I run a startup business and would like to sign up
for Speed Dating, how should I apply?
1.Please fill out the online registration form, and the organizer
will notify the results through e-mail by Aug.10 (Fri.)
2.For BP drafting, please refer to (Suggestions for PITCH Briefing)
What are the results of the matchup last year?
We have 40 startups and 26 investors participating speed dating in
2016, and 8 startups win the attention from the investors. They received
investment in 2016 and 2017, listed as follows:
① Cubexus raised NT$1 million funding from SparkLabs. (2016.10)
② The News Lens received their US$2-3 million B round funding led
by WISKEY Capital and Trinity Investment Corporation. (2017.3)
③ FunNow gained US$ 1.5M Pre-A round funding led by China Development
Financial. (2017.6)
In 2017, 49 startups and 33 investors participated speed dating,
and 7 startups received investment afterwards, such as Huayuan Biotechnology,
co. and STAREK Scientific.
Sign up! And you will be very likely
to get your business funded!
How will the selections be made?
Assessment of application will be made by the group of consultants.
The consultants group will provide their advices for the appliers. The
result will be sent via email by Aug.10 (Fri.).
After being selected, how many investors/ investment companies
can I meet up with?
① Investors and startups will receive a handbook with both sides’
profiles by August 10 (Fri.).
② Startups can meet up with 5 investment companies/ investors at
most.
③ When filling out the matchup form, please select more than 5 investment
companies/ investors that you’re interested in to ensure a more ideal
matchup result.
④ Please send the matchup form back to the organizer before August
16.
⑤ Please be noted that once the matchup form is sent, no change is
allowed to be made.
After filling out in the matchup form, how will the matchup
be arranged?
① On receiving matchup forms from investors and startups, the organizer
will arrange matchups based on the preference of both sides. The organizer
will first prioritize matchups that both the investor and the startup
are interested in meeting up with each other, and then the preference
of investors as well as startups.
② If a startup fails to complete matchup form before deadline or
selected less than 5 investment companies/ investors, the organizer
will arrange matchup based on the startup’s business characteristics,
investor’s preference, and investor’s profile (e.g. fields of investment,
investment stage…etc.).
Will we have matchups with the investors exactly the same
as that we filled in on the matchup form?
Not necessarily. The preference of investors is very likely to be
different from that of startups; therefore, the organizer will serve
as the mediator to help balance two sides’ preferences.
When will the matchup results be announced?
The matchup results will be sent on August 22 (Wed.) via e-mail,
so please check your mailbox frequently! Each startup can meet up with
up to 5 investment companies/ investors, and each round lasts for 10
minutes.
10 minutes is just too short; is there any other chance for
further interaction?
There will be a 60-minute networking for exchange after Speed Dating,
startup teams can interact with investment institutions/ investors that
they’re interested in but didn’t get the chance to match up with during
this break.