Venture Capital Investment
Invests sovereignly in Taiwanese strategy industries through venture fund commitments and direct equity placements.
The Venture Capital Investment program is a sovereign investment initiative managed by Taiwan's National Development Fund (NDF), which operates under the Executive Yuan pursuant to Article 29 of the Statute for Industrial Innovation. The NDF was formally constituted in 2006 through the merger of the Development Fund — established in 1973 under the Statute for the Encouragement of Investment — and …
Makes LP commitments to VC funds and direct equity investments in new ventures across key strategic industries in Taiwan, channeling sovereign capital into early- and growth-stage companies.
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