Criteria for Startups with Innovation Capability

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Any business registered according to the laws of the application’s nationality or the Company Act or the Business Registration Act of the Republic of China for less than five years (OR, WITHIN FIVE YEARS) and meeting one of the following criteria is deemed to have innovation capability.

However, if approved by the central competent authority of the relevant industry, a business will be exempt from the five-year requirement.

1. The business above that has received investment from domestic/overseas venture capital, or meets the criteria specified in the Article 23-2 of the Statute for Industrial Innovation, or has received investment from the Angel Investment Project run by the National Development Fund, Executive Yuan, or has raised at least NT$2 million from domestic, foreign or international start-up funding platforms recognized by the Government of the Republic of China;

2. The business above that has registered with the Go Incubation Board for Startup and Acceleration Firms (GISA) operated by the Taipei Exchange;

3. The business above that has obtained invention patents or design patents in the Republic of China, or has been assigned or licensed with the invention patents or design patents by the patent owners who have completed the registration of such assignment/licensing at the Intellectual Property Office, MOEA;

4. The business above that was stationed within one year before the application, or is currently stationed in an international start-up park or registered under a project approved by the central government or any local government of the Republic of China; or those authorized, operated or approved by the central government or any local government of the Republic of China, or those rated as an excellent startup incubator under review by the Ministry of Economic Affairs within the past five years (Appendix 1);

5. The business above or the Head of the company that has received an award in representative entrepreneurial or design competitions in Taiwan or overseas (Appendix 2);

6. The business above or the Head of the company that has been nominated or received an award in an important film festival in Taiwan or overseas. (Please refer to Appendix 3, the Directions for Supporting Film Industry Professional Participation in International Film Festivals and Detailed List released by the Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development (BAMID), Ministry of Culture for the list of important film festivals);

7. The business above that has received startup subsidies of at least NT$2 million from the central government, or at least NT$1 million from any local government;

8. The business above approved by the central competent authority of the relevant industry.

Note 1: Competent authorities may add or remove international start-up parks and startup incubators to the list under the fourth criterion above. Businesses may also apply to be added to the list.

Note 2: Competent authorities may recommend or approve adding other entrepreneurial or design competitions to the list under the fifth criterion above.

Note 3: Competent authorities may recommend or approve adding other domestic or overseas film festivals to the list under the sixth criterion above.

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Innovation Capability

Title Competent authority /

government agency International Start-up Parks and Projects Approved by Central Government or Any Local

Government in the Republic of China

1. Taiwan Startup Stadium National Development

Council

2. Fin Tech Space Financial Supervisory

Commission, R.O.C.

3. Taiwan Startup Terrace

Small and Medium Enterprise Administration,

Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C.

4. Taiwan Tech Arena and Accelerators Ministry of Science and Technology

5. Young Entrepreneur's Studio – Bamboo Yard, Hsinchu Science Park

Ministry of Science and Technology (Hsinchu Science Park Bureau)

6. Young Entrepreneur's Studio – Orchid Yard, Hsinchu Science Park

Ministry of Science and Technology (Hsinchu Science Park Bureau) 7. Center for Innovation Taipei (CIT) Taipei City Government

8. Taipei Co-space Taipei City Government

9. digiBlock Taipei Taipei City Government

10. Audi Next Taipei City Government

11. Fablab Taipei Taipei City Government

12. fashion Block Taipei Taipei City Government

13. Tesla EIS Center Taipei City Government

14. T FASHION Lab Taipei City Government

15. INNOSQUARE, New Taipei City New Taipei City Government 16. AWS Joint Innovation Center, New Taipei City New Taipei City Government 17. Coworking x Maker Space, TY Commander Taoyuan City Government

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18. Andong Youth StartUp Hub Taoyuan City Government

19. Hsinming Youth Hub Taoyuan City Government

20. Digital Art Kaohsiung United Office (DAKUO) Kaohsiung City Government

21. Pier 2 Base Kaohsiung City Government

Startup Incubators Run by Central or Local Governments

1. Innovation Incubation Center of LRI, COA Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, R.O.C.

2. Innovation Incubation Center of TARI, COA Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, R.O.C.

3. Innovation Incubation Center of FRI, COA Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, R.O.C.

4. Innovation Incubation Center of TFRI, COA Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, R.O.C.

5. Agricultural Technology Research Institute Innovation Incubation Center

Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, R.O.C.

