WHY TAIWANAn island of expertise.
Explore Taiwan From Taiwan.
To what’s next.
Connect semiconductors, automotive, digital and health with the next opportunity for innovation and collaboration.
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Open new possibilities.
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Events and courses
- Startup Week: Connecting the Taipei Startup Cities (27 events and courses)
- Semiconductor Cybersecurity Academy | From Red to Blue: Purple Team Threat Hunting (session 2)
- Semiconductor Cybersecurity Academy | Enterprise Blue Team Monitoring and Threat Detection
- Semiconductor Cybersecurity Academy | From Red to Blue: Purple Team Threat Hunting (session 1)
- Semiconductor Cybersecurity Academy | Blue Team Foundations and System Hardening
- Taiwan Innovation Connection: Global Industry Export | Industry Forum on Scaling from Small Firm to Large Enterprise
Industry AlliancesStart with the relationships
Start with the relationships
that move industry forward.
The NIEA way: partnership, trust and shared success. Industry depth shows the next step.
Semiconductor Localization
Bringing semiconductor equipment, materials and components into the TSMC supply chain
Centered on patent strategy and advanced packaging, pooling the local supply chain to expand into the US, Japan and Europe.
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Automotive Components
Large firms lift smaller ones: supply-chain integration, international certification, global channels
Led by larger firms that bring smaller ones along, raising automotive qualification and opening doors to international carmakers.
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Digital
From single products to solutions: demand-led, integrated, deployed overseas
Five sub-alliances in smart manufacturing, retail, cities, sustainability and cybersecurity, moving from single products to system solutions.
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Health & Wellness
An integrated biomedical value chain: CDMO model, international market entry, space conversion
Biopharma, medical devices and health services, joined up from R&D and manufacturing to clinical use and market channels.
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Industry Insights
Understand what’s changing.
From materials and precision manufacturing to new applications. Explore the depth behind Taiwan’s industry.
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WHY TAIWAN
Why TaiwanRooted in Taiwan.
Rooted in Taiwan.
Connected to the world.
Where industry, innovation and investment meet a wider world.
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The place we build from.
Between mountains and ocean, a place for people, technology and industry to take root.
23.7° N · 121.0° ENASA MODIS / VIIRS · Y.-C. Tsai · 2020
Why Choose Taiwan
Turn interest in Taiwan into questions you can verify.
Taiwan’s Industry & Partnership Strengths
Taiwan’s industry features, opportunities and clusters, and how they map to the four alliances.
Investment & Market Entry Resources
A guide to service networks, incentives, the operating environment and entry steps. Applications go through official channels.
STARTUP WEEK
Event map
Startup WeekConnecting the Taipei Startup Cities
Start from your first stop, and bring the next one closer
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- FundingInvestment × financing
- MarketsCustomers × supply chain
- CoursesTechnology × application
- ResourcesMentoring × policy
- TechnologyCo-creation partners
- Go globalOverseas resources
- Online
- Yuanshan
- Taipei Main Station
- NTU Hospital
- Xiangshan
- Banqiao
- Jiangzicui
- Longshan Temple
- Zhongxiao Fuxing
- Guting
- Gongguan
- Gangqian
- Technology Building
12 stops in Taipei and New Taipei plus online, 13–27 November.
See the Startup Week map and sessions →Investment & OpportunitiesOne platform.
One platform.
Even more possibilities.
Bring startups, businesses, researchers and professional service partners into the same industry conversation.
Leading Companies Set Challenges
Leading companies set R&D, production or market needs; startups and SMEs decide whether to propose a solution.
Integrated Solutions
Alliance members combine into system solutions and deliver them with partners abroad.
Strategic Investment Dialogue
Through the Venture Capital Committee and investment advisory, connecting strategic investors, venture capital and the National Development Fund for investment partnerships.
Global Startup ProgramsStart a conversation
Start a conversation
with the world.
Explore international startup programs, events and ecosystem partners. Discover the next step from Taiwan.
Explore this industry →About TINAI
TINAI (Taiwan Industrial Network of Alliances for Investment) is initiated by the National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Association. Built around industry alliances, it helps international partners understand Taiwan's industries and find a place to start.
The platform organizes information and routes inquiries. Any cooperation is assessed by the parties themselves; TINAI does not guarantee matches, transactions or returns.
What TINAI has built
148+Members across the four alliances
26+Companies invested in
NT$614MAmount investedCumulative
53 yrsSupporting entrepreneurs
Current official NiEA website
What TINAI stands for
Five letters, five foundations of the network.
T · Taiwan
Taiwan
Rooted in Taiwan's industrial depth, not bounded by it.
I · Industrial
Industrial
Starting from companies, supply chains and use cases.
N · Network
Network
Connecting companies, startups, investors and partners.
A · Alliances
Alliances
Anchored in four industry alliances.
I · Investment
Investment
Linking strategic investment and long-term cooperation, with no promised returns.
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