INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
SparkLabs Taipei, part of SparkLabs Group, the global network of accelerator programs and funds that works with emerging startup ecosystems,
has raised $4.25 million in an initial close led by CTBC Group, along with individual investors, for its first venture capital fund
Chinese- or Taiwanese-descent in the NBA, to its board of advisors.The funding was first disclosed in a Form D filed with the SEC this week
innovative fund offering support and guidance for entrepreneurs in Taiwan
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SparkLabs Taipei advisors include YouTube co-founder Steve Chen; Kabam co-founder and CEO Kevin Chou; and RedOctane (the producer of Guitar
Hero) co-founders Charles and Kai Huang.SparkLabs Taipei was launched last year under the leadership of Edgar Chiu, the former COO of
Taipei-based app developer Gogolook (acquired by Korean Internet giant Naver in 2013) and founding general manager of Camp Mobile Taiwan,
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Our team is extremely excited and proud to have him on board and join an already stellar board of advisors
the SparkLabs network backs tech companies from around the world, it is known in particular for its work with Asian startups
SparkLabs launched in South Korea in 2012, and since then has opened accelerator programs across the Asia-Pacific region and in Washington,
D.C., including programs dedicated to financial technology, agriculture, cybersecurity and blockchain startups, and energy.
