses with simply a few clicks at 7 US dollars. Aside from perks of saving your time and money, the good news is that ships and returns are all for free! Setting their sights on achieving 75% of the Indian population, ClearDhkho continues to expand the business, opening six to seven stores in India on a monthly basis!

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STARTBOARD with Singh Shivi, the co-founder from ClearDekho

Recent events of STARTBOARD

發佈日期: 作者: Vivien 阮河薇 分類: Events、News

Recently, STARTBOARD attended different events and meetings with Government representatives, also Taiwanese start ups. Here is some of the photos summarizing our last week.

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Meeting with Taiwanese start up Follia

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Meeting with Taiwanese start up Follia

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Attending with Aimazing on Microsoft BizSpark Event

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visit to Department of Industrial Development, National Development Council.

“When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.”

STARTBOARD In NTU Garage Annual Meeting

發佈日期: 作者: Vivien 阮河薇 分類: Events、News

On 7th June, STARTBOARD attended NTU Garage Annual Meeting.

NTU Garage, which has been started in 2013,  is a accelator program to nurture young entrepreneurs with hope of providing students and faculty with a friendly space to realize their innovative ideas. Start-ups that qualify for programs at the garage would enjoy various kinds of training and assistance for six months, with the overlapping period between applications and the program’s course designed to promote exchanges between the last group of participants and newcomers.

Participants receive legal and accounting consulting about setting up firms, as well as learn from experienced instructors. Participants also receive opportunities to demonstrate their products. As the young entrepreneurs might not have the money to set up an office, they can go to the NTU Garage to work .

STARTBOARD felt very honor to meet up with Minister Liang-Gee Chen, Ministry of technology and George Huang, Chairman of Acer.

We are looking forward to having more support and chances in the future, in order to provide our ASEAN-INDIA the best sources nurturing their innovative ideas.

Research Stash applying for TiTAN Soft-landing Program in Taiwan

發佈日期: 作者: Vivien 阮河薇 分類: News

Research Stash went to TXA accelarator today June 2nd for the interview of Taiwan Innovation and Technology Arena’s Soft Landing project. The winner can have 1 month of support high-potential technology startups and emerging companies to successfully enter the Asia market and scale their business globally and access to outstanding mentors, free office, valuable connections and the knowledge and expertise required to scale quickly.

Congrats Research Stash and finger crossed for another victory to Mahantesh.

A Day in COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2017

發佈日期: 作者: Vivien 阮河薇 分類: Events、News

Started from 1981, COMPUTEX TAIPEI has been the world’s leading B2B ICT/IoT (Internet of Things) trade show and developing into a global startup platform. COMPUTEX 2017 positions itself as Building Global Technology Ecosystems, focusing on 5 main themes: AI & Robotics, IoT Applications, Innovations & Startups, Business Solutions, and Gaming & VR, with 4 featured exhibiting areas: SmarTEX, InnoVEX, and iStyle, and gaming & VR.

STARTBOARD visited COMPUTEX and had some discussions with the exhibitors from different fields in order to learn more about the demanding and to broaden our horizons about the future trend in IT, especially in Taiwan. Trying newest technology and equipments, discussing with the top experienced managers in field is the gift we got from COMPUTEX. Also this time, we had a conversation with Taiwan Association for Virtual and Augmented Reality (TAVAR), and their Secretary General, Cori Shieh had introduced to us the latest trend in VR industry, such a lovely experience.

WISTRON ITS IS STARTBOARD’S FUTURE GOAL

發佈日期: 作者: Vivien 阮河薇 分類: Events

Starting a productive week after the Dragon Boat Festival, STARTBOARD visited WISTRON ITS Taiwan.

The meeting was approximately 3 hours which contains the presentations sections and Q&A part.

We were so proud of Research Stash, H2U, Think Tank, Dong Yo, and Aimazing for such a great performance. Little by little, they noted all the advices from the mentors and improved the business plans. Although, there were still a lot of things need to be done, we believe hard work paid off.

Wistron Information Technology & Services (Wistron ITS), ranked as one of the largest language services providers (LSPs) in the translation and interpreting industry. Wistron ITS was named as the 26th largest globalization vendor in all of Asia.

“Being ranked as one of the leading brands in language services is a recognition to Wistron ITS globalization team.” said Wistron ITS CEO, Dr. Ching Hsiao. “We have achieved a distinguished performance and success with some of the most reputable companies globally in the IT industry.” he further added, “Asia has a promising globalization service market. Customers seeking globalization and localization services can count on our comprehensive staged services – from software design, development and translation, to post-production activities such as testing and desktop publishing.”