By Sophie Chiu, AppWorks Principal Taiwan Equity Market: Huge, Liquid, and High Multiple Taiwan’s equity market, with a market cap of US$2.6 trillion, ranks as the 4th largest in APAC, just behind China, Japan, and Hong Kong. It overshadows both Korea and Australia, standing at 4x the size of major equity markets in Southeast Asia. While not the largest, Taiwan’s equity market has been the best-performing in the world this year, buoyed by strong fundamentals and investor sentiment around AI and related technology sectors. (For this, Bloomberg’s Editor-in-Chief wrote an article on 16-October about some of the fundamental supports behind the performance: Taiwan Outperforming World with Tech Halo.) This market … read more
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By Sophie Chiu, AppWorks Principal AppWorks has known Hsieh Jui-Ting, the founder of DotDot, for a long time, and he is more commonly referred to as Ting. Ting joined AppWorks #10 in 2014, bringing his third entrepreneurial venture, iIoT, to the program. We have walked alongside Ting for 10 years, and this year, we are fortunate to participate and lead the investment in DotDot, his current venture. This article will discuss the overall considerations behind this investment decision, including our long-standing relationship with Ting, the evolution of restaurant technology, and the tough battles DotDot aims to fight. The Chapter Three for A Serial Entrepreneur As a serial entrepreneur, Ting’s journey … read more
Michelle Lin, Analyst (林亭㚬 / 分析師) Michelle is an Analyst covering investments and community building under the Southeast Asia Arm. Before joining the team, she worked as an assistant manager at Deloitte Financial Advisory, where she helped close various cross-border and local M&A deals successfully. Michelle graduated with a Bachelor’s in Accounting from National Taiwan University and received a Master of Management Studies Degree from Duke University. During college, she was the minister of student activities at College of Management Student Association and was active at the Pop Dance Club. Outside the office, she enjoys hiking amongst many outdoor activities, as well as exploring new things in life. These days, … read more
Sophie Chiu, Principal (邱敬媛 / 協理) Sophie is a Principal leading the Southeast Asia Arm, that is responsible for meeting, helping and investing in great founders in the region. She joined AppWorks as an Associate in 2020 and was subsequently promoted as a Principal in 2023. Prior to AppWorks, Sophie had 10 years of public equity experience. She was part of the portfolio management team at Neuberger Berman, focusing on emerging market opportunities. Prior to that she served as a research analyst at Credit Suisse, JPMorgan, and London-based Autonomous Research. Sophie holds a Master of Finance with distinction from Warwick Business School and BS Finance from National Taiwan University. Her … read more
Photo taken during a panel event in Jakarta, where Sophie discussed the current fundraising winter with industry peers. Panel speakers including Tania Shanny Lestari from Openspace and Chelsea Hartanto from Alpha JWC Ventures joined us on the VC panel, while Steven Wongsoredjo from Aplikasi Super (YC W18), David Setyadi Gunawan from EdenFarm, and Moehammad Ichsan from Octopus Indonesia participated on the founder panel. Sophie Chiu, Principal (邱敬媛 / 協理) Sophie is a Principal leading the Southeast Asia Arm, that is responsible for meeting, helping and investing in great founders in the region. She joined AppWorks as an Associate in 2020 and was subsequently promoted as a Principal in 2023. Prior … read more