6. NanKang Software Incubator, SMEA

7. Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park Incubation Center, SMEA

8. The SME Incubator at Southern Taiwan Science Park, SMEA

9. Kaohsiung Software Incubation Center, SMEA

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Startup Incubators Recognized by Central or Local Governments

Overseas

1. 500 Startups

2. AngelPad

3. Coin X

4. Founders Space

5. IndieBio

6. Joyful Frog Digital Incubator

7. Microsoft Ventures Accelerators

8. Plug and Play Tech Center Small and Medium

Enterprise Administration,

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9. Tandem

10. Techstars

11. Wearable World

12. Y Combinator

13. Mobile-Only Accelerator（MOX）

Domestic

1. National Sun Yat-Sen University, South Taiwan IC Design Incubation Center

Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C.

2. Industrial Technology Research Institute, NanKang IC Design Incubation Center

3. NanKang Biotech Incubation Center

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4. AppWorks

5. FutureWard

6. StarFab Accelerator

7. TXA accelerator

8. Taiwan Accelerator (TA)

9. South Star Xelerator

10. Epoch Foundation (Garage+)

11. Maker Café

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12. NCTU Center of Industry Accelerator and Patent Strategy (IAPS)

13. FOR MORE MAKER SPACE

14. Han Yang StartUp Incubation Center

15. iiiNNO

16. Fun space 18661

17. Ifoundry & InnoMaking Space

(National Taipei University of Technology, NTUT)

18. Transfer and Business Incubation Center, National Cheng Kung University

19. Innovation to Industry Co., Ltd.

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20. Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) - Taiwan Tech Arena, TVC

21. DIT Startup

22. Well Buyout Inc. - HJA International Startup Accelerator (ISA)

23. TeSA - Taiwan e-commerce & Startup Accelerator

24. StarFab Accelerator

25. Footwear & Recreation Technology Research Institute incubation center

26. BE International Capital Management Advisors Co., Ltd.

- BE Accelerator

27. Wizxpand International Management Consulting Co., Ltd.

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28. Formosa Television Co., Ltd.

29. Systex Corporation - AI+ Generator Program (AGP)

30. SparkLabs Taipei

31. Might Electronic Co., Ltd.

32. Taiwan Accelerator Inc.

33. Acer Cloud Technology (Taiwan) Inc.

Startup Incubators Rated as Excellent by the Ministry of Economic Affairs In Past Five Years

1. National Taiwan University, Innovation Incubation Center

2.

Innovation Incubation Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Small and Medium Enterprise Administration,

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IDEAX incubation center

4.

Meiho University Innovation & Incubation Center

5.

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Business Incubation Center

6.

National Taipei University of Technology, Innovation &

Incubation Center

7.

Innovation and Incubation Center, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology 、 Institute For Information Industry 、 National Sun Yat-sen University 、 Startup Talk)

8.

Center of Innovative Incubator, National Taitung University

9.

National Open University Innovation Incubation Center

10.

Chung Yuan Innovation & Incubation Center Small and Medium

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Enterprise Administration, Ministry of Economic

Affairs, R.O.C.

11.

Innovation Incubation Center, South Taiwan University of Science and Technology

12.

Business Incubation Center of Feng Chia University

13.

National University of Kaohsiung, Advanced Business Incubation Center

14.

Garage+, Epoch Foundation

15.

Ming Chi University of Technology, Innovation and Incubation Center

16.

Chaoyang University of Technology Innovation Incubation Center

17.

Far East University Precision Machinery Incubation Center

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Chang Jung Christian University Innovation Incubation Center

19.

Incubation Center for Academia-Industry Collaboration and Intellectual Property

20.

FOR MORE MAKER SPACE

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Innovation Capability

Classification Title Organizer

Entrepreneurial competition

From IP to IPO (FITI) Program (Taiwan) Ministry of Science and Technology Taiwan Innovation Entrepreneurship Center

(TIEC)

Ministry of Science and Technology

Business Startup Award (Taiwan)

Small and Medium Enterprise Administration, Ministry of

Economic Affairs, R.O.C.

U-start Startup Project

Youth Development Administration, Ministry of

Education, R.O.C.

