Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund (“AEF”) Taiwan invests in startups with innovative businesses or technology and assists them in realizing their dreams.
We engage independent and professional investment managers to solicit startups that meet our investment criteria. Through their professional evaluation, we are able to identify the startups’ development potential and business value, follow by capital injection to support their future growth.
After our investment, AEF endeavors to empower and support portfolio companies by providing them access to Alibaba Group’s resources and its ecosystem.
We invest in growth stage startups with products or services that have scale potentials and market-validated business model. The candidate companies also need to meet the following criteria:
All or majority founders of the company are from Taiwan, in Taiwan, or rooted in Taiwan. Alternatively, the business is developed or operated in Taiwan. Our investment managers will determine the qualification independently.
The startups' business has existing or potential synergies with Alibaba Group or its ecosystem, so that we can provide necessary resources and network after investment.