Taiwan Startup Stadium (TSS) is Taiwan’s leading ecosystem builder aiming to cultivate global-minded entrepreneurs and showcase the most innovative Taiwanese startups to the world. Founded in 2015, TSS has already served 230+ startups with 120+ mentors, 500+ investors & 30+ corporations. In addition to a broad network of ecosystem players, we also provide solid coaching programs through extensive bootcamps, workshops & seminars to empower entrepreneurs to grow and succeed in their startup journey and build a startup ecosystem throughout Asia.
2. WHO ARE WE?
Taiwan Startup Stadium (TSS) is a leading ecosystem builder in Asia that works
to help Taiwanese startups go global and rock the world. With our one alliance, one
platform, and one academy approach installed in 2019, we serve our startup
members, network of investors, and corporate partners, who aspire to grow and
succeed in the world by starting with Taiwan.
Supported by the National Development Council (NDC), TSS
was founded in 2015 with the mission to internationalize the
Taiwan startup ecosystem. We connect Taiwan-based startups
with global resources, knowledge, and network.
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3. The motto of 1-1-1 stands for...
One Alliance,
To connect startup ecosystem players around the Asia region
to create new and disruptive synergies
One Platform,
To share our resources and network of advisors, investors,
and corporate partners to facilitate cross-border collaboration
One Academy
To generate tailored educational content and services, while building a
common foundation of shared lessons and best practices to grow and succeed together
6. What is SLX?
Starting Lineup X is our free
membership program for startups
who want to start from Taiwan and
expand overseas.
Members get access to a
community of globally-minded
founders, advisors, investors, media
and partners along with a host of
resources specifically tailored to
startups going global!
What is SLX?
EXCLUSIVE
OPPORTUNITIES
TSS
REFERRAL
COMMUNITY
SUPPORT
CORPORATE
& PEER PERKS
CERTIFICATION
ADVISOR
MEETINGS
RESOURCES
CHECKLIST
NEWSLETTER
UPDATES
HANDS-ON
WORKSHOPS
7. Just go on our
website!
We’re looking to help
early stage startups
with market
potential! Make sure
that you have an
MVP and
demonstrate market
traction!
Apply on
our website
We offer a variety of
corporate and peer
perks! Claim them on
Slab! Don’t forget, we
ask our SLX to fill out a
semi-annual update
(SAU) so we can better
assist!
Get
interviewed
Receive
your result!
Enjoy our perks &
keep us updated!
Accepted? Waitlisted?
We’ll guide you through
your next steps!
How to become an SLX?
8. 82%
at the Seed/Pre-A Levels
230+
CURRENT SLX
US $214M
Funds raised by members since 2015
Members
10. Taichung Regional Bootcamp
We HOST various events throughout
the year, equipping startups with the
knowledge they need, such as:
CEO Days
Investor Speed Datings
Regional Bootcamps
Termsheet Boot Camps
Startup Bootcamps
Pre-Departure Trainings
Corporate Workshops and much more!
Startup Bootcamp
1. LOCAL
EVENTS
Termsheet Boot Camp Kaohsiung
Since 2015, we’ve educated 220+
teams through programs.
11. We BRIDGE Taiwan and the
international startup ecosystems
by matching Taiwan startups with
international investors, helping
investors with the deal flow,
sending out "Investor
Newsletters".
We PROVIDE SUPPORT to our
startups by holding office hours
with a global network of
experienced and qualified experts
across all industry verticals.
Networks of
500+ Investors,
300+ VC Firms, &
120+ Advisors
2. MATCHMAKING
OPPORTUNITIES
12. We take our startups overseas to increase their
exposure and for potential Business Development
Opportunities.
We’ve led 120+ teams to 12 different international
conferences and hosted 14 oversea events in over
12 cities worldwide since 2015.
3. OVERSEAS CONFERENCES & EVENTS
HONG KONG TOKYO SAN FRANCISCO NEW YORK TORONTO SEOUL AUSTIN HO CHI MINH BANGKOK
13. 4. CORPORATE & PEER PERKS
We offer 30+ Corporate Perks & 20+ Peer Perks.
SLX can enjoy these exclusive offers and discounts from some of the most well-known
tech companies and fellow startup members.
Below are some of the PEER PERKS, CORPORATE PERKS on the next slide. More on Slab!
Online Education Marketplace
10% Off on Hahow for Business
Talent Search Tool
10% Off Discount
Cross-Border Payroll Service
3% Flat-Rate Service Fee
Recruiting Platform
NTD 1,050 Off Discount
Online Survey Tool
3-Month Free PRO
Membership
Media Outreach and
Engagement
1-Month Free Premium Plan
Online Settlement System
1-Year Membership Fee Waiver
Photo and Video Shooting
30% Off Discount
AI Marketing Platform
1-Hour Free Consultation
AI Video Generator
Double Free Trial
Chatbot Builder Platform
Free 1-Month Enterprise Bot
14. CORPORATE PERKS
Taiwan
Overseas
Cloud Service Co-Working Space Professional Services
Accounting and Finance
Law
SaaS
Application Development
Others
Audience Interaction
CRM
Data Management
Notification Mgmt.
Payment Processing
Knowledge Base
Recruiting and Hiring
16. 6. OTHER INITIATIVES to leverage on
such as #AsiaRocks & YouthRocks
#AsiaRocks brings together an alliance of startup ecosystem
builders from across the APAC region. It serves as startups’
first stop to Asian markets, empowering founders with
resources to expand into the APAC region all at one time,
one place. For the past two years, #AsiaRocks had 16+
partners from across 8 countries including Australia,
Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Thailand, and many more.
YouthRocks connects startups with young talents. We’ve
worked with schools across Taiwan including FCU, NFU,
NTHU, NKUST, NTOU, SCU and many more on innovation
curriculums, bootcamps, and professional workshops. We
manage a talent pool of 1200+ college students and
we work with 40+ startups to provide internship
opportunities.
#AsiaRocks
YouthRocks
18. This in-depth program is practical
and just excellent! Since teams were
screened beforehand we were all at
the same stage…the difficulty level
was just right!
“ Arnold Chiang, CEO, Hahow
BOOTCAMPS & WORKSHOPS ACCELERATOR COACHING
The training is solid and
painful...because of this program, we
got accepted to 500 Startups’ Batch
#21. Thanks, TSS! You guys are
awesome!
“Ryan Lin, CEO & Co-founder, Tripplus
19. “TSS has been a tremendous partner in helping Sparkamplify grow internationally. With its
abundant perk options ranging from db/data analysis, crm to email marketing, we have been
able to take advantage of these resources to help scale our operation to accommodate the influx
of global users.”
- Chien, CEO, Sparkamplify
“As a member of TSS, Ubiik was selected to share our story at an Internal Innovation & Strategy
event of a large Industrial firm (DowDupont). To us, this has been a valuable occasion to develop
potential business, both in the Corporate world and also with fellow TSS startup companies!”
- Clement, CEO, Ubiik
20. As an ecosystem builder, we facilitate
growth and we grow with the ecosystem!