“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.
“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.
”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.
"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.
Number of members exceeds 400 Co-establishes ESG fund "OR Limited Partnership"
Number of members exceeds 300 Establishes Smart Capital Forum Establishes the second startup investment fund "Smart Money Limited Partnership"
Number of members exceeds 200 Expands operation to Taichung and Tainan
Number of members exceeds 100 Expands operation to Kaohsiung Establishes the first startup investment fund "Smart Investment Limited Partnership"
First official investment in a startup company in Taiwan
Smart Capital Angels Club founded in Taipei
We embarked on our journey from WorkFace Taipei
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
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
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