About Smart Capital

Building a Better Startup Ecosystem Together

“Backing innovation with capital, experience, and long-term alignment.” At Smart Capital, we believe in building a positive cycle — where every contribution grows stronger over time, and every connection brings us closer to a better future. As one of Taiwan’s leading angel investment platforms, we focus on supporting early to growth-stage ventures through capital, expertise, and hands-on collaboration. Since 2017, we’ve united visionary investors across Taiwan — from industry leaders to seasoned angel investors — into a trusted network that supports startups with capital, strategic resources, and meaningful connections. We believe innovation thrives on structure, shared intent, and long-term engagement. Beyond capital, we work closely with founders to share insights, solve challenges, and unlock future opportunities. Our core pillars are: - Equity Investment – Identifying emerging ventures and supporting their growth through capital and resource alignment. - Corporate Growth – Empowering member companies with structured support, peer learning, and strategic guidance. - Family Legacy – Supporting our high-net-worth-individual (HNWI/UHNWI) members through tailored succession planning, long-term strategy, and sustainable enterprise development - preserving not just assets but also the vision across generations.

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Equity Investment

“Discovering potential. Backing vision.” At Smart Capital, we invest more than capital — we invest in conviction. We partner with early to growth-stage startups, working side by side with founders to build scalable, internationally-minded businesses with real exit potential. Built on the strength of Taiwan’s largest angel investor network, we’ve backed over 50 startups across AI, deeptech, sustainability, and emerging consumer sectors. Today, 94% of our portfolio companies remain active, with many already expanding into global markets.

Corporate Growth

”Connecting resources to support every stage of growth.“ At Smart Capital, we believe that real growth is never just about capital — it’s about aligning strategy, talent, and networks at the right moments. To support this, we’ve built a dedicated platform for entrepreneurs navigating growth and transformation. Through targeted programs, curated forums, company visits, and cross-sector gatherings, we help founders stay attuned to the market, strengthen operational resilience, and move forward with confidence. Building upon this foundation, our platform offers content centered on key themes such as operational efficiency, digital transformation, organizational design, cross-border expansion, and capital markets strategy. Each session is led by experienced operators and industry practitioners, with content designed to be immediately applicable and grounded in business realities. By integrating these elements, our growth platform becomes instrumental in our collaboration with founders: by providing structured, high-trust environments where strategy turns into action — and where growth is planned, not left to chance.

Family Legacy

"Passing on more than assets — preserving values and vision." At Smart Capital, we look beyond immediate growth. We partner with HNWI/UHNWI & families to build long-term strategies that balance wealth, governance, and generational purpose. We support next-generation leaders and family businesses in shaping succession frameworks, aligning values, and designing sustainable capital structures. Through intergenerational dialogue and modern planning tools, we’ve helped families establish legacy platforms across investment, philanthropy, second-gen development, and industrial transformation. We help families not only preserve their legacy, but elevate it — with intention, integrity, and a view toward the future.

Milestones

2022

Number of members exceeds 400 Co-establishes ESG fund "OR Limited Partnership"

2021

Number of members exceeds 300 Establishes Smart Capital Forum Establishes the second startup investment fund "Smart Money Limited Partnership"

2020

Number of members exceeds 200 Expands operation to Taichung and Tainan

2019

Number of members exceeds 100 Expands operation to Kaohsiung Establishes the first startup investment fund "Smart Investment Limited Partnership"

2018

First official investment in a startup company in Taiwan

2017

Smart Capital Angels Club founded in Taipei

2015

We embarked on our journey from WorkFace Taipei

Co-Founders

Co-Founder

Sunny Huang

Executive Director of NEW WIDE GROUP

Co-Founder

Vince Chen

Co-Founder of Moneybook

Co-Founder

Eugene Hsieh

President of UNICORN CAPITAL

Co-Founder

Vincent Liu

President of Yuanxiang Investment

Co-Founder

Howard Hou

Founder of CLOUDCITY TECHNOLOGY

Co-Founder

May Kuo

Executive Director of HOPAX CHEMICALS

Co-Founder

Kate Chen

CEO of SMART CAPITAL

Our Team

Kate Chen

Co-Founder & CEO

Chester Tsai

COO

Sunny Feng

Community Management Associate

Thomson Huang

Assistant Finance and Operations Manager

Wei Tu

Investment Manager

Max Shen

Finance Manager

CC Hsieh

Assistant Project Manager and Crypto Analyst

Investment Region

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