(APEC Accelerator Network Summit& Global Challenge)

Small and Medium Enterprise Administration, Ministry of

IDEAS SHOW (Taiwan) Ministry of Economic

Affairs, R.O.C.

Disrupt(NY、SF) TechCrunch Inc.

Echelon e27 co.

IDG DEMO Show International Data Group

Seedstars World Seedstars SA

Slush Startup Sauna Foundation

Web Summit (Including Collision and RISE) Connected Intelligence Limited

Design Competition

Red Dot Award Design Zentrum Nordrhein

Westfalen

iF Design Award iF International Forum

Design, GmbH

G-Mark Award Japan Institute of Design

Promotion

Industrial Design Excellence Award Industrial Designers Society of America

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Taiwan International Student Design Competition Ministry of Education, R.O.C.

(TIDA；Taipei International Design Award) Taipei City Government

Any other competition recognized by the central competent authority of the relevant industry

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with Innovation Capability

Title Competent authority /

government agency Nominated or winning award in the following film festivals:

1. Golden Horse Awards Taipei Golden Horse Film

Festival Executive Committee

2. Taipei Film Festival Taipei Culture Foundation

3. Kaohsiung Film Festival Kaohsiung Cultural

Foundation 4. Taiwan International Documentary Festival (TIDF) Taiwan Film Institute

5. Golden Harvest Awards

Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development,

Ministry of Culture, R.O.C.

Nominated or winning award in the following overseas film festivals:

First Category: International Film Festivals

1.

Academy Awards Bureau of Audiovisual and

Music Industry Development, Ministry of Culture, R.O.C.

2. Berlin International Film Festival

3. Cannes International Film Festival

4. Venice International Film Festival

Second Category: International Film Festivals

1.

Annecy International Animated Film Festival

2.

Busan International Film Festival Bureau of Audiovisual and

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3.

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival

4.

Golden Globe Awards

1.

HIROSHIMA International Animation Festival

2.

Hot Docs International Documentary Festival

3.

Independent Spirit Awards

4.

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

5.

International Film Festival Rotterdam

6.

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

7.

Locarno International Film Festival

8.

New York Film Festival Bureau of Audiovisual and

Music Industry Development,

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9.

Ottawa International Animation Festival

10.

San Sebastián International Film Festival

11.

Sitges Film Festival

12.

Sundance Film Festival

13.

Tokyo International Film Festival

14.

Toronto International Film Festival

15.

World Festival of Animated Film ANIMAFEST ZAGREB

16.

Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival

Third Category: International Film Festivals

1.

Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival

2. Buchon International Fantastic Film Festival Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development,

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3. Buenos Aires International Film Festival

4. Chicago International Children’s Film Festival

5. Chicago International Film Festival

6. Copenhagen International Documentary Festival

7. Edinburgh International Film Festival

8. Fantastic Fest

9. Göteborg International Film Festival

10. Hong Kong International Film Festival

11. International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg

12. International Film Festival of India

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13. International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film

14. London International Film Festival

15. Melbourne International Film Festival

16. Moscow International Film Festival

17. Munich International Film Festival

18. Nantes Festival of the Three Continents

19. Rome Film Fest

20. San Francisco International Film Festival

21. São Paulo International Film Festival

22. Shanghai International Film Festival

23. Sheffield Documentary Festival Bureau of Audiovisual and

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24. SIGGRAPH

25. Singapore International Film Festival

26. Sydney Film Festival

27. Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

28. Tokyo Filmex International Film Festival

29. Torino Film Festival

30. Tribeca Film Festival

31. Udine Far East Film Festival

32. Vancouver International Film Festival

33. Visions du Reel Bureau of Audiovisual and

Music Industry Development,

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Fourth Category: International Film Festivals

1. American Film Institute Film Fest

2. Cairo International Film Festival

3. DMZ Korean International Film Festival

4. Film Fest Ghent

5. Filmfest Hamburg

6. Films from the South Festival

7. Focus on Asia Fukuoka International Film Festival

8. Fribourg International Film Festival

9. Haifa International Film Festival

10. Hawaii International Film Festival Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development,

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11. Mar Del Plata International Film Festival

12. Mumbai International Film Festival

13. Osaka Asian Film Festival

14. Prix Jeunesse International

15. San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival

16. Seattle International Film Festival

17. Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival

18. Vienna International Film Festival

19. Warsaw International Film Festival