On January 14th (Tuesday), the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs, together with a new startup team, collaborated with the United Nations Development Program’s Silicon Valley Startup Base to host the “Taiwan Demo Day” in Palo Alto, Silicon Valley. The event attracted hundreds of industry experts and investors from the Silicon Valley startup ecosystem.
A total of 10 Taiwanese startup teams participated in the product showcase, including Zhen Sheng Semiconductor, Aino Cell Technology, Ming Jian Joint, Anders Medical Technology, Bamboo Qian Technology, Hongzhong, R2C2, Rui Li Guang, Fanjing Technology, and Youshi Robot.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Industrial Technology Department led a delegation to the United States to attend CES 2025, the world’s largest consumer electronics show held in Las Vegas on January 7th. The delegation also connected with the Silicon Valley startup ecosystem, arranging for 10 startup teams to visit Stanford University and Berkeley Skydeck for international business expansion opportunities.
Chairman of the United Nations Development Program attended the “Taiwan Demo Day” and mentioned that the Taiwan government is helping entrepreneurs connect globally to expand international markets and fundraising opportunities. They have established bases in Tokyo, Japan, and Silicon Valley in the United States, and signed cooperation agreements with top startup accelerators at institutions such as Stanford University and Berkeley University in the U.S., as well as universities in Japan to accelerate team growth and maturity.
The chairman also stated that the country is preparing to increase investment in startups, aiming to reach 150 billion Taiwanese dollars annually, while actively seeking more channels to create more investment opportunities globally for Taiwanese startup teams. Additionally, the government is building a database for startup teams to help global investors better understand the potential and development stages of Taiwan’s startups. In the future, the government plans to further connect with more countries to open up more international markets for Taiwanese startups.
Among the teams participating in the event, Zhen Sheng Semiconductor was selected to join Silicon Catalyst, the largest semiconductor accelerator in the United States, becoming the first Taiwanese team to be selected for the accelerator. They have raised $5 million. Zhang Zhenfeng mentioned that their team has been developing secure chips for 5 years, focusing on providing hardware cybersecurity technology with innovative post-quantum encryption (PQC) and physical unclonable function (PUF) technologies embedded in the chips, providing secure data storage and unbreakable authentication mechanisms. Currently, several government agencies are in talks for cooperation.
Aino Cell Technology, a startup team from the Industrial Technology Research Institute, focuses on “bio-inspired multi-protrusion magnetic beads (iKNOBeads)” primarily used for cancer treatment and other autoimmune diseases. Marketing manager Li Zhihong mentioned that once the technology matures, cancer may no longer be a feared disease, potentially becoming as common as the common cold.
Anders Medical Technology, currently in partnership discussions with global medical device giant Stryker, has developed a highly miniature endoscope designed for newborns, as mentioned by their chief marketing officer, Hong Ruyu.
Zhuqian Technology, which provides AI mental health services, has developed virtual healing therapists using voice emotion recognition technology to provide a safe and stress-free environment for expression. During this visit to the U.S., they have established connections with the Veterans Association and Kaiser Health Insurance Company.
Fan Jing Technology developed 5G base station and satellite communication chips, with founder and CEO Wang Yifan stating that their solution can reduce base station power consumption by 30% to 60% and extend mobile phone standby time by twice as much, saving Taiwan approximately one billion kilowatt hours annually.
Hongzhong offers a one-stop zero-pollution solar photovoltaic panel dismantling equipment, and their business development manager Yang Ziyin mentioned that they participated in a three-month accelerator training program at Stanford University with fruitful results.
The startup company R2C2 received the CES 2025 Innovation Award for their development of a universal robot operating system that allows robots from different brands to operate on the same platform. Founder Wang